Jordan Spieth has caught fire at the John Deere Classic.
Spieth, a two-time winner of the longstanding event at TPC Deere Run, carded six birdies on his first nine holes on Saturday. Spieth turned in 6 under to climb to 12 under overall, just two shots off the lead shared by C.T. Pan and Aaron Rai, who were set to tee off about an hour after Spieth headed to the back nine.
After birdieing the par-4 second from 8 feet, Spieth rattled off five straight birdies, at Nos. 4-8. That run included birdies from 14 feet (No. 4), 33 feet (No. 6) and 18 feet (No. 7).
Three in a row for @JordanSpieth The two-time @JDClassic champion is 4 shots back. pic.twitter.com/kX0YPUdL5x
PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 6, 2024
Make it 4 in a row and 5 in his last 6 @JordanSpieth drains another birdie from 33 feet.He’s 3 back @JDClassic. pic.twitter.com/CMCznko6A0
PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 6, 2024
Another hole, another birdie.@JordanSpieth makes his FIFTH birdie in a row.He’s 2 back @JDClassic. pic.twitter.com/640oSVTwxE
PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 6, 2024
Spieth entered this week with just one top-25 in his last 14 starts, a T-10 at the Valero Texas Open in early April. He is also currently ranked No. 24 in U.S. President Cup points.