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10 years ago, Jordan Spieth exited the Masters crushed. And with 1 lesson

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10 years ago, Jordan Spieth exited the Masters at Augusta National with a crushing defeat.

Jordan Spieth hits his tee shot on Thursday on the 17th hole at Augusta National. Getty Images AUGUSTA. Ga.

— Jordan Spieth swings. And Michael Greller screams. “Forrrre leeeeft!

” And you salivate. The caddie’s two words — or their siblings, forrrre riiiight — now have a Pavlovian effect. When Spieth goes wayward with shots, you froth — because here comes a Spiethian treat, more often than not, so to the right of Augusta National’s 18th hole you must go, where, under a dozen or so thick tree branches, Spieth’s tee ball ended up.

Spieth called for a rules official. Of course he did. “I just was curious as to how I could back in,” he said.