AUGUSTA, Ga. – Jordan Spieth’s sterling record at Augusta National took a bit of a hit Friday morning.
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AUGUSTA,Ga.–JordanSpieth’ssterlingrecordatAugustaNationaltookabitofahitFridaymorning.
Returningearlytocompletehisfirstround,Spiethmadeamessofthepar-515thholeandrecordedhisworstscoreofhisMasterscareer–bythree–whenhesignedfora7-over79.
HispreviousworstscoreatAugustawasa76–whichherecordedeachofthepasttwoyears.
Spiethhasstruggledmightilywithhisapproachplay,hittingjustsevengreensinregulationintheopeninground.Thatcosthimseverelyonthesecondnine,particularlyonthe15th,whenheairmailedthegreenwithashortirononhisthirdshot,pitchedintothewaterfrontingthegreen,andthenhititoverthebackagainafteradrop.Hewalkedoffwithaquadruplebogey.
PerstatsguruJustinRay,Spiethbecametheonlyplayerinthelast20yearswithmultiplescoresof9orworseonthe15thhole.
Spiethaddedanotherbogeyon17,whenhemissedashortputt,andneededaniftyup-and-downonthelastjusttobreak80.
Spiethwon’thavemuchtimetorecover–he’ssettobebackontheteeat
