Jordan Spieth now a Breakfast of Champion as Wheaties cover boy
Jordan Spieth’s name adorns the Wall of Champions at Colonial Country Club, but now he’s a Breakfast of Champion.
Spieth debuted his likeness on a Wheaties cereal box Tuesday at the AT&T Byron Nelson.
“Actually found a new partner in Wheaties,” Spieth said. “I’m going to be on the cover of four million Wheaties boxes later this year, which is really cool — Breakfast of Champions.”
The limited-edition Wheaties box will be available in October.
“You grow up seeing your favorite athletes on these boxes,” said Spieth, recalling trips to the grocery store with his mom. “I’d always want to see who was on the cover, and to actually be one is a pretty special dream come true.”
Golf legends Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods have also been on the iconic orange boxes.
“It’s an honor in the fact that Wheaties looks for athletes that conduct themselves in the right way on and off field or course,” said Spieth, “and I kind of thank them for including me in that category and hopefully I can continue to push towards the level of those athletes on the cover.”
Nelson’s widow, Peggy Nelson, brought a Wheaties box with Byron on the cover. Cereal maker General Mills Inc., had Byron Nelson’s picture on the box in 1939 or ’40, spokesman Mike Siemienas said.
“I should have worked out before all these pictures,” Spieth added.
You grow up seeing your favorite athletes on these boxes. I’d always want to see who was on the cover, and to actually be one is a pretty special dream come true.
Jordan Spieth
A final loop
Twice a Nelson winner at the TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, defending champion Sergio Garcia said the tournament’s departure from Irving for a move in 2018 to Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas will revive many memories.
“Obviously I’m going to be sad to leave here,” he said. “Not only because I’ve won here twice and I’ve done well but it’s where I started my PGA Tour career.”
Garcia is the all-time leader in Nelson earnings, with $2,879,809 in prize money.
“It’s always going to have something extra special in me, this golf course,” Garcia said. “So yeah, it will be a little bit sad, no doubt about it.”
Garcia won The Masters last month, and contended in The Players last week until a final-round 78.
“As nice as it is to be Masters champion, I need to keep things going, I need to keep improving on every aspect of my game,” Garcia said. “I did some really good things last week but I also did some things that weren’t great.
“I need to make sure I clean that up and, you know, have a solid, solid stretch here in Texas.”
This story was originally published May 16, 2017 at 9:40 PM with the headline "Jordan Spieth now a Breakfast of Champion as Wheaties cover boy."