Jordan Spieth produced some sensational golf on day two of the CJ CUP Byron Nelson on Friday.
Spieth opened up with a round of three-under par 68 on Thursday, but he caught fire on Friday and ended up carding a sizzling 62.
The 32-year-old Dallas native is currently sitting just one shot adrift of the leader, Sungjae Im, at the halfway point of the CJ CUP Byron Nelson.
Jordan Spieth has been in the golfing doldrums for far too long now, but he seemed much more like his old self during his second round at the CJ CUP Byron Nelson.
Spieth has really struggled with his putting over the past few years, but he completely turned that around at TPC Craig Ranch on Friday.
Now the Texan has opened up on how he feels about his game right now.
What Jordan Spieth wasn’t happy about at the CJ CUP despite shooting 62
Spieth addressed the media after his superb round of 62 on Friday at TPC Craig Ranch.
And he responded when asked to deliver his verdict on where his game is at right now.
“It’s physically and my mechanics. I got pretty off for a long time. I’ve been trying to build it back, and then I’d compensate and do what worked,“ Spieth said.
“This last off-season I said no more compensating because, to be consistent, I’ve got to get it back to a certain place, and it’s been work from then to try to get there. It’s all in mechanics and health.
“It’s just nice to — it’s nice to capitalize, right? Play the hole, and you’ve got a wedge in your hand, you’ve got a shot that you see, and you’re kind of thinking, I should make birdie here. It’s just nice to do it, right?
“It was putting today. I’ve been driving the ball the best of my life, and my driving was horrible today, like really bad. But putting was — to go to your actual question, putting was the best.
“I felt fluid with it. I felt like I — in what I’ve been trying to do, I’ve been trying to put it all together. I know what needs to happen, but putting it all together into a fluid stroke and then being able to be outwardly focused has been the goal.
“I felt like last night I did a really good job out here of that being the goal, find that, and then carry it into this morning and then trust it on the course.
“Frankly, I mean, I told Michael — I’ve been telling Michael for a while. I just feel like one lips in instead of lips out, and I feel like the lid comes off. I lipped out a few yesterday. I had one on No. 10 go across the lip today, but then the one on No. 1 could have been short and fell in. It was like, oh, wow, there is a hole there.
“Sometimes I’ve certainly shown that I can get streaky with it and was able to kind of get on the right side of that today.“
Jordan Spieth’s stats on day two of the CJ CUP Byron Nelson
Spieth enjoyed an exceptional day on the greens and ranked first in strokes gained putting on Friday, gaining nearly four strokes on the field.
His short game was in fine fettle as well, and he ranked third in strokes gained around the green.
His long game wasn’t as good as it could have been.
Spieth ranked 46th in strokes gained off the tee and 17th in strokes gained approach on day two of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.
Overall, Spieth gained just over 6.2 strokes on the entire field during his second round 62.
It is clear that the three-time major champion is close to rediscovering his best form, and it will be fascinating to see whether he is able to maintain the form he showed on Friday throughout the weekend.
