Top 61 of Jordan Spieth ‘s career is inspired to share Phoenix Open’ s lead with Xander Schauffele | Golf News

Old world No 1 Jordan Spieth on course for his first win since The Open in 2017 after firing his third 10-birdie round at TPC Scottsdale, claiming a share of the lead with Xander Schauffele on 18 fo par

Jordan Spieth held on to a share of the lead after 61

Jordan Spieth fired 61 sensations, the best in terms of career while gaining power into a division of the lead in the third round with Xander Schauffele at Phoenix Waste Management.

While only 5,000 spectators per day get allowed through the gates at TPC Scottsdale, they made 50,000 noises as Spieth pulled out a barrel of birdies behind nine, wearing a red-hot putter to go back for the weird road.

Schauffele refused to be pulled off by Spieth ‘s wins, two groups ahead, and the overnight lead took four of the last six holes to return 65 credits, but Steve Stricker’ s hopes caught Sam Snead as the winner. oldest in PGA Tour history he hit while carding 69 to slip five strokes from distance.

After giving up a 67s backup showing clearly his confidence was returning, Spieth said Friday afternoon: “If I shoot six under Saturday, awful.” And he went past “awful” with four hits to put himself within attractive distance from the first win of The Open of 2017.

Xander Schauffele drilled four of the final six holes to stay in contact at the top

Spieth opened with two steady pars and paid attention to the third par-five before sinking a 20-foot putt for a birdie at the next one that set a tone for his turn, while two other wins swept it to the end. the legs in 31.

Schauffele would have heard the cheers ahead when Spieth came in from far and left of the 10th green for a bonus eunie, and he stopped his 170-yard approach to the next one before sending. a four-legged putt set for an eagle with another fine strike. at the 13th.

Spieth could not turn down the opportunity and settled for a birdie, but picked up another at the long 15th, then pushed the limited crowd in the stadium around the 16th into wars when he grabbed a 35-footer for the ninth birdie of a remarkable. accurate.

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The former No. 1 world, currently ranked 93rd, almost knocked out a few fans on the right side of the 17th track and cut a careful range to the center of the green, but the noise levels rose again and poured in another long. -range putt that gave him the lead at the time.

The latter had a tough par to get around in memory for the 27-year-old, and his best score on the PGA Tour, and it was almost fitting that Schauffele missed the opportunity to fly from 11 feet with the last push of the day that would have stolen Spieth of a chunk of the 54-hole lead.

Scottie Scheffler will finish football last Sunday after taking 66 to 15 under 15 alongside Kyoung-Hoon Lee, who joined the Eagle at 17 and then on the 18th to third 66 from recorded each other this week.

Louis Oosthuizen (63) and Justin Thomas (64) will start the final round with four hits to make up for the lead, while Brooks Koepka seemed out of the fray until he ruled out 66 with four straight birdies, raising it to 13 under by Stricker.

Jon Rahm couldn’t get much going early and needed four late birdies to get into double figures under par, but Rory McIlroy may be looking forward to another early tee time on Sunday , after missing a series of early opportunities and managing just two birds into another disappointment 70.