PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Jordan Spieth felt as though he could finally breathe easy.
Needing a good round to make the cut at the Valspar Championship, he followed a bogey on the opening hole — the easiest at Innisbrook — with five birdies, three of them from just off the green and the last one a chip-in from 35 feet away on the 15th.
"This was grinding today," Spieth said on the 18th tee, a smile indicating that he enjoyed it. "I've got some good stuff coming on the weekend."
That was the key word for Spieth — weekend.