Jordan Spieth disappointed with ‘weak’ opening 71 in Pebble Pro-Am
Jordan Spieth didn’t get off to the start he wanted on Thursday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. On a day when, at all three courses in the tournament rotation, scoring was excellent, Spieth shot a 1-under 71 at Spyglass Hill Golf Course.
He trails Chez Reavie, who played at Monterey Peninsula Country Club’s Shore Course in Round 1, by seven shots after an effort Spieth termed “a bit weak.”
Perhaps what bothered the two-time 2015 major winner most was his inability to take advantage of the easier holes at Spyglass Hill, while he seemingly rose to the occasion on the more difficult holes.
“I played the hardest holes on this golf course 4 under par, and then I played all the easy ones over par,” Spieth said. “Just kind of a bit odd. I just was not quite dialed in with the wedges or short game.”
Spieth’s short game was off, finishing with one hand on the club several times on Thursday and missing what are typically academic wedge shots. However, it wasn’t a matter of ring rust. The world No. 1 has been globetrotting — from Hawaii to Abu Dhabi to Singapore — for tournaments early in 2016. He’s been in he top five in all three.
The 22-year-old was not discouraged by his lackluster opening round. He knows that, if he can improve his wedge play, he will have plenty of chances to score.
“I’ve got a lot of very easy golf holes coming in the next couple days if I put myself in positions off the tees,” he said. “I’ll certainly get better when it comes to the wedge play.”
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