If you were looking at the 2023 Players Championship standings now, you would see Jordan Spieth sitting steady inside the cut even after 36 holes. But things were almost completely different for Spieth at the end of his second round on Friday.
You see, Spieth blocked a hard hit on the 9th hole (his last hole of the day) that was bound to go into the water. Instead, it bumped into a fan and returned to the game with Spieth causing an eagle to go from 2 to level.
Those in 2nd place can still make the list, but those in even and more than 1 will definitely make it over the weekend, so Spieth and his fans both have that patron. to thank for what is certain to have some theaters early Saturday morning.
Spieth after his round said: “He was walking in one of the waters, and I guess he hit the trolley line and jumped off the guy’s knee and went out into the lane to roll the ball towards him. before. “The way to get it off him, then it’s off his knees, up in the air, over some water. I mean, it’s the equivalent of flying over a green area about side of the barricade and hit the stands and then back on the green in some way Maybe needing to birdie to make the cut, I can’t really birdie when I have to drop it on the right open ground there later on the third shot. It would be one in a million hits. Instead, I ended up making 3.”
He continued: “A lot of times, I feel bad about it and don’t focus on the next shot, but I hit a 3-wood exactly where I wanted it and hit a chip exactly where I wanted it.” , so I’m “I’m glad I recovered after that. But yeah, I didn’t see it, but when I hit it, I thought, ‘That’s gone.’ Then suddenly they’re like Joe, Max’s caddy, saying it’s got a huge kick [and] it’s in the fairway. I don’t know what it can hit there but one person.”
Finally with his eagle shot, Spieth eventually signed for a 3 to 75 to follow on his 69th Thursday. At par, he’s not completely out of the championship but will need a big push over the weekend if he wants to make it to the roster. complete. Still, Spieth had that chance, an undefeated break against the three-time major champion.
Spieth said: “I had a super lucky break on the 9th, otherwise I wouldn’t be playing at the weekend. “Try to get that guy’s info and watch literally whatever he wants this weekend because everything from here on out is due to it hitting him.”
According to Live leaderboard coverage Player Championship throughout Round 2.
