Jordan Spieth at Barclays 2016: Friday Leaderboard Score and Twitter Reaction

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Published: August 26, 2016

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After teetering close to the cut line, Jordan Spieth bounced back and established himself as a contender Friday at The Barclays, shooting a four-under 67.

Spieth ended his second round at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York, in a tie for fourth place thanks to a dominant performance during the second half of his day.

Here is a look at the leaderboard for the first FedEx Cup playoff event of 2016:



Spieth started on the back nine and struggled Friday, but as seen in this rundown of his scorecard, he made up a ton of ground on the front:



The two-time major champion started the second round with a double bogey on the par-four 10th after shooting a somewhat disappointing even-par 71 Thursday.

Spieth then reeled off seven consecutive pars, and as he teed off on No. 18, he was right on the cut line of two over par.

That marked the turning point of his round, as he nailed a lengthy birdie putt on the 18th to make the turn at one over on the day and the tournament, as seen in this video courtesy of the PGA Tour:



Following a par on No. 1, Spieth got his score back to even with a birdie on No. 2 thanks to this spectacular approach shot:



     

The positive momentum continued for Spieth on the par-five fourth when he put his second shot just a couple of feet from the hole and tapped in for eagle shortly thereafter:



As impressive as the eagle was, his best performance of the day may have come on the sixth hole after he hit his tee shot into a fairway bunker.

Spieth's approach from the sand was nearly perfect, and he made no mistake on the green by rolling home yet another birdie putt:



     

The 23-year-old superstar followed that up with another birdie on No. 7, which completed a spectacular eight-hole...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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