Jordan Spieth rebounded from a shaky start to get his title defense back on track as he charged into a share of the lead after the second round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Friday.
The world No. 1 covered his final 13 holes in a sparkling seven under par to complete a six-under 66 in calm, receptive conditions at Albany Golf Club in New Providence.
That left Spieth at 11-under 133, level with compatriots Bill Haas (66) and Jimmy Walker (67), with three more Americans — Chris Kirk (65), Patrick Reed (65) and Bubba Watson (67) — a further stroke back.
Spieth, who coasted to victory by a massive 10 strokes in last year’s Hero World Challenge played at Windermere in Florida, was delighted with his “great bounce-back” in the second round at Albany.
“For the majority of the round, until [hole] 15, we had as scoreable conditions as possible,” Spieth told Golf Channel after surging into a three-way tie at the top in the elite 18-player event hosted by Tiger Woods to benefit his foundation. “There was no wind, the greens were receptive. A rough start, but boy it was a great bounce-back to go seven under after being one over through five holes.”
Spieth covered the nine holes from the sixth to the 14th in a sizzling seven under, the highlight coming at the par-five 11th, where he recorded an eagle.
“That was really nice, to be able to reach that green in two after hitting into a very small gap there, then I got that long one [putt] to go in,” he said.
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