Jordan Spieth had one misjudgment that put an abrupt halt to his exciting round, though he stood firm by it and accepted responsibility.

By: Jack Hirsh on July 6, 2024.
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Jordan Spieth didn’t like how his approach on 13 Saturday went down with Stacy Revere/Getty Images.
Jordan Spieth had one of the finest seats at Waialae as good friend Justin Thomas shot an astonishing 59 at Sony Open on Waialae Island – after pairing him. Spieth won both times they played together!

Over two weeks ago, Spieth once more witnessed history when paired with Cameron Young to set fire to TPC River Highlands with another 59 stroke performance.

On Saturday at TPC Deere Run, Spieth himself had it going. Through 12 holes of his third round at the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run he had managed an eight under par score and was in prime position on 13th Fairway to close out with four birdies over his last six holes en route to an amazing sub-60 round!

Spieth did not appear poised for another remarkable run this week, having yet to capture his first win since 2022 RBC Heritage and this season not coming close with three top-10s and finishing no higher than T29 since missing the cut at The Masters (in April) which would put him outside the all-important top 50 FedEx Cup standings and hence exempt for next year’s Signature Events.

Spieth returned to form Saturday morning as he recorded eight birdies in 12 holes to become tied for the lead as 36-hole leaders began their rounds. Spieth held that position when 36-hole leaders began play later.

On 13, he used his driver to hit an impressive drive that carried just 109 yards off center fairway into short stuff, placing himself within striking distance of an opening par five.

Michael Greller was his caddie. They discussed his second shot for more than an hour.

“Do you worry that 56 degree wedge is going to be too much?” the caddie asked.

Spieth responded that, though unsure where the wind stood up at that moment, there should still be enough room behind him where there’d be flatter ground for his putt. “Yes,” Spieth acknowledged, “but I don’t know whether that wind has changed direction yet or whether there will be room behind my putt to land it more safely?”

Given TPC Deere Run’s soft greens, Spieth and Greller were concerned that hitting full wedge shots into wind might cause too much spin back into play and leave their ball 20 yards short of its target hole. That would normally work fine but Spieth had less holes remaining to play than his co-leaders on an accessible course – so more birdies were necessary!

They eventually decided to attempt hitting a 52-degree wedge beyond the pin and hope it would return toward it, hopefully without hitting anything solid or dangerous in its way.

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Jordan Spieth made headlines recently for a mishit drive that resulted in him giving $20, a ball, and an autographed shirt to one lucky fan after it failed at its intended target. With thanks to Jack Hirsh of Golf Media Pro for providing these valuable resources.
One practice swing, two, three and four practice swings

Spieth shrugged his shoulders.

Greller asked again.. 15-Ball? he queried.

“Yes. Their game took place at 115 yards.”

10 seconds later, Spieth successfully got his ball airborne but instantly reversed course as soon as his club stopped moving.

“Sorry, Michael.” A dead pull saw Spieth hit an out of bounds shot off to his left and land short and short-sided to the front left pin, forcing him to settle for an embarrassing bogey instead of making up the loss with another birdie putt on hole 13.

His only more birdie came on the par-5 17th hole where his eagle putt was just missing by one roll, taking his total score up to 14 under after shooting an impressive round of 63 — his best round since last August on Tour.

On Saturday afternoon when leaders reached midway through their back nines, Spieth found himself six shots back of leader Davis Thompson and out of the top 10.

Spieth revealed his decision for 13.

“The soft greens made my score really bad. To change that, I took an approach whereby if possible I took one more club it might get 15-20 yards past where my number should have been, in an attempt to take 20 off,” he stated.

At first sight it may look as though nothing has happened but just like anything, things change quickly over time and eventually it all pays off big-time! So are there any plans on offering free public chess sessions anywhere soon?
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“If my shot hits, great; that makes me better. If not and it miss-executes, that is still fine; my decision stands.”

“That was what I said when I arrived there: that I was in jail and that my shot choice, while more difficult and riskier, still produced pin high results – even with poor execution from my chipping wedge!” “Just bad numbers and poorly executed chipping wedge shots; however it was tough number to face!”

As Spieth prepares for two weeks of links golf at the Scottish Open and Open Championship, he recognized that mastery of flight and spin were absolutely critical – which required practicing such shots under pressure in Quad Cities as part of his preparations.

Saturday might have gone badly for him, but now has some competitive reps to build off as he attempts to return to winning form.

Although, for now at least. it would seem prudent for any future attempts of this nature.
Jack Hirsh
Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor for Golf.com. A Pennsylvania native and 2020 graduate of Penn State University with degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. A former high school captain who now coaches his program after taking over head coaching duties. Jack also remains competitive locally amateur events. Before coming onboard at Golf.com Jack spent two years as Multimedia Journalist/reporter at an Oregon TV station for which he produced, anchored, presented weather updates etc. He can be reached at:[email protected]!