“It’s probably me, ” said Stricker, not blaming the greens. “Kind of needed to steal one that I maybe didn’t think I would get”. From the pro-am round on Wednesday, Spieth’s first inside-the-ropes play since his U.S. Open win, to Saturday, his scores have improved. “He is on the cusp of doing something that will shake the ground of the game”. “Me and my coach, we prepared”.
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“But you can’t beat somebody who’s finishing 4 under on the last three”.
Since his astonishing emergence at Royal Birkdale in 1998 – when as a 17-year-old amateur he finished fourth – Rose has not had the best of results at Opens.
Spieth hopes to match Ben Hogan as the only player to win the first three majors of the season in the same year, a feat that would give him the chance to complete a calendar year sweep of the majors at next month’s PGA Championship.
“The crowd have always been good to me”. “I’m here because I believe I can win this week. I couldn’t find any answers”. In doing so, he jarred his wrist and he said he felt twinges throughout his round.
His third one landed in the hole. He’s not almost as talented as McIlroy.
But he will be on that charter Sunday night because he did this tourney and CBS a big favor. “It is a worldwide golf story, not just a Quad-Cities golf story”. But Lee hit nine birdies on Saturday and is playing as well as anyone on the tour outside of Spieth. “I think it’s going to be a fun day”. But the difference is Jordan Spieth’s ability to handle all the stuff so much better than everybody else, especially everyone else recently.
Spieth’s approach on the par-4 eighth hole came so close to going in that it left a divot on the cup before spinning 10 feet forward.
“It was certainly a couple of grooves low (on the clubface) but that seems to be something that works out for me at this tournament”.
After posting a 7-under on Friday to put himself in contention, Spieth made even more progress on Saturday by joining the top of the leaderboard.
Spieth’s decision to spurn Scotland for the John Deere Classic looks more prescient with each passing round.
That’s what has been so impressive about Spieth since he won at Augusta. Just keep on trekking.
Yang’s three-day total of 8-under 202 is the second-lowest in championship history behind Julie Inkster’s 201 in 1999. “It’s been really frustrating for me”. “So far, he’s got me beat pretty handily in professional golf”.
“That shot was a mishit”, said Spieth, who let go of the club with his right hand immediately after impact. He started on the back nine and shot 30. Spieth’s final three drives all missed the fairway.
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Wagner enjoyed the round of the day as a run of seven birdies in eight holes around the turn catapulted him into second with a flawless 63. The reigning Masters and U.S. Open champion knew what the putt meant, and celebrated with a fist pump.
