Spieth was playing his third consecutive event after returning to the PGA Tour following wrist surgery.
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SANDIEGO—JordanSpiethreturnedtocompetitiononthePGATourthelastthreeweekstomixedresultsfollowingsurgeryonhisleftwristinAugust.
Inhisfirststartbackatlastmonth’sAT&TPebbleBeachPro-Am,hefinishedtiedfor69thinthe80-player,no-cuteventbuthefollowedthatwithatieforfourthatlastweek’sWMPhoenixOpen,hisbestfinishonTourinoveryear.
Thatoptimism,however,wasshortlived,inlargepartbecauseofbrutallycoldandwetconditionscombinedwiththickroughatTorreyPines,whichledtoashortweekattheGenesisInvitationalandareminderofthepatienceneededtocomebackfrominjury.
“It’sbeenatoughweekonthewrist.Iwasn’tsureifI’dhitonemoreshotlikemyshoton16yesterday,Iwasn’tgoingtofinishthefirstround.IwasOKtogotoday,butthiscold,wetweatherandthirdweekinarow,itwasnotgoodforit,”Spiethsaidfollowingasecond-round74andamissedcutatTorreyPines.
Spiethsaidhetriedtopacehimselfthisweekandlimithispracticebuttheconditionstookatollandhewasloo
