Russell Knox shoots second-round 69 to make USA cut
Jordan Spieth jets past poor Thursday, social media issues to make Valspar cut
FROM GOLFWEEK.COM
By Adam Schupak
PALM HARBOR, Florida. – World No. 1 Jordan Spieth overcame a sluggish start – and a social media brouhaha – to chip in twice en route to a 3-under 68 in the second round of the Valspar Championship.
“Today it was all about the cut,” said Spieth, who improved to a share of 43rd place at the midway point.
He dug himself a hole on Thursday morning in shooting a 5-over 76,
and then committed another bogey by browsing through his Twitter and
Instagram feeds while battling afternoon boredom.
“After a tough round, not good things are popping up, so you can
imagine if someone was talking, you know, to you like that,” Spieth
said. “Be a bit frustrating.”
He took offence to a post from the PGA Tour's Twitter feed. Spieth
thought the tweet in particular had taken his final comment from his
post-round press conference out of context.
“I felt like that was uncalled for when I really composed myself well
after the round and I just tweeted, ‘Really, is that the quote we're
going to take out of it considering all my quotes were published?' and I
got a direct message saying, ‘We're really sorry. We'll take it down,’ ”
Spieth said.
That wasn’t the only message that got under Spieth’s skin. He also replied to an Instagram follower who bad-mouthed his game.
“You’ll probably never see me do that again,” Spieth said. “I should
never respond to any of that, just let it go and by the time the next
tournament rolls around, no one even remembers it anyway.”
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy jumped to his counterpart's defence. Spieth
said it was a dead issue, and was more interested in the text he
received later that night from his instructor, Cameron McCormick.
“Forget about (the round),” Spieth said the text read. “Just hit one ball flight that you can trust.”
Spieth didn’t trust his driver at the start of his round, and a
wayward drive led to a bogey on the opening par-5 hole. He slipped to 6
over through 20 holes but then at No. 3 drilled a 6-iron from 191 yards
to 6 feet and made birdie.
Then he bellied a wedge for the first time in
his life and chipped in for another birdie at the fifth.
“I think I may keep on doing it if I get that opportunity,” he said.
The momentum shifted. Spieth sandwiched birdies at Nos. 7 and 9
around a bogey at the eighth to tour the front in 2-under 34, and
chipped in at the par-3 15th from 34 feet for his lone birdie on the
backside.
“I knew I wasn’t far off,” Spieth said.
He’s only seven strokes behind Will MacKenzie and Steve Stricker, the
36-hole pacesetters at 5 under. Spieth is confident that if he can
shoot a low round on Moving Day, he can still defend his title. He
predicted 10 or 11 under likely will win.
“I can get there,” he said. “That takes a couple of solid rounds.
Maybe 6 under par. So it’s not going to be easy, but if I can finally
get those putts from 4 to about 15 feet that are normally a strength of
mine to fall instead of lip out, then we’ve got a good opportunity.”
Daniel Berger is seeking his first PGA Tour
victory this week at the Valspar Championship. But when asked to name
his goals for the year, the 2014-15 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year skipped
right over notching his maiden win and answered, “Ryder Cup. There are a
lot of young guys being talked about and I feel like I’m not being
mentioned, which is fine. I haven’t really played that well this
season.”
It may be too soon to term it a sophomore slump, but Berger has yet
to record a top-10 finish this season. After missing the cut at the
Honda Classic, where he lost in a playoff as a rookie, he watched from
the comfort of his couch as Adam Scott won the title, and Berger picked
up a putting tip.
“It's working this week,” said Berger, who finished T-28 last week at Doral.
Only a bogey at his final hole kept him from a share of the 36-hole
lead at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course. Berger carded a 3-under
68 to finish 4 under and trail Will MacKenzie and Steve Stricker by one
stroke.
Berger entered the week ranked 74th in the U.S. Ryder Cup points
standings, up from No. 100, which explains why he missed the cut for the
gathering of potential U.S. team members at Jack Nicklaus' home in
North Palm Beach before the Honda Classic.
“It’s motivation,” Berger said.
Count Fox Sports analyst Brad Faxon among those who like Berger’s
attitude and sees Ryder Cup potential. “He’s happy-go-lucky,” Faxon
said. “He said to me, ‘If I go play a bad round, it doesn’t matter to
me. I just want to be great at this.’ He’s cocky, but in a good way.”
When asked whether he considers himself to be cocky, Berger said, “I
think every professional athlete thinks of himself as cocky. If you
don’t think you’re the best at what you do, then you’re probably not
that good at it. I’m confident more than cocky.”
