Little solace for Spieth after closing 74 at Nelson

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IRVING, Texas — There are two ways to interpret Jordan Spieth’s performance at this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, where he parlayed a two-stroke deficit entering Sunday into a share of 18th place after a final-round 4-over 74.

Either he persevered, contending for the title without his best stuff, or he once again faltered, failing to stay near the top of the leaderboard when the pressure was greatest.

Perhaps, though, it was a little of both.

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Asked after the round whether his takeaway from the week was more optimism or frustration, Spieth answered with the latter.

“Frustration, yeah,” …

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