Spieth misses cut at Barclays
EDISON, N.J. - Jordan Spieth lost out on a chance to play the weekend at The Barclays. He also lost his No. 1 ranking.
EDISON, N.J. - Jordan Spieth lost out on a chance to play the weekend at The Barclays.
He also lost his No. 1 ranking.
Bubba Watson, momentarily distracted by a rare warning for taking too long to play a shot, recovered with a birdie on the 18th hole at Plainfield Country Club for a 2-under 68 and a 1-shot lead going into the weekend at the opening FedEx Cup playoff event.
Trying to rally to make the cut, Spieth hit into a hazard on the 12th hole, and a bogey later became a double bogey when he was penalized 1 shot for stepping on his ball during the search. He had a 73, the first time since the Tour Championship last year that he had consecutive rounds over par.
He missed the cut by 5 shots. That means Rory McIlroy, who isn't playing this week, returns to No. 1.
"I've reached that peak already, and I know it's going to be close enough to where if I just get the job done next week, I'll be back in that ranking," Spieth said. "But again, that ranking, it's great once you reach it, but it's not something that I'm going to live or die on each week."
McIlroy becomes the 14th player since the world rankings began in 1986 to get to No. 1 without playing that week.
PGA Tour rookie Justin Thomas had a few late bogeys for a 69 and shrugged when asked whether he was happy with his score. He was 7 shots back.
British Open champion Zach Johnson made five birdies to go with four par-saving putts from outside eight feet for a 65. He was 1 shot out of the lead, along with Henrik Stenson (66), Tony Finau (69), and Jason Dufner (68).
LPGA Tour
PRATTVILLE, Ala. - Yani Tseng closed with an eagle and a birdie for an 8-under 64 and a 1-stroke lead in the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic on Friday.
Austin Ernst was second after a 65, and playing partner Lexi Thompson, the 2011 winner at age 16, was third at 8 under after a 67.
Sydnee Michaels and Julieta Granada were still on the course at 7 under when play was suspended for the day because of more rain and darkness. Michaels had four holes left, and Granada two.