Spieth late birdie hat-trick puts him in contention FROM GOLFWEEK.COM
Jordan Spieth closed his day with three straight birdies, jumping
into contention at the AT and T Byron Nelson during Round 2's morning
wave.
Spieth, a 21-year-old Dallas native, shot a 5-under 64 at TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving, Texas, sitting within three shots of the lead at 6 under overall when play was called on Friday due to darkness. Steven Bowditch, Jon Curran and Jimmy Walker reached 9 under on Friday, holding the lead heading into the weekend. The start of Round 2 was delayed three hours, as heavy overnight rains affected the course and altered the staff's plans. The course played to a par of 69 after the 14th hole, typically a 406-yard par 4, was modified to play as a par 3. The fairway was flooded and deemed unplayable, forcing the tee box to be moved to a spot 104 yards away from the pin. After considering letting the hole stand as a par 4, officials decided to let it play as a par 3. "Tomorrow I need to shoot a round like I did today," Spieth said. "Tomorrow is a big day." Spieth hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation for the second straight day. His birdie streak to end the day was kickstarted by a nice approach at the par-5 seventh, his 16th hole. Spieth took advantage of the preferred-lies policy on the fairway as he hit driver off the deck and hit the green in two. "I had my pitch mark right beind where my ball was so I can put it up almost like it was a tee," Spieth said. "I felt pretty good with it, and it led to a birdie." Spieth is tied for 11th at 6 under, amid a large group of golfers who were able to take advantage of the conditions and make birdies in bunches. Curran, a PGA Tour rookie, was among that number, as he shot a 6-under 63 to take a share of the lead through two days of play. "I got off to a pretty good start, hit some close iron shots and made some 10- to 15-foot birdie putts to get some momentum," Curran said. "That was the big difference today. "Every week I learn something different and feel like I'm getting more comfortable with the player that I am. There are some low spots throughout the year, but you have to stay patient, calm and confident." |
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T27 | Tom Gillis* | 66 | 19 | - | - | +1 | 5 | -3 | 85 |
T27 | Derek Ernst | 67 | 15 | - | - | E | 4 | -3 | 82 |
T27 | James Hahn | 65 | 17 | - | - | +2 | 4 | -3 | 82 |
T27 | Charley Hoffman* | 69 | 6 | - | - | -2 | 2 | -3 | 75 |
T27 | Steve Wheatcroft* | 67 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | -3 | 71 |
T40 | Chad Collins | 70 | 67 | - | - | -2 | F | -2 | 137 |
T40 | Nicholas Thompson | 70 | 67 | - | - | -2 | F | -2 | 137 |
T40 | Vijay Singh | 70 | 67 | - | - | -2 | F | -2 | 137 |
T40 | Brooks Koepka | 69 | 68 | - | - | -1 | F | -2 | 137 |
T40 | Kenny Perry | 69 | 68 | - | - | -1 | F | -2 | 137 |
T40 | Justin Thomas | 70 | 67 | - | - | -2 | F | -2 | 137 |
T40 | Jim Herman | 69 | 68 | - | - | -1 | F | -2 | 137 |
T40 | Sam Saunders | 69 | 64 | - | - | -1 | 17 | -2 | 133 |
T40 | Richard Sterne | 71 | 62 | - | - | -3 | 17 | -2 | 133 |
T40 | Mark Hubbard* | 71 | 58 | - | - | -3 | 16 | -2 | 129 |
T40 | Graham DeLaet | 69 | 17 | - | - | -1 | 5 | -2 | 86 |
T40 | Michael Thompson | 68 | 11 | - | - | E | 3 | -2 | 79 |
T40 | Hunter Mahan* | 68 | 8 | - | - | E | 2 | -2 | 76 |
