University Place, WA—When 21-year-old Jordan Spieth won this year’s Masters event there was much celebration given how he failed when under the bright lights the year prior when battling eventual winner Bubba Watson down the stretch of the ‘14 event. His dominance at Augusta this year was of epic proportions, tying the four-round total of 270 which Tiger Woods had set when winning his first green jacket in ’97.
Given his young age it would not have been unexpected had Spieth suffered a letdown and needed time to get back into top form. After two rounds at the 115th U.S. Open, being played at the firm and fast Chambers Bay, Spieth is tied for the lead at -5 (135) with Patrick Reed. To put things in perspective, since Augusta there have been six rounds played in the majors—Spieth is under par in each of them thus far.
Jordan wasted little time in coming out of the blocks fast during Friday’s second round. He birdied four of the first eight holes before a poor drive, and even poorer second shot out of a fairway bunker at the 18th—his 9th hole of the day—eventually caused him to make a double-bogey. To demonstrate his resiliency, Spieth bounced back on the very next hole—the 1st—his 10th hole of the day, with a fine birdie.
