Jordan Spieth at Memorial Tournament 2016: Sunday Leaderboard Score, Reaction

Jordan Spieth’s weekend at the 2016 Memorial Tournament came to a dispiriting close Sunday, as the world No. 2 carded a one-over score of 73 to finish well out of contention.

Spieth went into the clubhouse in a tie for 57th, sitting at three under overall. He posted consecutive over-par rounds after entering the weekend at six under and on the outskirts of contention.

This is by far the worst four-round finish of Spieth’s year. His previous worst was at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament, where he tied for 21st. The last time Spieth finished outside the top 50 in an event where he participated through the weekend was in 2013—at this same event. This is only the fifth time in his whole career that Spieth has been 50th or worse.  

Coming off a win at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational, which concluded last Sunday, Spieth seemed to be building momentum heading toward the U.S. Open starting June 16. Instead, he continued playing the erratic style that cost him the Masters Tournament and has left him chasing Jason Day for most of the year.

Spieth has now been cut, blown a victory opportunity, earned a win and been anonymous in the four events since his Masters Sunday collapse. One week it’s been his putting, the next his approach and the next something different. 

At the Memorial, it was all about Spieth’s errant driver. He …

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