T40 | Colt Knost | 68 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | -2 | 72 |
T40 | Erik Compton | 68 | 5:30 pm | - | - | - | - | -2 | 68 |
T40 | Joe Affrunti | 68 | 5:40 pm | - | - | - | - | -2 | 68 |
T40 | Byron Smith | 68 | 5:50 pm | - | - | - | - | -2 | 68 |
T40 | Mark D. Anderson | 68 | 6:00 pm | - | - | - | - | -2 | 68 |
T40 | Will Wilcox | 68 | 6:00 pm | - | - | - | - | -2 | 68 |
T59 | Billy Hurley III | 73 | 65 | - | - | -4 | F | -1 | 138 |
T59 | John Huh | 69 | 69 | - | - | E | F | -1 | 138 |
T59 | Brian Harman | 70 | 68 | - | - | -1 | F | -1 | 138 |
T59 | Greg Chalmers | 69 | 69 | - | - | E | F | -1 | 138 |
T59 | Spencer Levin | 71 | 67 | - | - | -2 | F | -1 | 138 |
T59 | Carlos Ortiz | 71 | 67 | - | - | -2 | F | -1 | 138 |
T59 | Jonathan Byrd | 67 | 71 | - | - | +2 | F | -1 | 138 |
T59 | Michael Putnam | 72 | 66 | - | - | -3 | F | -1 | 138 |
T59 | Roger Sloan* | 74 | 60 | - | - | -5 | 17 | -1 | 134 |
T59 | Zach Johnson | 69 | 7 | - | - | E | 2 | -1 | 76 |
T59 | Rory Sabbatini* | 69 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | -1 | 73 |
T59 | Roberto Castro* | 69 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | -1 | 73 |
T59 | Adam Hadwin* | 69 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | -1 | 73 |
T59 | Benjamin Alvarado | 69 | 5:40 pm | - | - | - | - | -1 | 69 |
T59 | Austin Connelly | 69 | 5:50 pm | - | - | - | - | -1 | 69 |
T74 | David Lingmerth | 72 | 67 | - | - | -2 | F | E | 139 |
T74 | Blake Adams | 73 | 66 | - | - | -3 | F | E | 139 |
T74 | Brian Stuard | 70 | 69 | - | - | E | F | E | 139 |
T74 | Harrison Frazar | 71 | 68 | - | - | -1 | F | E | 139 |
T74 | Martin Laird | 70 | 69 | - | - | E | F | E | 139 |
T74 | Austin Cook* | 74 | 61 | - | - | -4 | 17 | E | 135 |
T74 | Whee Kim | 72 | 63 | - | - | -2 | 17 | E | 135 |
T74 | Cody Gribble* | 72 | 59 | - | - | -2 | 16 | E | 131 |
T74 | Trevor Immelman | 71 | 17 | - | - | -1 | 5 | E | 88 |
T74 | Carl Pettersson* | 69 | 19 | - | - | +1 | 5 | E | 88 |
T74 | Charles Howell III* | 68 | 17 | - | - | +2 | 4 | E | 85 |
T74 | Brandt Snedeker | 71 | 6 | - | - | -1 | 2 | E | 77 |
T74 | John Mallinger | 70 | 7 | - | - | E | 2 | E | 77 |
T74 | Heath Slocum* | 70 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | E | 74 |
T74 | Robert Garrigus | 70 | 5:30 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Andres Gonzales | 70 | 5:30 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Morgan Hoffmann | 70 | 5:30 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Kyle Reifers | 70 | 5:30 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Casta | 70 | 5:40 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Marc Leishman | 70 | 5:40 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Cameron Smith | 70 | 5:40 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Andrew Putnam | 70 | 5:50 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Fabian Gomez | 70 | 6:00 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Tom Hoge | 70 | 6:00 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T74 | Creighton Honeck | 70 | 6:00 pm | - | - | - | - | E | 70 |
T99 | J.J. Henry | 69 | 71 | - | - | +2 | F | +1 | 140 |
T99 | Ben Crane | 70 | 70 | - | - | +1 | F | +1 | 140 |
T99 | Brendon Todd | 72 | 68 | - | - | -1 | F | +1 | 140 |
T99 | Bill Lunde | 74 | 66 | - | - | -3 | F | +1 | 140 |
T99 | Andres Romero | 69 | 71 | - | - | +2 | F | +1 | 140 |
