Spieth maps out plan to defend U.S. Open title

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DUBLIN, Ohio — Jordan Spieth knows his game needs some work between now and the upcoming U.S. Open if he’s going to successfully defend his title at Oakmont.

Following rounds of 70-68-74-73 at this week’s Memorial Tournament, Spieth said he needs to fine-tune his swing before the year’s second major championship.

“Just continued work on my ball striking,” he explained. “I drove the ball well at periods of time this week, but for the most part, driving accuracy has got to really improve, especially going into Oakmont. I’ll work hard this week.”

Jordan Spieth, who won his second straight major in 2015 in the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, won’t go into Oakmont with great momentum. Although he won at Colonial a couple of weeks ago, he shot 74-73 on the weekend at the Memorial to finish tied for 57th. Sam Greenwood/Getty Images

After a stretch of four events in a row that previously included a missed cut at the Players Championship, a title contention at the AT&T Byron Nelson and a victory at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational, he’ll take next week off before …

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