Russell Knox shot a second-round 69 to make the cut but Martin Laird missed out.
SCOREBOARD
PAR 142 (2x71)
| | T6 | 2 |
| -3 | F* | -2 | 70 | 69 | -- | -- | 139 | |
| | T6 | 2 |
| -3 | F | -2 | 70 | 69 | -- | -- | 139 | |
| | T6 | 2 |
| -3 | F* | -2 | 70 | 69 | -- | -- | 139 | |
| | T6 | 40 |
| -3 | F* | -4 | 72 | 67 | -- | -- | 139 | |
| | T6 | 5 |
| -3 | F* | 1 | 67 | 72 | -- | -- | 139 | |
| | T6 | 2 |
| -3 | F* | -2 | 70 | 69 | -- | -- | 139 | |
| | T12 | 71 |
| -2 | F | -5 | 74 | 66 | -- | -- | 140 | |
| | T12 | 11 |
| -2 | F* | 2 | 67 | 73 | -- | -- | 140 | |
| | T12 | 34 |
| -2 | F* | -3 | 72 | 68 | -- | -- | 140 | |
| | T15 | 68 |
| -1 | F* | -4 | 74 | 67 | -- | -- | 141 | |
| | T15 | 10 |
| -1 | F* | -1 | 71 | 70 | -- | -- | 141 | |
| | T15 | 7 |
| -1 | F* | E | 70 | 71 | -- | -- | 141 | |
| | T15 | 7 |
| -1 | F | E | 70 | 71 | -- | -- | 141 | |
| | T15 | 52 |
| -1 | F* | -3 | 73 | 68 | -- | -- | 141 | |
| | T15 | 10 |
| -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 70 | -- | -- | 141 | |
| | T15 | 10 |
| -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 70 | -- | -- | 141 | |
| | T15 | 10 |
| -1 | F* | 1 | 69 | 72 | -- | -- | 141 | |
| | T15 | 10 |
| -1 | F | -1 | 71 | 70 | -- | -- | 141 | |
| | T24 | 1 |
| E | F | E | 71 | 71 | -- | -- | 142 | |
| | T24 | 16 |
| E | F | 1 | 70 | 72 | -- | -- | 142 | |
| | T24 | 22 |
| E | F* | -1 | 72 | 70 | -- | -- | 142 | |
| | T24 | 16 |
| E | F | 1 | 70 | 72 | -- | -- | 142 | |
| | T24 | 43 |
| E | F | -2 | 73 | 69 | -- | -- | 142 | |
| | T24 | 59 |
| E | F | -3 | 74 | 68 | -- | -- | 142 | |
| | T24 | 1 |
| E | F | E | 71 | 71 | -- | -- | 142 | |
| | T24 | 19 |
| E | F* | 2 | 69 | 73 | -- | -- | 142 | |
| | T33 | 8 |
| 1 | F | 1 | 71 | 72 | -- | -- | 143 | |
| | T33 | 50 |
| 1 | F* | -2 | 74 | 69 | -- | -- | 143 | |
| | T33 | 13 |
| 1 | F* | E | 72 | 71 | -- | -- | 143 | |
| | T33 | 25 |
| 1 | F* | 2 | 70 | 73 | -- | -- | 143 | |
| | T33 | 13 |
| 1 | F* | E | 72 | 71 | -- | -- | 143 | |
| | T33 | 8 |
| 1 | F* | 1 | 71 | 72 | -- | -- | 143 | |
| | T33 | 50 |
| 1 | F* | -2 | 74 | 69 | -- | -- | 143 | |
| | T33 | 13 |
| 1 | F* | E | 72 | 71 | -- | -- | 143 | |
| | T33 | 25 |
| 1 | F* | 2 | 70 | 73 | -- | -- | 143 | |
| | T43 | 3 |
| 2 | F | 1 | 72 | 72 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 39 |
| 2 | F | 5 | 68 | 76 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 24 |
| 2 | F | E | 73 | 71 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 24 |
| 2 | F* | E | 73 | 71 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 18 |
| 2 | F* | 2 | 71 | 73 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 38 |
| 2 | F | 4 | 69 | 75 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 61 |
| 2 | F | -2 | 75 | 69 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 3 |
| 2 | F | 1 | 72 | 72 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 3 |
| 2 | F* | 1 | 72 | 72 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 3 |
| 2 | F | 1 | 72 | 72 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 35 |
| 2 | F* | 3 | 70 | 74 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 3 |
| 2 | F | 1 | 72 | 72 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 61 |
| 2 | F | -2 | 75 | 69 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 3 |
| 2 | F* | 1 | 72 | 72 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 18 |
| 2 | F | 2 | 71 | 73 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 18 |
| 2 | F* | 2 | 71 | 73 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T43 | 18 |
| 2 | F | 2 | 71 | 73 | -- | -- | 144 | |
| | T62 | 37 |
| 3 | F | 3 | 71 | 74 | -- | -- | 145 | |
| | T62 | 21 |
| 3 | F* | E | 74 | 71 | -- | -- | 145 | |
| | T62 | 5 |
| 3 | F | 1 | 73 | 72 | -- | -- | 145 | |
| | T62 | 16 |
| 3 | F | 2 | 72 | 73 | -- | -- | 145 | |
| | T62 | 5 |
| 3 | F | 1 | 73 | 72 | -- | -- | 145 | |
| | T62 | 37 |
| 3 | F* | 3 | 71 | 74 | -- | -- | 145 | |
| | T62 | 42 |
| 3 | F* | -1 | 75 | 70 | -- | -- | 145 | |
| | T62 | 5 |
| 3 | F* | 1 | 73 | 72 | -- | -- | 145 | |
| | T62 | 21 |
| 3 | F | E | 74 | 71 | -- | -- | 145 | |
The following players did not make the cut:
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 75 | 71 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 73 | 73 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 72 | 74 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 73 | 73 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 70 | 76 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 74 | 72 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 77 | 69 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 71 | 75 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 72 | 74 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 67 | 79 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 74 | 72 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 