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It’s been greater than a decade since Jordan Spieth received the coveted inexperienced jacket, however the three-time main champion returned to historic Augusta National Golf Club for the 90th Masters this week.
The second spherical acquired underway Friday morning, with Spieth scoring at even par after he performed the first 14 holes of the day. At the time, Spieth trailed defending champion Rory McIlroy by 5 photographs.
After taking pictures 72 in Thursday’s opening spherical, Spieth birdied his first gap Friday. He then parred the subsequent 10 holes in a row earlier than bogeying No. 12. McIlroy ended the spherical at high of the leaderboard at 12-under par.
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Jordan Spieth performs his shot from the eighth tee throughout the second spherical of the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
Spieth additionally caught a break off the tee. His drive veered deep left and appeared headed for the timber earlier than ricocheting again into the fairway.
The purpose? Spieth’s shot struck a Masters patron. “What a bounce,” a commentator stated, per ESPN. “I think that hit that patron’s hand.”
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Spieth made some extent to verify on the patron earlier than persevering with, later thanking him with a signed glove.
Jordan Spieth strains up a putt on the eighth inexperienced throughout the second spherical of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026. (Michael Madrid/Imagn Images)
Spieth has a knack for artistic — and generally dangerous — shot-making. At final spring’s Memorial Tournament in Ohio, an errant drive practically hit a gaggle of followers, although Spieth nonetheless saved par. He additionally struck spectators at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in 2024 and three years in the past at the Players Championship.
Jordan Spieth performs his shot from the fourth tee throughout the second spherical of the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 10, 2026. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Spieth even had a viral second at Augusta National final 12 months after unintentionally placing a patron in the groin together with his putter on the manner to the first tee.
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The 2017 Open Championship marked Spieth’s most up-to-date main victory. He completed Friday’s second spherical at this 12 months’s Masters at 1-over, in a tie for thirty second.
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