Jordan Spieth gets record Hero World Challenge win

WINDERMERE, Fla. – Jordan Spieth wanted to contend in a major championship this year. Check.

Spieth wanted to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Check.

And he wanted to win two tournaments in 2014. Check.

With a second consecutive tour de force, Spieth wrapped up his 2014 playing calendar Sunday with a 10-shot win in the Hero World Challenge at Isleworth Golf and Country Club. Playing like tournament host Tiger Woods when the former world No. 1 was in his heyday, Spieth dominated an elite field of 18 players with rounds of 66-67-63-66 to finish at a tournament record 26-under-par 262. His margin of victory also set a tournament record. And Spieth, 21, who had 29 birdies, became the youngest winner in the history of the event.

Last week Spieth shot a final-round 63 to win the Australian Open by six. The week before he finished third, one shot out of a playoff, in the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan. Spieth moved to No. 9 in the world golf rankings.

"Going forward, 2015 could be exciting," he said.

Woods, in his first competitive tournament since the PGA Championship in August, finished in a tie for last place, 26 shots behind. Despite the dismal placement on the leaderboard, Woods said he was excited going forward because his back is no longer giving him fits.

Henrik Stenson broke 70 all four rounds – and finished 10 back in second place. Patrick Reed and Keegan Bradley were another stroke back in third.

"It was a one-horse race here coming into Sunday," Stenson said. "All the rest of us had to do was battle it out for second."

Starting with a 7-shot lead, Spieth extinguished any hopes for drama by making birdie on three of his first four holes. An eagle on the seventh hole basically ended the tournament.

"Everything in my game was momentum from last week … And it was really a fun walk on the back nine," said Spieth, who had a fun walk on the front nine, too, where he shot 31. "This caps off the best golfing year I've ever had."

Spieth will now take a six-week break.

"It would really be nice to keep it rolling but it will be nice to have a break. I've been on a lot of planes the last five weeks and I've had a lot of long flights," Spieth said.

A distinct destination, however, remains on his mind – becoming world No. 1.

"The confidence from the last two weeks will help me going forward," Spieth said. "Rory (McIlroy) is the guy I'm chasing. He has four majors, is just 24, and he's setting the bar. I did a good job of starting that chase the past two weeks. But a lot of hard work is still needed."