HONOLULU – It was the kind of round that normally leaves Jordan Spieth shaking his head.
Perhaps the most clutch putter of his generation made just a single putt longer than 5 feet on Friday at the Sony Open; of course, that one putt was probably enough to ease the pain.
At the par-4 fifth hole, Spieth’s approach found the front edge of the green, with the pin cut in the back right. As he stood over his birdie putt from 90 feet, 8 inches taking practice strokes, it just didn’t feel right.
“This is such an uncomfortable feeling, I’d be better hitting wedge,” he thought to himself.