Jordan Spieth second-nine birdie spree leads to 62, one shot off lead at Byron Nelson
Jordan Spieth's six consecutive birdies to start his second nine at TPC Craig Ranch helped catapult the Texan up the leaderboard during Friday's second round.
Jordan Spieth finished one shot off his best round in more than a decade Friday at TPC Craig Ranch. Spieth's bogey-free 62 included a second-nine where he recorded seven birdies — all to get him to 12 under par, within a stroke of playing competitor Sungjae Im (61) and Kensei Hirata atop the CJ Cup Byron Nelson leaderboard , before the 36-hole cut is made later in the day. Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka still have 18 holes to get within Im and Spieth.
Nonetheless, there's plenty for Spieth fans to celebrate. The Texan has given himself a chance to win his first Tour event in more than four years — in front of a hometown crowd. "The hole started to look big, so that allows me to play a little bit safer on my approaches," Spieth said of the groove he got into on his second nine.
live THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson - Rd 2 The second round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson is underway at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. Spieth, who began the round on the 10th hole, tied his career-best for most consecutive birdies on that second nine. He previously accomplished the mark during his opening round at the RBC Heritage in 2020.
Spieth went six-for-six on hole Nos. 1-6 after carding a 33 on his first nine holes Friday. The birdie fest was snapped at the par-3 seventh where he two-putted for par.