To say it was a tough day for Jordan Spieth could also be an understatement.
The winner of the 2021 Valero Texas Open was 4 over when he stepped on the fifteenth tee, not a welcome signal after consecutive missed cuts in an occasion you’d prefer to see some indicators of life heading into the Masters.
Properly, one shot can definitely flip a spherical round. And Spieth is a lot able to hitting that one shot.
On the par-3 sixteenth gap at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course, Spieth pulled a 7-iron from 199 yards. He smashed it and began strolling to the inexperienced after a strong swing. The ball hopped a pair occasions and by no means left the flag.
Increase. An ace.
SPIETH ACE
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What a crowd response.
For Spieth, it’s the fourth ace of his Tour profession and first for the reason that 2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational. He adopted with a birdie on the seventeenth gap and remains to be very a lot alive to make the weekend.
