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It’s been greater than a decade since Jordan Spieth gained the coveted inexperienced jacket, however the three-time primary champion returned to ancient Augusta Nationwide Golfing Membership for the ninetieth Masters this week.
The second one spherical were given underway Friday morning, with Spieth scoring at even par after he performed the primary 14 holes of the day. On the time, Spieth trailed protecting champion Rory McIlroy by means of 5 photographs.
After capturing 72 in Thursday’s opening spherical, Spieth birdied his first hollow Friday. He then parred the following 10 holes in a row earlier than bogeying No. 12. McIlroy ended the spherical at best of the leaderboard at 12-under par.
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Jordan Spieth performs his shot from the 8th tee all through the second one spherical of the 2026 Masters Match at Augusta Nationwide Golfing Membership in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026. (Hector Vivas/Getty Pictures)
Spieth additionally stuck a wreck off the tee. His force veered deep left and seemed headed for the bushes earlier than ricocheting again into the green.
The rationale? Spieth’s shot struck a Masters patron. “What a soar,” a commentator mentioned, consistent with ESPN. “I feel that hit that patron’s hand.”
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Spieth made some degree to test at the patron earlier than proceeding, later thanking him with a signed glove.
Jordan Spieth strains up a putt at the 8th inexperienced all through the second one spherical of the Masters Match at Augusta Nationwide Golfing Membership in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026. (Michael Madrid/Imagn Pictures)
Spieth has a knack for inventive — and infrequently dangerous — shot-making. Finally spring’s Memorial Match in Ohio, an errant force just about hit a bunch of lovers, even though Spieth nonetheless stored par. He additionally struck spectators on the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in 2024 and 3 years in the past on the Gamers Championship.
Jordan Spieth performs his shot from the fourth tee all through the second one spherical of the 2026 Masters Match at Augusta Nationwide Golfing Membership in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Pictures)
Spieth even had a viral second at Augusta Nationwide final 12 months after by accident putting a patron within the groin along with his putter on methods to the primary tee.
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The 2017 Open Championship marked Spieth’s most up-to-date primary victory. He completed Friday’s 2nd spherical at this 12 months’s Masters at 1-over, in a tie for thirty second.
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