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WGC-Match Play: Return to Austin Working for Jordan Spieth

By Tim Letcher

AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 26: Jordan Spieth of the United States plays his shot on the 16th tee in his match against Corey Conners of Canada during the third round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 26, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 26: Jordan Spieth of the United States plays his shot on the 16th tee in his match against Corey Conners of Canada during the third round of the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play at Austin Country Club on March 26, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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Jordan Spieth returned to Austin, Texas this week, the city where he played college golf, for the WGC-Match Play event. And the return to his old stomping grounds seems to agree with Speith.

Already experiencing a resurgence in his career this season, Spieth has seen his good fortunes continue this week. Playing in Group 15, Spieth entered the event seeded 49th overall, the lowest-ranked player in his group.

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On Wednesday, Spieth faced the highest-seeded player in his group, Matthew Fitzpatrick. The two halved the first hole before Spieth won the second hole with a birdie. Spieth would be 3-up after nine holes and eventually won the match 3&1.

Then on Thursday, Spieth faced Matthew Wolff in a pair that featured opposite styles. Spieth took the lead on the third hole, then went 2-up on the fourth. However, by the time they finished the front nine, Wolff had erased the deficit.

On the back nine, Spieth won the first two holes to go 2-up, a lead he held through 16 holes. But he let Wolff win the 17th and 18th holes to halve the match. Still, it was a good result for Spieth.

Then on Friday, Spieth fell behind Corey Conners, losing the first hole. However, he quickly bounced back and had a 2-up lead by the end of the front nine. He went 3-up by winning the 10th and eventually won the match 3&2.

With a 2-0-1 record, Spieth advances to the round of 16 in the WGC event.

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Spieth will face Matt Kuchar in the knockout round, where Spieth, according to the seeding, will actually be the favorite.

In a season where Spieth has already recorded three top-five finishes, doing something big this week would be even bigger. And it could propel to even bigger things with the Masters just around the corner.

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