The Masters: Jordan Spieth Follows Familiar, Failing Pattern on Thursday

Another day, another bad round for Jordan Spieth. However, this one was more high-profile because it happened in the first round of the Masters.

Jordan Spieth continued his struggles, in general, and at the Masters on Thursday. And for Spieth fans, the frustration with their favorite player continues to grow.

It was somewhat of the same old story for Spieth on Thursday at Augusta National. But it didn’t start that way.

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Spieth started his round on the back nine and he birdied the par-4 10th hole to start his round. That was a hopeful sign at the very beginning. He then parred the tough, par-4 11th hole to remain 1-under on his round.

But on the 12th hole, the sight of one of his greatest meltdowns, Spieth flew the green and was unable to get up-and-down, suffering his first bogey of the day. However, Spieth did bounce right back, with a birdie at the par-5 13th hole.

Spieth would par the 14th and 15th holes, hanging around at 1-under par through six holes. It was not an awful start for the 2015 Masters champion.

Then came the 16th hole. And that’s where it all fell apart for Spieth on this day.

He hit his tee shot into the water. After a penalty, Spieth’s third shot landed on the green, but spun back onto the fringe, leaving him about 15 feet up the hill for a bogey. The putt was right on line but went left at the end and lipped out, leaving Spieth with a double bogey. He went from 1-under to 1-over on that hole.

Spieth further compounded his problem with a bogey on the 18th hole. He was 3-over par on the last three holes of his first nine, a stretch that’s similar to ones he has had in previous tournaments that cost him. It also left him with a 2-over par 38 on the back nine.

The front nine was relatively quiet for Spieth. He had seven pars to go with a bogey on the seventh hole and a birdie on the eighth. That left him with a 2-over par 74 for the day.

While that score doesn’t seem that bad, it is, relative to the rest of the scores on the day. Leader Paul Casey is 7-under par. When play was halted on Thursday, 50 of the 92 players in the field were under par. Thirteen more were at even par.

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Spieth was hanging out in the area of amateurs and old guys. Only 11 players shot a worse score than Spieth on Thursday. That included old guys Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle. The 11 also included four amateurs.

The hopes that Spieth might find his game at the Masters this week got off to a really bad start on Thursday. And there are no signs that it will be getting any better.

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