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(Reuters) - A rusty Jordan Spieth battled a poor short game on the way to an even-par 71 that left him eight strokes off the lead after the opening round of the John Deere Classic in Illinois on Thursday.
Spieth, who took time off after his U.S. Open win last month, is using the PGA Tour event to tune up for next week’s British Open, but he might only get two competitive rounds in unless he improves to make the cut.