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Saturday 25 November 2017
Day and Spieth go in opposite directions at Australian Open

By DENNIS PASSA leaderboard pretty quick.”
AP Sports Writer Spieth said the seven-week
SYDNEY (AP) — Jason Day layoff was the longest he’s
and Jordan Spieth went in had since his college days
opposite directions Friday and that he felt rusty and
at the Australian Open. nervous at times during his
Day had four consecutive first round which featured
birdies on the back nine, five bogeys in windy condi-
including a 30-footer, for a tions.
3-under 68 that left him a The wind began to pick
stroke out of the second- up late in Spieth’s round
round lead. Australian Lu- Friday, as did his frustra-
cas Herbert, who shot 66, tion level at times. On the
is in front with a 9-under to- par-4 sixth — his 15th of the
tal of 133 on The Australian day — his drive traveled
course. well over 300 meters, so far
First-round leader Cameron that it reached a specta-
Davis, who shot 72 Friday, tor crossing area that offi-
is another stroke behind in cials obviously felt was far
third. enough from the tee.
Defending champion Spi- Spieth took a drop from it,
eth earlier failed to take but his approach to the
advantage of ideal morn- green failed to spin back,
ing scoring conditions and leaving him a putt of at
had a 71 to fall further be- Australia’s Jason Day hits a shot from a fairway bunker on the 3rd hole during the second round of least 20 feet. He missed his
hind the leaders — eight the Australian Open Golf tournament in Sydney, Friday, Nov. 24, 2017. birdie attempt.
strokes behind Herbert and Associated Press “It’s just been the short
tied for 19th place with 10 the final round last year his first Australian title by six tournament.” game rust that’s kind of hurt
others. — when he finished seven shots. Day agreed that Spieth is me a bit the last couple of
Spieth, who hasn’t played shots off the pace in a tie “I feel like you can make far from out of it. days that prevents me from
since the Presidents Cup in for 20th — and is coming up more ground and “It’s Jordan Spieth,” Day being 5 or so under,” Spieth
late September, has won off a second-place finish come from behind here said. “If he gets something said.
the Australian Open two in last week’s New South over I think any tourna- going on the weekend he At least he birdied the ninth
out of the last three years Wales Open. ment I’ve played this entire can hole a lot of putts and — his last hole Friday. Fin-
and finished second the “I think I warmed up this year,” Spieth said. “The golf make a lot of birdies and ishing on even-par would
other time. morning and it felt really course will start to bake out make a charge, and usual- have left him just one stroke
Day, who had seven bird- good, and I was like, ‘I and you get really calm ly he does make a charge away from the projected
ies and four bogeys, is aim- hope this sticks around’,” conditions in the morning on the weekend. cut, which could have
ing to win his first Australian Herbert said. that leave the windier con- “Sometimes there’s not a changed based on after-
Open title in his first com- At least Spieth’s morning ditions for the afternoon, so lot of pressure on your shoul- noon scoring.
petitive appearance on start Saturday means he will I’ll have a pretty gettable ders. You just go out there “That was only my second
home soil since 2013. avoid the windy conditions golf course. If I can post and kind of free-will it and one-putt of the day,” Spi-
“It was quite tough out that the leading groups will something like 5, 6-under, that’s how you make a ton eth said. “The other was for
there today with the winds,” have to contend with in then I’m very much in this of birdies and move up the par.”q
Day said. “But I played very the afternoon.
well and gave myself a lot And that left him optimistic
of opportunities for birdies.” of a comeback. In 2014, he Sport betting
The 21-year-old Herbert led shot a then course-record
the Australian Open into 63 at The Australian to win
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