The Jordan Spieth experience is alive and well at The Players Championship.
Golf fans go crazy over Jordan Spieth’s “drunken” Players Championship start
Jordan Spieth had a roller coaster of a round at The Players, which led golf fans to lose their collective minds.
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Jack Milko has been playing golf since he was five years old. He has yet to record a hole-in-one, but he did secure an M.A. in Sports Journalism from St. Bonaventure University.
Having started on the back nine, Spieth began his day with a pair of threes on the par-4 10th and par-5 11th, the latter coming via a hole out from the sand.
Three holes later, on the challenging par-4 14th, Spieth toe-roped his drive into the water and made a double bogey. Another dropped shot on 15 followed, and like that, Spieth went from 3-under par to even just as quickly as he went from even par to 3-under earlier in his round.
Talk about a rollercoaster.
But the ride was just getting started.
On the par-5 16th, Spieth holed out for eagle again, thus recording his first round at The Players with multiple eagles, per Justin Ray. Then, Spieth had a three-whack on the famous par-3 17th, coughing up another shot but remaining in red figures.
The three-time major winner added a birdie on the par-4 18th after sticking his 130-yard approach three feet away. That last par-breaker capped a wild, whacky 2-under 34 which left golf fans in awe.
“I’m obviously very aware of what I’m doing. But, I mean, no, I mean, I feel like I’d like it to be boring, and then I’m still in a position right now where I’m still not at the place I want to be and just trying to work my way there,” Spieth said.
“So when that happens there’s going to be volatility.”
Spieth toned things down on his back nine, making a birdie at the par-5 2nd while giving up a shot on the par-4 7th. He ultimately shot a 2-under 70.
He sits four shots behind 2009 U.S. Open Champion Lucas Glover, who is atop the leaderboard at 6-under par after firing an opening 66.
Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Follow him on X @jack_milko.
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