Stressed out Spieth 2 back at Nelson after 67

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IRVING, Texas — On a day when spectators were given bobbleheads of his likeness and waved handheld fans featuring his face, it should come as little surprise that Jordan Spieth received the largest ovation during the AT&T Byron Nelson third round.

Perhaps the only surprise was that he wasn’t leading at day’s end.

Editor’s PicksLeader Koepka equals best 54-hole Nelson score

At 16 under, Brooks Koepka matched the best 54-hole score at the Byron Nelson and leads Jordan Spieth by two shots.

Spieth rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt to raucous celebration from the gallery on the 17th hole, only to bogey the last for a 3-under 67 that left him 2 strokes behind leader Brooks Koepka entering the final round.

Even so, he again wasn’t pleased with his ballstriking.

“It was a very …

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