Jordan Spieth opened his account at The Memorial Tournament with a round of one-under par 71.
Spieth is one of the biggest names in the game, despite his poor run of form over the past few years.
He is without a win since April 2022, and it’s hard to think of a more popular potential winner at The Memorial Tournament than him.
Spieth got off to a steady start at The Memorial on Thursday, carding a round of 71 that consisted of 15 pars, two birdies and a solitary bogey.
The 32-year-old Dallas native has been working incredibly hard on his game over the past few months, and he is more than deserving of a long overdue victory.
However, Spieth’s putting has let him down badly recently, and he will need to improve in that department this week, if he is to reign supreme at Muirfield Village.
Jordan Spieth shares what he ‘hates’ about golf after shooting 71 at The Memorial
One of the three-time major champion’s two birdies on Thursday came on the sixth hole, after he rolled in a 62-foot putt.
Spieth addressed the media after his opening round in Dublin, Ohio, on Thursday, and commented on how important that putt was.
“It’s great just to get into red on this golf course before anything else,“ he admitted.
“Because then you don’t feel like you’ve — you don’t feel, like on 7, I didn’t feel like I needed to try to hit it further on the third shot, I didn’t have to try to get back to the pin.
“It shouldn’t matter, but when we’re used to shooting under par when we play, it’s really nice when you actually get that one, and it actually kind of helps you stay patient from there.
“I hate when the golf course is beating me, so I always want to be ahead of it. And obviously out here that’s different than the last tournament I played, but it’s just kind of a mentality thing.
“So I felt like I just, I had a very good game plan and stuck to it today. But that being a bonus one makes you think, Okay, if I was trying to shoot a couple under maybe that’s 3- now, because you weren’t necessarily expecting to get that one.“
Jordan Spieth explains in detail what went into his 62-foot holed putt
Spieth responded when asked by reporters to describe the mammoth putt that he holed on the sixth green at Muirfield Village on Thursday.
“Yeah, I hit the putt a couple times yesterday,“ the American said.
“If you’re in trouble off the tee there, it is way safer to go at the right half of that green. So it’s a place where even in the bunker — you can reach the green. It’s still easier if you can get it either in the greenside bunker or on the green than hitting a full wedge in on the third.
“I did hit the putt a couple times, and I hit it poorly, like, twice yesterday from a little different place but pretty close. I was just trying to get the right speed.
“On those putts, I walk up and try to find where the fall line is on top and, you know, see a pitch mark or something where my ball needs to essentially roll around.
“So I hit the putt kind of around where I wanted to, and I thought it was maybe a foot or so short overall, and as it kept going down I’m, like, it might get there. It’s at the hole. And then it fell off the side of the lip, which was nice.
“I had decent chances on the first five holes and felt like I hit pretty good putts that just missed. And then, of course, it’s golf right there, right? So you stay patient, you get rewarded.“
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