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Saturday 18 April 2015
Troy Merritt’s lighthouse hole, No. 18, to Jordan Spieth, right, talks with his caddie, Michael Greller, on the 17th tee during the second
tie the course record. round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head Island, S.C., Friday, April 17, 2015.
Continued from Page 17 Merritt was four shots
ahead of Matt Kuchar and Associated Press
Spieth looked like the John Merrick. Kuchar had
headliner Friday, following a 66, and Merrick shot 65. third round (69.162). just played poorly.” grueling week of grinding
a 74 on Thursday with the Past RBC Heritage winners Spieth had the lowest Spieth said he corrected for a green jacket, Spieth
62 — which tied his career and U.S. Open champions round since Peter Lonard his ball position and cured spent two frenetic days in
low set at the Deutsche Graeme McDowell and opened the 2005 event the slice that kept him off New York on an interview
Bank Championship in Jim Furyk were 7 under with a 62 on the way to target Thursday. and appearance tour.
2013. along with Kevin Kisner. Fu- capturing the title. It was “I went back to posture, He arrived Tuesday night
The 21-year-old Texan has ryk had a 64, Kisner shot 67, a distinction that lasted ball position, hand posi- and took the course yes-
been on a major role the and McDowell 69. just a few hours. Still, Spieth tion and tempo,” he ex- terday without playing a
past month, winning the Spieth was a stroke back showed the energy and plained. “And I struck that hole of practice. But Spieth
Valspar Championship at 6 under, tied for seventh skill missing in Thursday’s ball quite a bit better.” said he was motivated to
and finishing second in San in a pack that included struggles. Most had understandably improve on his poor first-
Antonio and Houston be- former British Open winner “That’s just better golf,” figured a highly fatigued round showing. “I don’t
fore capturing his first ma- Louis Oosthuizen, who shot Spieth said. “I told you guys Spieth wasn’t long for the want to go home early,”
jor title at Augusta National a 67. yesterday, no excuses, I RBC Heritage. Along with a he said.q
last week. Harbour Town’s rarely
Spieth birdied his final two shown such little bite as
holes at Harbour Town, low scores were every-
electrifying the crowds al- where. Brandt Snedeker,
ready there to cheer him, Bryce Molder and Russell
to shoot the lowest tour- Knox had 64s like Furyk.
nament round in 10 years Kevin Streelman, Blake Ad-
— until Merritt did him one ams, Brian Harman and
better. John Peterson joined Mer-
Merritt had nine birdies over rick with 65s. In all, 62 play-
his final 10 holes to surge ers, including 11 who didn’t
on top and send Spieth make the cut, shot sub-70
six shots behind on a day rounds. The second-round
of low, low scoring. Merritt scoring average of 69.641
ended his round with four was the second lowest
straight birdies, including ever in tournament history,
a 5-footer on the signature only surpassed by the 2000
Saturday 18 April 2015
Troy Merritt’s lighthouse hole, No. 18, to Jordan Spieth, right, talks with his caddie, Michael Greller, on the 17th tee during the second
tie the course record. round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head Island, S.C., Friday, April 17, 2015.
Continued from Page 17 Merritt was four shots
ahead of Matt Kuchar and Associated Press
Spieth looked like the John Merrick. Kuchar had
headliner Friday, following a 66, and Merrick shot 65. third round (69.162). just played poorly.” grueling week of grinding
a 74 on Thursday with the Past RBC Heritage winners Spieth had the lowest Spieth said he corrected for a green jacket, Spieth
62 — which tied his career and U.S. Open champions round since Peter Lonard his ball position and cured spent two frenetic days in
low set at the Deutsche Graeme McDowell and opened the 2005 event the slice that kept him off New York on an interview
Bank Championship in Jim Furyk were 7 under with a 62 on the way to target Thursday. and appearance tour.
2013. along with Kevin Kisner. Fu- capturing the title. It was “I went back to posture, He arrived Tuesday night
The 21-year-old Texan has ryk had a 64, Kisner shot 67, a distinction that lasted ball position, hand posi- and took the course yes-
been on a major role the and McDowell 69. just a few hours. Still, Spieth tion and tempo,” he ex- terday without playing a
past month, winning the Spieth was a stroke back showed the energy and plained. “And I struck that hole of practice. But Spieth
Valspar Championship at 6 under, tied for seventh skill missing in Thursday’s ball quite a bit better.” said he was motivated to
and finishing second in San in a pack that included struggles. Most had understandably improve on his poor first-
Antonio and Houston be- former British Open winner “That’s just better golf,” figured a highly fatigued round showing. “I don’t
fore capturing his first ma- Louis Oosthuizen, who shot Spieth said. “I told you guys Spieth wasn’t long for the want to go home early,”
jor title at Augusta National a 67. yesterday, no excuses, I RBC Heritage. Along with a he said.q
last week. Harbour Town’s rarely
Spieth birdied his final two shown such little bite as
holes at Harbour Town, low scores were every-
electrifying the crowds al- where. Brandt Snedeker,
ready there to cheer him, Bryce Molder and Russell
to shoot the lowest tour- Knox had 64s like Furyk.
nament round in 10 years Kevin Streelman, Blake Ad-
— until Merritt did him one ams, Brian Harman and
better. John Peterson joined Mer-
Merritt had nine birdies over rick with 65s. In all, 62 play-
his final 10 holes to surge ers, including 11 who didn’t
on top and send Spieth make the cut, shot sub-70
six shots behind on a day rounds. The second-round
of low, low scoring. Merritt scoring average of 69.641
ended his round with four was the second lowest
straight birdies, including ever in tournament history,
a 5-footer on the signature only surpassed by the 2000
