Jordan Spieth makes Masters history that no one wants at Augusta National

Jordan Spieth, as soon as upon a time, was a rising celebrity on the PGA Tour. He had simply gained his first main title on the age of 21, turning into the youngest ever winner of The Masters.

Friday morning, Spieth made some new historical past at Augusta Nationwide. Sadly, it’s one he would favor not be related to.

Spieth made a quadruple bogey 9 on the par-5 fifteenth. In doing so, he grew to become the primary participant within the final 20 years to document a number of 9’s or worse at 15, based on The Athletic’s Justin Ray.

He beforehand carded that quantity within the first spherical of the 2021 Masters.

After a stable tee shot and second shot, his strategy flew the inexperienced. He confronted a treacherous chip again down the severely sloped inexperienced.

Spieth caught his the ball skinny and watched because the ball rolled previous the opening and down into the water.

After taking his drop, he as soon as once more flew the inexperienced into virtually the identical actual location as earlier than. This time, he took the wedge out of his fingers and three-putted for the quad 9.

The three-time main champion had hopes of moving into pink figures when he woke as much as end his first spherical. As an alternative, he carded a 7-over 79 and is 14 photographs again of Bryson DeChambeau.

For years, Spieth was essentially the most constant participant at Augusta.

He recorded a T2, 1, T2, T11 and third place end from 2014 by way of 2018.

However lately, his go to to Georgia has been way more tumultuous. He completed T21 in 2019, tied for forty sixth the next yr earlier than ending third once more in 2021. He missed the minimize fully final yr and is on his approach to lacking it once more this yr.

Kendall Capps is the Senior Editor of SB Nation’s Enjoying By. For extra golf protection, comply with us @_PlayingThrough on all main social media platforms.