Jordan Spieth was brutally trustworthy concerning the issue of this yr’s US Open course. This yr’s third main is being hosted at Oakmont Nation Membership in Pennsylvania, which is broadly often called one of many hardest programs on the planet. A number of gamers have gotten off to sluggish or disappointing begins, with the present chief being JJ Spaun at -4. For Spieth, it was a middling begin.
The three-time main champion is presently at even, recording 5 birdies and 5 bogeys on the afternoon. Spieth is squarely within the hunt proper now and tied for eleventh general. The 31-year-old, nevertheless, acquired brutally trustworthy about this course in addition to the way it can change going ahead.
“In case you miss the green. It’s primarily a stroke penalty. There’s a number of locations the place it’s not the case, however on nearly each gap it’s a stroke penalty. I used to be near taking pictures three beneath and completed at even. I imply, you realize, I feel I’d have signed for it three extra occasions to place me in a great place, however we’ll see how the course modifications. A few fairways turned not possible to hit in the present day, and that received’t change tomorrow. After which if we get a bit of rain, possibly we’ll get an opportunity to attain a bit of, however we’ll see.”
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Spieth is in a lot better form than many contenders heading into the US Open. The 2 main winners from this yr, Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler, are presently at +4 and +3, respectively, whereas world No. 3 Xander Schauffele sits at +2. The headline title close to the highest of the leaderboard is five-time main champion Brooks Koepka. The 35-year-old has a historical past of success on the US Open, successful it two years in a row in 2017 and 2018. Koepka sits at -3, which is sweet sufficient for third general.
Total, Spieth is attempting to regain the momentum he had earlier in his profession. The Dallas, Texas native was the subsequent large factor within the sport early in his profession, having received three majors earlier than he turned 24. Spieth nonetheless has the expertise to get again to the highest of the game, however it will likely be a grind the subsequent few days to remain on this event until the ultimate day. However to this point so good!