Jordan Spieth at US Open 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Score and Twitter Reaction

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Published: June 18, 2016

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Defending champion Jordan Spieth's struggles continued Saturday at the U.S. Open, as he shot a second-round two-over 72 to go with an even third round 70, which leaves him at four over for the tournament. 

Spieth entered the clubhouse at Oakmont Country Club in a tie for 27th, nine strokes behind the leader. Here is a look at the top of the leaderboard:



The two-time major winner settled for a disappointing two-over 72 in his rain-interrupted opening round, and he was unable to make measurable gains during the second or third round, as evidenced by his up-and-down scorecard:





Spieth entered the second round in unfamiliar territory, as his first-round performance was his worst at a major in nearly three years, according to ESPN Stats & Info:



With much of the field struggling to card strong scores, though, he had an opportunity to put himself in contention with an under-par round.

He didn't get off to a great start, as he bogeyed the par-four first and dug himself a hole immediately.

Spieth managed to get that stroke back with a birdie on the next hole and then birdied the fourth to pull within one stroke of even par for the tourney.

The 22-year-old American's game began to unravel from there, however, when bogeys piled up and birdies became difficult to come by.

After bogeys on the sixth and ninth, Spieth carded another bogey shortly after the turn on the par-four 11th.

Bill Nichols of the Dallas Morning News suggested the wind was wreaking havoc with Spieth's game and concentration:



To make matters worse for the world's No. 2 player, pressure began to mount shortly thereafter when he and his group were warned for playing too slowly, per Luke Kerr-Dineen of USA Today.

Despite a lack of low scores overall, Spieth's uneven play left him we...
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