70 | 76 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 4 | -- | -- | 73 | 73 | -- | -- | 146 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 5 | -- | -- | 74 | 73 | -- | -- | 147 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 5 | -- | -- | 73 | 74 | -- | -- | 147 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 5 | -- | -- | 75 | 72 | -- | -- | 147 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 5 | -- | -- | 73 | 74 | -- | -- | 147 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 5 | -- | -- | 70 | 77 | -- | -- | 147 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 5 | -- | -- | 74 | 73 | -- | -- | 147 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 5 | -- | -- | 73 | 74 | -- | -- | 147 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 5 | -- | -- | 77 | 70 | -- | -- | 147 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 79 | 69 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 73 | 75 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 74 | 74 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 74 | 74 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 71 | 77 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 74 | 74 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 74 | 74 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 71 | 77 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 71 | 77 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 6 | -- | -- | 77 | 71 | -- | -- | 148 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 73 | 76 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 76 | 73 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 75 | 74 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 74 | 75 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 76 | 73 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 73 | 76 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 75 | 74 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 72 | 77 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 71 | 78 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 75 | 74 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 75 | 74 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 7 | -- | -- | 79 | 70 | -- | -- | 149 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 8 | -- | -- | 75 | 75 | -- | -- | 150 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 8 | -- | -- | 78 | 72 | -- | -- | 150 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 8 | -- | -- | 75 | 75 | -- | -- | 150 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 8 | -- | -- | 76 | 74 | -- | -- | 150 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 8 | -- | -- | 77 | 73 | -- | -- | 150 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 8 | -- | -- | 79 | 71 | -- | -- | 150 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 8 | -- | -- | 80 | 70 | -- | -- | 150 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 8 | -- | -- | 72 | 78 | -- | -- | 150 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 9 | -- | -- | 81 | 70 | -- | -- | 151 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 9 | -- | -- | 72 | 79 | -- | -- | 151 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 9 | -- | -- | 76 | 75 | -- | -- | 151 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 9 | -- | -- | 74 | 77 | -- | -- | 151 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 10 | -- | -- | 77 | 75 | -- | -- | 152 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 10 | -- | -- | 77 | 75 | -- | -- | 152 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 10 | -- | -- | 75 | 77 | -- | -- | 152 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 11 | -- | -- | 80 | 73 | -- | -- | 153 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 11 | -- | -- | 74 | 79 | -- | -- | 153 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 11 | -- | -- | 79 | 74 | -- | -- | 153 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 12 | -- | -- | 76 | 78 | -- | -- | 154 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 12 | -- | -- | 78 | 76 | -- | -- | 154 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 12 | -- | -- | 74 | 80 | -- | -- | 154 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 12 | -- | -- | 77 | 77 | -- | -- | 154 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 13 | -- | -- | 78 | 77 | -- | -- | 155 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 14 | -- | -- | 77 | 79 | -- | -- | 156 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 15 | -- | -- | 81 | 76 | -- | -- | 157 | |
| | CUT | -- |
| 17 | -- | -- | 76 | 83 | -- | -- | 159 | |
| | WD | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | 77 | -- | -- | -- | 77 | |
| | WD | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | 81 | -- | -- | -- | 81 | |
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