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SPORTSSaturday 30 May 2015
Spieth in contention after rain alters course at Nelson
SCHUYLER DIXON Jordan Spieth watches his tee shot shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Byron same boost as others on
AP Sports Writer Nelson golf tournament, Friday, May 29, 2015, in Irving, Texas. the 300-yard head start at
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jor- 14. He had bogeys on the
dan Spieth wasn’t sure Associated Press first and sixth holes to pre-
what par was at his home- vent a serious run at a 59 —
town AT&T Byron Nelson a shot back after an eagle Muddy footprints marked Play Championship, when with an asterisk of course.
and thinks it actually might at the par-5 seventh for a the area where a dip in the flooding at La Costa in “I knew it was a 105-yard
have helped him through 64. fairway funneled down to Carlsbad, California, tem- hole,” Curran said. “I don’t
some frustrating early Defending champion Bren- a rain-swollen canal off to porarily turned a 467-yard think anybody really knew
holes. don Todd shot 68 and was the right. Standing water par 4 into a 162-yard par 3. what all was going on. I
There’s a reason the Mas- 1 over for the tournament, covered the ground un- “It was really tricky,” said think it was good that they
ters champion was un- unlikely to make the cut. der some trees, about the the 21-year-old Spieth, gave us a chance to get
certain — overnight rain The fairway at the normally same spot where Spieth who birdied his final three out there and play.”
turned one of the signature 406-yard 14th was deemed chipped out in Thursday’s holes at Nos. 7-9. “We get Nick Watney had a bogey-
par 4s at the saturated TPC unplayable in the landing first round and ended up up there and it’s 105 yards, free 65 and was in a group
Four Seasons into a pitch- area after 5 inches of rain with a bogey. but it’s off a steep upslope at 7 under that included
and-putt par 3 at 105 yards fell starting about midnight, The temporary tee box and really muddy. I don’t 48-year-old Jerry Kelly, who
for the second round Fri- pushing the total to about was on the fairway side of think we’ll see that, if ever, also shot 29 while starting
day. 17 inches in less than three a pond that wraps around again, something like that.” on the back nine. Yes, he
Spieth and every other ear- weeks at the Four Seasons the left side of the green. Curran, a 28-year-old rook- had a 2 on 14.
ly finisher within three shots course. Texas officials have Tour officials believe it was ie looking for his first PGA “I would have counted
of clubhouse leader Jon declared May the wettest the first such alteration Tour win, shot 29 starting those as 1-under par 4,”
Curran turned in a birdie 2, month in the state’s history. since the 2005 WGC-Match on the back nine, with the said Kelly, who had the
and Gary Woodland had last of his three tour wins
a hole-in-one when it was in 2009. “That’s all I got to
still possible that the easy say.”
wedge over a pond would There’s another strong
play as a par 4. Tour offi- change of overnight
cials later made the switch. storms into Saturday, but
“I was able to fire at more the forecast improves con-
pins, not really worry about siderably later in the day
anybody else,” said Spi- and into Sunday. Workers
eth, who shot 64 — 5 under spent about six hours get-
because par became 69 ting the course ready start-
to put him at 6 under for ing around 4 Friday morn-
the tournament. “Really ing and might have to do
actually helped because it again.
I didn’t know what score “They’ve probably not re-
I was at when it’s a par 4, ally enjoyed each night
4 par, par 3, don’t really for the last month or two
know what it’s at.” months,” said Spieth, who
Curran shot 63 and was at finished 16th in his first pro
9-under 130 with the two- tournament as a 16-year-
round par total at 139 in- old amateur at the Nelson
stead of 140, with several five years ago. “But hats off
contenders unlikely to fin- to them and hopefully they
ish the round because of can catch a break now.”
a three-hour delay at the And the players can know
start. Cameron Percy was what par is.q
SPORTSSaturday 30 May 2015
Spieth in contention after rain alters course at Nelson
SCHUYLER DIXON Jordan Spieth watches his tee shot shot on the 13th hole during the second round of the Byron same boost as others on
AP Sports Writer Nelson golf tournament, Friday, May 29, 2015, in Irving, Texas. the 300-yard head start at
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jor- 14. He had bogeys on the
dan Spieth wasn’t sure Associated Press first and sixth holes to pre-
what par was at his home- vent a serious run at a 59 —
town AT&T Byron Nelson a shot back after an eagle Muddy footprints marked Play Championship, when with an asterisk of course.
and thinks it actually might at the par-5 seventh for a the area where a dip in the flooding at La Costa in “I knew it was a 105-yard
have helped him through 64. fairway funneled down to Carlsbad, California, tem- hole,” Curran said. “I don’t
some frustrating early Defending champion Bren- a rain-swollen canal off to porarily turned a 467-yard think anybody really knew
holes. don Todd shot 68 and was the right. Standing water par 4 into a 162-yard par 3. what all was going on. I
There’s a reason the Mas- 1 over for the tournament, covered the ground un- “It was really tricky,” said think it was good that they
ters champion was un- unlikely to make the cut. der some trees, about the the 21-year-old Spieth, gave us a chance to get
certain — overnight rain The fairway at the normally same spot where Spieth who birdied his final three out there and play.”
turned one of the signature 406-yard 14th was deemed chipped out in Thursday’s holes at Nos. 7-9. “We get Nick Watney had a bogey-
par 4s at the saturated TPC unplayable in the landing first round and ended up up there and it’s 105 yards, free 65 and was in a group
Four Seasons into a pitch- area after 5 inches of rain with a bogey. but it’s off a steep upslope at 7 under that included
and-putt par 3 at 105 yards fell starting about midnight, The temporary tee box and really muddy. I don’t 48-year-old Jerry Kelly, who
for the second round Fri- pushing the total to about was on the fairway side of think we’ll see that, if ever, also shot 29 while starting
day. 17 inches in less than three a pond that wraps around again, something like that.” on the back nine. Yes, he
Spieth and every other ear- weeks at the Four Seasons the left side of the green. Curran, a 28-year-old rook- had a 2 on 14.
ly finisher within three shots course. Texas officials have Tour officials believe it was ie looking for his first PGA “I would have counted
of clubhouse leader Jon declared May the wettest the first such alteration Tour win, shot 29 starting those as 1-under par 4,”
Curran turned in a birdie 2, month in the state’s history. since the 2005 WGC-Match on the back nine, with the said Kelly, who had the
and Gary Woodland had last of his three tour wins
a hole-in-one when it was in 2009. “That’s all I got to
still possible that the easy say.”
wedge over a pond would There’s another strong
play as a par 4. Tour offi- change of overnight
cials later made the switch. storms into Saturday, but
“I was able to fire at more the forecast improves con-
pins, not really worry about siderably later in the day
anybody else,” said Spi- and into Sunday. Workers
eth, who shot 64 — 5 under spent about six hours get-
because par became 69 ting the course ready start-
to put him at 6 under for ing around 4 Friday morn-
the tournament. “Really ing and might have to do
actually helped because it again.
I didn’t know what score “They’ve probably not re-
I was at when it’s a par 4, ally enjoyed each night
4 par, par 3, don’t really for the last month or two
know what it’s at.” months,” said Spieth, who
Curran shot 63 and was at finished 16th in his first pro
9-under 130 with the two- tournament as a 16-year-
round par total at 139 in- old amateur at the Nelson
stead of 140, with several five years ago. “But hats off
contenders unlikely to fin- to them and hopefully they
ish the round because of can catch a break now.”
a three-hour delay at the And the players can know
start. Cameron Percy was what par is.q