T99 | Patrick Rodgers* | 72 | 64 | - | - | -1 | 17 | +1 | 136 |
T99 | Steve Alker | 69 | 64 | - | - | +2 | 16 | +1 | 133 |
T99 | Brendan Steele* | 72 | 17 | - | - | -1 | 5 | +1 | 89 |
T99 | Aaron Baddeley* | 71 | 18 | - | - | E | 5 | +1 | 89 |
T99 | Greg Owen | 71 | 18 | - | - | E | 5 | +1 | 89 |
T99 | Jhonattan Vegas* | 70 | 19 | - | - | +1 | 5 | +1 | 89 |
T99 | Matt Kuchar | 71 | 7 | - | - | E | 2 | +1 | 78 |
T99 | Charl Schwartzel* | 71 | 8 | - | - | E | 2 | +1 | 79 |
T99 | Vaughn Taylor* | 71 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | +1 | 75 |
T99 | Daniel Berger | 72 | 3 | - | - | -1 | 1 | +1 | 75 |
T99 | Bo Van Pelt | 71 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | +1 | 75 |
T99 | Brandt Jobe | 71 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | +1 | 75 |
T116 | Chad Campbell | 70 | 71 | - | - | +2 | F | +2 | 141 |
T116 | Scott Verplank | 71 | 70 | - | - | +1 | F | +2 | 141 |
T116 | Derek Fathauer* | 71 | 23 | - | - | +1 | 6 | +2 | 94 |
T116 | Jim Renner* | 73 | 21 | - | - | -1 | 6 | +2 | 94 |
T116 | Geoff Ogilvy* | 73 | 14 | - | - | -1 | 4 | +2 | 87 |
T116 | Jason Dufner | 71 | 12 | - | - | +1 | 3 | +2 | 83 |
T116 | D.A. Points* | 71 | 5 | - | - | +1 | 1 | +2 | 76 |
T123 | Scott Langley | 73 | 69 | - | - | E | F | +3 | 142 |
T123 | Chris Smith | 73 | 69 | - | - | E | F | +3 | 142 |
T123 | Zack Sucher | 71 | 67 | - | - | +2 | 17 | +3 | 138 |
T123 | Mike Weir* | 71 | 17 | - | - | +2 | 4 | +3 | 88 |
T123 | Scott Piercy* | 72 | 5 | - | - | +1 | 1 | +3 | 77 |
T123 | Alex Prugh | 73 | 5:30 pm | - | - | - | - | +3 | 73 |
T123 | Hudson Swafford | 73 | 5:40 pm | - | - | - | - | +3 | 73 |
T123 | Kelly Kraft | 73 | 6:00 pm | - | - | - | - | +3 | 73 |
T131 | John Rollins | 77 | 66 | - | - | -3 | F | +4 | 143 |
T131 | Ricky Barnes | 71 | 72 | - | - | +3 | F | +4 | 143 |
T131 | Tim Wilkinson* | 72 | 24 | - | - | +2 | 6 | +4 | 96 |
T131 | Chez Reavie* | 73 | 19 | - | - | +1 | 5 | +4 | 92 |
T131 | Charlie Wi | 75 | 17 | - | - | -1 | 5 | +4 | 92 |
T131 | Sang-Moon Bae | 74 | 11 | - | - | E | 3 | +4 | 85 |
T131 | Brian Davis | 74 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | +4 | 78 |
T131 | Brandon Hagy | 74 | 5:50 pm | - | - | - | - | +4 | 74 |
T139 | D.H. Lee | 77 | 67 | - | - | -2 | F | +5 | 144 |
T139 | Carlos Sainz Jr.* | 73 | 67 | - | - | +2 | 17 | +5 | 140 |
T139 | Christopher Brown | 74 | 63 | - | - | +1 | 16 | +5 | 137 |
T139 | Andrew Svoboda | 74 | 23 | - | - | +1 | 6 | +5 | 97 |
T139 | Troy Matteson | 75 | 18 | - | - | E | 5 | +5 | 93 |
T139 | Charlie Beljan | 72 | 21 | - | - | +3 | 5 | +5 | 93 |
T145 | Eric Axley | 72 | 73 | - | - | +4 | F | +6 | 145 |
T145 | Max Homa* | 79 | 58 | - | - | -3 | 16 | +6 | 137 |
T145 | Josh Teater* | 76 | 4 | - | - | E | 1 | +6 | 80 |
T148 | Tim Petrovic | 73 | 73 | - | - | +4 | F | +7 | 146 |
T148 | Jason Gore | 73 | 73 | - | - | +4 | F | +7 | 146 |
T148 | Robert Allenby | 76 | 23 | - | - | +1 | 6 | +7 | 99 |
T148 | Johnson Wagner | 76 | 23 | - | - | +1 | 6 | +7 | 99 |
T148 | Oscar Fraustro | 77 | 5:50 pm | - | - | - | - | +7 | 77 |
T148 | Tyrone Van Aswegen | 77 | 5:50 pm | - | - | - | - | +7 | 77 |
154 | Kevin Golding | 80 | 68 | - | - | +3 | 17 | +13 | 148 |
155 | Angel Cabrera | 74 | 4:40 pm | - | - | - | - | +4 | 74 |
156 | Retief Goosen | 77 | 11:30 am | - | - | - | - | +7 | 77 |
* player started on back nine. |
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