Winning a Major championship is something that every golf fan dreams of. Winning three Major championships is something most golf fans daren't even dream of. But winning three Major championships by the age of 23 is just obscene. We're talking about bedtime stories in the Tiger Woods household. And yet, four days before his 24th birthday, Jordan Spieth collected the penultimate Major of his inevitable career grand slam.

In a quite remarkable four days, the 23-year-old Texan came out on top with a three-shot lead as he carded a -12. It would take a cold heart to not feel a certain degree of sympathy for Matt Kuchar, who defied the odds to challenge for top spot right until the very last. You'll hear a lot of people say things like "Kuchar missed the opportunity to win his first Major" and "Kuchar failed to claim his first Major title", but, ultimately, this was not a missed opportunity or a failure on Kuchar's part. Yes, Spieth's horror show at the start of the final round offered his fellow American more than a glimmer of hope, but when push comes to shove Kuchar really didn't have much of an opportunity against Jordan Spieth in that mood. Additionally, this was Spieth's success and not Kuchar's failure. It would've taken something unearthly special to beat Jordan Spieth on that back nine, especially following his run of birdie-eagle-birdie-birdie between the 14th and 17th.

The par-70 Royal Birkdale course witnessed some truly brilliant rounds of golf, including a new Major record from South Africa's Branden Grace with a 62-shot round for -8 on Saturday. China's 21-year-old Li Haotong followed this up on Sunday with a -7 to steal third-place in scintillating fashion. There were two notable resurgences at T4 with Rory McIlroy and Rafa Cabrera-Bello. McIlroy brought an end to his well-documented lapse in form since the TaylorMade switch, whilst Cabrera-Bello continued his return to the world's elite after winning his first tournament in five years at last week's Scottish Open. Previous champions of the the tournament showed that class is permanent with 2016 champion Henrik Stenson and 2015 champion Zach Johnson finishing T11 and T14 respectively (with 2014 champion Rory McIlroy claiming T4).

Despite the pre-tournament favourite topping the field, there were a few surprise packages in the mix. World No. 524 Stuart Manley raised eyebrows with an opening round -2 before a catastrophic collapse lead to an +11 on day two and a missed CUT. On the other hand, Alfie Plant finished the tournament as the only amateur to make the CUT, with a -1 on Saturday being the highlight of his week.

It was a relatively uninspiring week from English golfers on their home turf, with World No. 124 Matthew Southgate finishing the highest at T6. Paul Casey claimed a T11 spot, whilst Ian Poulter and Chris Wood shared T14. Southport's very own, Tommy Fleetwood, shot a +1 for a modest T27. Whilst eight players inside the top-30 is by no means a poor display, the home crowd would have felt disappointed not to have seen any Englishmen having a run at the top of the field after Ian Poulter and Paul Casey shot -3 and -4 respectively on the opening day.

Jordan Spieth shrugged off any deluded doubters of his ability to dominate the sport both now and in years to come with this win. Not only did we see the young star shoot two bogeyless -5 rounds (Thursday and Saturday) to show his quality, but we also witnessed his ability to battle back when things aren't going his way- from blowing a three-shot lead in the first four holes to misfiring from the tee on the final hole. So let's take a look at what golf's American prodigy carries in his bag.

Jordan Spieth - What's in the Bag

Driver - Titleist 915 D2

Fairway Wood - Titleist 915F

Irons - Titleist 716 T-MB

Wedges - Titleist Vokey SM6

Putter - Scotty Cameron Prototype

Ball - Titleist Pro V1x

Written by Joe Carabini

joe.carabini@foremostgolf.com