It was March 2015 when Jordan Spieth, the up and coming 21 year-old American - won the Valspar Championship with began his spectular year-end finish as the OWGR #1 ranked male golfer. Returning to Innisbrook, the site of his first victory of 2015 that
helped catapult him to a historic year, Spieth hoped Copperhead's
friendly confines would wrest him out of what has been a pedestrian few
weeks, at least by his own lofty standards.Instead, swirling winds and a swing that was just a fraction off led to an unsightly first round of 5-over 76 at the Valspar Championship and another uphill climb on Friday if he’s going to play the weekend. “It was tough. Wasn't a very good round. I got off to a poor start
and I was behind the 8-ball with gusty winds, you know, on a tough golf
course,” said Spieth, who was tied for 113
th when he finished his round. Things went sideways for the world No. 1 from the outset on Thursday,
starting with a wayward drive at his first hole (No. 10) into a fairway
bunker and a misplayed chip into a greenside bunker for an opening
bogey. Spieth didn’t make his first par of the day until his sixth hole, and
even then he needed to scramble to do so. He then appeared completely
unsettled on the 16
th hole, when he backed off his approach shot three times. Can young Spieth remain focused enough to weather the storm of poor play, make the cut and contend on Sunday? Share your comments with the Pro Golf Tour:
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