SILVIS, Ill. - Through 22 holes at TPC Deere Run, Jordan Spieth looked aggravated and played uninspired. An early exit was a very real possibility and an earlier-than-planned trip across the pond would have been worth consideration.
Then he flagged his approach and tapped in for birdie at the par-4 14th.
“I had like a 2-footer to get going,” he said.
And off he went.
Spieth went on a tear, playing a seven-hole stretch from No. 14 to No. 2 in 6 under on Friday. It was part of a 7-under 64 that got him off the cut line and into contention at the John Deere Classic.