EDISON, N.J. — Golf happens.
How else does one explain Jordan Spieth’s performance this week?
The newly minted world No. 1 and winner of the year’s first two majors had been on a roll since November, racking up six wins worldwide and 17 top-10s in 23 starts, before he headed down the New Jersey Turnpike to Plainfield Country Club for The Barclays, the first event of the FedExCup Playoffs.
And then his wheels fell off, proving once again that life is full of unpredictable events. While he said he wasn’t a big fan of the course following an opening 4-over-par 74 on Thursday, Spieth, the runaway leader of the FedExCup, has won on courses that didn’t fit his eye.