Jordan Spieth won his fourth title of the season Sunday in a playoff over Tom Gillis at the John Deere Classic. The @GolfCentral Twitter handle followed every shot:
Jordan Spieth wins @JDCLASSIC in playoff for fourth title of the season http://t.co/LICJIXOWY9 pic.twitter.com/v0AKdbHkF6
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With a two-putt par on the second playoff hole, Jordan Spieth defeats Tom Gillis to win the 2015 John Deere Classic.
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OK, Spieth safely aboard but a long way away. Barring a miracle for Gillis, Spieth's looking at two putts to win.
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Agua. Gillis' punch through the trees finds the water left of the green.
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Spieth in the fairway on the second playoff hole while Gillis misses fairway right. We'll see what kind of tree trouble he's dealing with.
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In and in. Spieth and Gillis going back to 18 tee. We'll try this again.
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Lippy
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Never high enough and once again Jordan Spieth has a birdie putt to win.
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Make that 59 feet for Gillis.
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Spieth's putt is going to be 32 feet. Gillis more in the 50-foot range.
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Spieth played his first 12 holes 1 over and his final six holes 4 under par.
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And Spieth is in. 20 under. Jordan Spieth and Tom Gillis will go back to 18 tee for a playoff to decide the John Deere Classic.
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Misses outside the right. That's it for Danny Lee in his bid to win back-to-back weeks.
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This is 29 feet for Spieth.
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Off 18 tee, we've got Spieth in the middle of the fairway and Danny Lee looking for openings in the right trees.
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Regardless of what happens here on 18, Tom Gillis has locked up the final Open qualifying spot. He's going to St. Andrews.
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If you're out here, a potential playoff would go 18, 18, 16, 17, 18 ... if we need one.
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Back on 17, Spieth and Lee tie Gillis at 20 under thanks to a pair of up-and-downs for birdie. Lee converts from the trap.
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A most disappointed groan from down on 18 green. That's Zach Johnson falling one shot short at 19 under.
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Johnson one back with one to play. Spieth and Lee one back with two to play, including a par 5.
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And it sounds like Tom Gillis tapped in for par at 18. He's in the clubhouse at 20 under after a 7-under 64.
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Two groups ahead of Spieth, Johnson in for par at 17 after having a little trouble around the green.
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And now Lee to 19 under! Three-way tie one back. Things are happening, they are.
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Hole-out at 16 for Spieth! Chips in from back collar! Three birdies in his last 4 holes. 19 under. Tied with Johnson at one shot back.
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While authorities investigate alleged pontoon boat happenings, Spieth tapped in at 15 for par. Spieth 2 back, Johnson 1 back.
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Gillis bogeyed 16, Spieth blew it right again on 15 and we've either got a backfiring boat on Rock River or fireworks.
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That's a big par save for Johnson to stay now 2 back after Gillis moved to 21 under with a birdie at 15. Spieth 3 shots back with 4 to play.
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Lee cashed in himself and now both players in the final pairing are just two back. First time today Spieth has been under par.
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Pays off. 18 under. Aggressive play and a well-judged wedge from the rough gives him consecutive birdies. Plays Nos. 13-14 6 under this week
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Well, there's enough boards around here and it's clear Spieth has seen them. Aggressive play off 14 tee has him maybe 50 yards from green.
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Par-4 14th is just a position play off the tee and a wedge. Spieth needs to take advantage here, or his job will become very difficult.
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And there it is - Spieth's third birdie of the week at 13. Back to even par today and 17 under total. Three behind Gillis.
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Johnson's been just a shot off the pace all day. Still one back at 19 under.
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Have yet to mention him today but the ever-present Zach Johnson is in great shape to take this event again. No worse than 3rd last 4 years.
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After near-miss at 12, Spieth has opportunity to get going on Nos. 13 and 14, where he's minus-4 this week. If not, might run out of holes.
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If Spieth is going to turn it around and pick up his fifth Tour win, he may well have to play his last seven holes 6 or 7 under.
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Worth note, Spieth is 0 for 4 closing 54-hole leads on Tour outside of this year's Masters and U.S. Open.
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Bogey at 11 for Spieth has him 1 over today and 4 back. He's been off since his opening tee shot.
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Gillis, for the record, started the day four shots back and is 7 under through 12 holes.
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Tom Gillis now to 20 under and Spieth, holding at even through 10, suddenly finds himself three shots off the lead.
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Make that four straight days of two-putt pars at 10 for Spieth. Odd, really. Four little wedges. Comes away with nothing.
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He heads now to the par-5 10th that's given him fits this week. Spieth has failed to get up and down for birdie from ~100 yards all 3 days.
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A generally sloppy nine for Spieth who hit 4 of 7 fairways and 5 of 9 greens. 2 of 4 scrambling.
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That'll be a par for Spieth at No. 9 to turn in even-par 35. The three players tied or ahead of him played the front side in 32, 31 and 30.
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The groups ahead have stumbled in the last few minutes. Gillis now 18 under and Spieth, even par today, just one back.
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We'll be passing the hat if anyone would like to donate to the "Buy Danny Lee a Putt" fund. Iron play has been superb. Flatstick failing him
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A little amateur weather reporting here, the humidity in the Quad Cities is about 173%.
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A workmanlike two-putt par for Spieth at the par-3 7th, but he now finds himself two back of leader Tom Gillis at 19 under.
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Spieth back to 17 under and just one off the pace thanks to a birdie from the right rough at 6. Wagner and Gillis lead at 18 under.
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Meanwhile, is there anyone who's hit the ball better and putted worse than Lee? 9 putts through 4 holes. Flagging it. Can't finish.
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Birdie putt for Spieth at 4 just hangs up and it's a tap-in par. Remains 1 over at minus-16.
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Wagner, meanwhile, has taken the lead via a birdie-eagle-par-birdie start.
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Next to Spieth, Danny Lee has missed three golden opportunities. Could be 3 or 4 under already.
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Spieth with his second bogey of the day after a three-putt from the fringe. Back to 16 under now two off the lead of Johnson Wagner.
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Spieth now tied for the lead with Johnson Wagner, who's 3 under through 3 holes.
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Spieth back to 17 under with birdie at 2. Lee's second shot landed inches from the hole but he 3-putted for par from 14 feet.
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Only reason we're not tied at 16 under is a short birdie miss by Lee. Headed to par-5 second, where Spieth has made eagle the last two days.
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The lead is now just one after opening bogey at No. 1. Never recovered from poor 3-wood and failed to get up-and-down.
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Jordan Spieth's opening tee shot is a hooked 3-wood that goes left. First time he's missed this fairway. And here ... We... Go.
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