Jordan Spieth at Memorial Tournament 2016: Sunday Leaderboard Score, Reaction

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: June 5, 2016

commentComment        

Jordan Spieth's weekend at the 2016 Memorial Tournament came to a dispiriting close Sunday, as the world No. 2 carded a one-over score of 73 to finish well out of contention.

Spieth went into the clubhouse in a tie for 57th, sitting at three under overall. He posted consecutive over-par rounds after entering the weekend at six under and on the outskirts of contention.

This is by far the worst four-round finish of Spieth's year. His previous worst was at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament, where he tied for 21st. The last time Spieth finished outside the top 50 in an event where he participated through the weekend was in 2013—at this same event. This is only the fifth time in his whole career that Spieth has been 50th or worse.  



Coming off a win at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational, which concluded last Sunday, Spieth seemed to be building momentum heading toward the U.S. Open starting June 16. Instead, he continued playing the erratic style that cost him the Masters Tournament and has left him chasing Jason Day for most of the year.

Spieth has now been cut, blown a victory opportunity, earned a win and been anonymous in the four events since his Masters Sunday collapse. One week it's been his putting, the next his approach and the next something different. 

At the Memorial, it was all about Spieth's errant driver. He spent all week trying and failing to dig himself out of poor tee shots, keeping himself afloat when the putter was working and drowning when he suffered a slight mean regression.

Sunday was yet another in a series of frustrations with his driver. Spieth hit on only 57.1 percent of his fairways—more than 10 percent below the tournament average—and found himself unable to get things going on his approaches. 



His first three holes were an apparent attempt to go on vacation, as Spieth hit the sand three d...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!