Two eagles help Spieth escape

On the opening day of August 19, Spieth scored +1 on 72 strokes, while the cut line was expected at even par. Yesterday, he bogey on the first hole of the second game – hole 1. “At that time, I was worried about being eliminated,” Spieth said. pgatour.com.

But the situation was better when Spieth eagle hole 5, par4 – played 327 yards and finished the hole with a wedge from the fairway. The PGA Tour recorded this shot from 81 yards.

Spieth eagle hole 5, par4 round 2 Northern Trust

On the par5 6th hole, Spieth again eagle, still from the green. But this time was more impressive because Spieth had to hit from close to the water hazard on the second shot. However, the ball went straight into the hole after the third shot 26 meters away.

Spieth eagle, still from the green on hole 6 par5

At the par5 8th hole, Spieth almost added an eagle. He put the ball on the green on the third shot. The kickback is similar to the first eagle but eventually stops 0.9 meters from the hole for Spieth to score a birdie.

After three phases like “to the field”, American golfer Spieth scored four more birdies and did not bogey to the end of the round. In this match, he hit 62 strokes, hitting a course record. However, Spieth was not satisfied with the serve and putt. “I didn’t play well overall today. Two hits into the bunker and missed a lot of putts out of 1.5 meters. But the wedge was very good. Thanks to that, I kept par many holes”, self-reviewed Spieth professional performance.

He is four strokes off the top of the table. This position belongs to Jon Rahm – the number one golfer in the world (OWGR table).

Spieth was born in 1993, won three majors in 12 PGA Tour championships over nine years as a professional. He first held the top of OWGR in mid-August 2015, accumulating 26 weeks in the position. That year, Spieth won two majors – the Masters and the US Open, runner-up in the PGA Championship peer event. By 2017, this golfer won his third major – The Open at Royal Birkdale, England.

Quoc Huy