Jordan Spieth swings right-handed, but does some things left-handed. A few years ago, he said he shoots and shoots from that side.
It seems that he also decides this way.
This was seen on Friday, atop the green bunker on the par-5 5th hole at TPC Craig Ranch. of Spieth the ball seemed to be locked there during the second round of CJ Cup Byron Nelson event and the theater began. He called an official, who he wanted to confirm that his ball was planted and if it was, would the drop be a club length. Yes, the ball was planted, and yes, the drop was a club length.
Spieth found a place to calm down, then asked another question: If his ball rolled into the bunker below him after he pitched it, would he have to pitch again? He was told he would, then he did twice, and each time, caddy Michael Greller returned the ball to him. After the second down, he was allowed to field his ball. If Spieth could do this well, his ball would likely land in the rough, giving him an extremely favorable lie for his third shot. At that moment, he had also made four-way birds.
“Wow, what a break,” said one analyst on the PGA Tour’s live stream. “Because now he can put it on.”
Spieth sat on the grass. With his left fingers—which were bound by his white golf glove— he placed his ball. It looked like he was sitting on a stool.
“That’s great,” the analyst said on air.
From there, Spieth putt a wedge to 4 feet, and he made his birdie four. Before it was over, he added two more birdies, giving him a back-nine 29 and a round of nine-under 62. Afterwards, he said he was encouraged by his putting. On Thursday night, Spieth said he made an adjustment and things clicked.
“It was decided today,” he said. “I drove the ball the best of my life, and I drove it terribly today, like really badly. But … the putting was the best.
“I felt fluid with it. I felt like — in what I’ve tried to do, I’ve tried to put it all together. I know what needs to happen, but putting it all together in one fluid shot and then being outwardly focused has been the goal.
“I felt like last night I did a really good job here, as the goal was, find it and then keep it this morning and then I believe in the course.
“Honestly, I mean, I told Michael — I’ve been telling Michael for a while. It just feels like a lip is in there instead of the lips out, and it feels like the lid came off. I dropped the lips some yesterday. I had one on the no.
