Jordan Spieth at Dean & DeLuca Invitational 2016: Sunday Score and Reaction

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Published: May 29, 2016

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In two of his previous three events, Jordan Spieth had coughed up chances to win via frustrating fourth-round collapses. For a while Sunday, it looked as though he would add a third.

Then, Spieth kicked it into high gear and reminded the world why he used to be the sport's top-ranked player.

The world No. 2 carded a five-under 65 on Sunday, bringing his overall score to 17 under, to defeat Harris English by three strokes and win the 2016 Dean & DeLuca Invitational. He nailed all six of his birdies on the back nine after his front nine saw him miss a number of opportunities to create separation.

Robby Kalland of CBS Sports put it aptly:



The win marks Spieth's eighth on the PGA Tour and his first since January's Hyundai Tournament of Champions. He had finished outside the top 10 in seven of his last nine tournaments.

The lone exceptions were his startling collapse at the Masters and his elimination at the WGC-Accenture Match Play, which has a different set of rules. A final-round 73 at the Masters caused Spieth to blow a five-shot lead in what felt like a dispiriting turning point in the 22-year-old's career.





Spieth then missed the cut at The Players Championship and blew a chance at winning last week's AT&T Byron Nelson. After closing within two strokes of the lead through 54 holes last week, Spieth shot a four-over 74 and tied for 18th.

With a one-stroke advantage heading into Sunday, Spieth seemed destined to follow a similar narrative. He opened the round with nine consecutive pars, causing him to briefly drop out of the lead on a day when most of the top golfers shot under par. Seven attempts at birdie were left on the green; Spieth's best putt on the front nine was a 32-foot par save on the par-three eighth.

The PGA Tour provided Spieth's reaction:



That putt arguably reshaped the course of Sp...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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