Jordan Spieth followed his opening 71 with a 7-under 64 Friday at the John Deere Classic, complete with one eagle, six birdies and one bogey. We tracked him from our @GolfCentral Twitter handle:
Never gets his final birdie try on line at No. 9 and that's a 7-under 64 for Jordan Spieth in Rd. 2. Six birdies, one eagle, one bogey.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015He's now back to 7 under as he approaches the par-4 ninth, his final hole of the day. Made bogey-bogey at Nos. 8 and 9 yesterday.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Spieth hit a wayward drive left and had to punch out. Gave himself a look from 10-15 feet but missed putt for par on the high side.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015For the second straight day, Spieth makes his first bogey of the round at the 8th. Of course, today it took him 17 holes to drop a shot.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Tough to overstate how big the par saves at 4 and 6 were in terms of keeping up momentum. Spieth tied for second now, just two shots back.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Spieth with only 8 putts in 7 holes on his second nine. Only two-putt on this side required a miss from five feet.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 20158 under thru 16 for Spieth, who uses the contours of the 7th green to work the ball close and roll in a 10-footer.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Flop shot from the tall stuff comes up short but he rolls what we'll call a 15-footer to stay bogey-free at 7 under.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Spieth's second big par save in three holes comes after pulling an iron from the 6th fairway that finished a few feet from disaster.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015That's another birdie for Spieth at 5, an uphill left-to-righter from 15-20 feet that goes. Now 7 under for the round and championship.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Crowds really swelling around Spieth now with four holes to go. Zach Johnson in the group ahead. Every hole, crowd gets bigger.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Big par save at 4 after hitting the three in the middle of the fairway for the second straight day. Throws a ball to a kid.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015And there's a surprise. Spieth flagged one at the uphill par-3 3rd but missed about a 5-footer. Holds at 6 under through 12.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015
EAGLE for Spieth, who finally breaks through on a par-5 at 2. He's 6 under in his last seven holes and suddenly in the top 10, 4 shots back.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Spieth has hit 9 of 10 greens and the putter, after 22 holes of futility, is getting hot.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Kicks off the back with another birdie. That's back-to-back and 4 in his last 6 holes. 4 under. Spieth looking like he could go on a run.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Projected cut line currently at 2 under, although one would think that will creep further under par in the afternoon.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Third birdie of the day turns Spieth in 3-under 33. Third birdie in his last five holes.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Larger story is that Spieth has failed to take advantage of the par-5s. He's played five of them and made five two-putt pars.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015His third shot, after punching down the fairway, was lucky to miss the gree side bunker. In the end, it's a two-putt par.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Spieth maybe lucky to make par at the 17th after clipping a tree off the tee. Drive went went between 150-200 yards.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Maybe make another before the turn? Get to minus-3? Do the same on the back? Golf is easy via tweet. He should just do that.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Wasn't quite as long as his make on 13 yesterday, but he almost seems better off from outside of 20 feet than inside it.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Alright, alright, alright. Approach goes maybe 20-25 feet long at the par-3 16th but Spieth pours in putt for second birdie of the day. -2.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Spieth's attempt at chipping doesn't go much better than it did yesterday. He was animated right from impact. Left it short but saved par.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015First birdie of the day! For second day in a row, Spieth stuffs it to a few feet on 14, cleans up for 3. 1 under. See if it gets him going.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015And another one burns the edge, this time at the par-3 12th. Guy should try buying a putt. He has to be able to afford it by now. Even.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Nice look at birdie from pin-high on 11 misses on the high side and he remains even. Putts will need to fall sooner or later to avoid cut.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Not the sharpest of starts. Tugs an easy wedge from inside of 100 yards left of the hole and spins it way back. Two putts. Par.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015Starting on the back today. Spieth's drive at the par-5 10th just off the fairway to the left. First cut. And ... We're off.
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 10, 2015
