Jordan Spieth was playing alongside Rory McIlroy during the third round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass when the pair became embroiled in an argument

McIlroy was asked which players who never made it big surprise him the most and he listed Philip Francis, Jamie Lovemark and Oliver Fisher. All solid answers. But then he added this on a player who seemed to surprise him by making it big: Jordan Spieth. That's right, Jordan Spieth.

Rory McIlroy was forced to eat his words after giving a damning verdict on a young Jordan Spieth before the American went on to become the world No. 1 ranked golfer

But McIlroy was not overly impressed after first getting the chance to watch him at close quarters more than a decade ago. "The first time I played with Jordan Spieth, 2013 San Antonio," he told Normal Sport.