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Jordan Spieth channels his old self with a 7-under 65 at Doral

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Jordan Spieth shot his lowest round of the season, a 7-under 65, at Trump National Doral, hinting at a return to form.

DORAL, Fla. โ€“ Ten years ago, when the PGA Tour last held a tournament at Trump National Doral, Jordan Spieth was ranked No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking .

Ten years later, Spieth drew headlines for moving back into the top 50 for the first time in more than a year, which is telling of where his game has been the last few years. Entering this week, itโ€™s been 329 days since Spieth has recorded a top-10 finish (T-7 2025 Memorial), a span of 15 starts that is tied for his second-longest stretch in his career. But on Thursday at Donaldโ€™s Place, Spieth was a world-beater again.

Perhaps it was the return to the Blue Monster that provided Spieth a hot-tub time machine moment as he made seven birdies and an eagle to shoot 7-under 65, his lowest round of the season and lowest opening-round to par on the PGA Tour since 2023. [He shot 65 in the first round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, too, on what is a par-70 layout. ] โ€œItโ€™s almost there,โ€ Spieth said of the state of his game.

โ€œIโ€™m inching closer every week. โ€ More: Jordan Spieth climbs back into top 50 in Official World Golf Ranking Under blue skies and just the lightest of wind until late in his round, Spieth birdied three of the first five holes. When he chipped in with a lob wedge from 52 feet at the par-5 eighth for eagle and also holed a putt from the fringe from just over 20 feet for birdie at No.