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Jordan Spieth is taking warmth from golf followers and certain Augusta Nationwide officers after breaking a serious unwritten rule following a third-round 69 at The Masters. Spieth, who gained The Masters in 2015 and completed within the high three in 4 of his first 5 Masters appearances, barely made the minimize this yr after back-to-back scores of 73 within the second spherical.
However he acquired issues going within the third spherical, making three birdies and no bogeys to maneuver underneath par for the week and inside the highest 25. After the spherical, Spieth was requested about his spherical and the way it differed from the primary two days. His reply shocked not solely the interviewer, but additionally followers.
Spieth: “We’re not allowed to speak about mud balls.”
*talks about mud balls
Ideas on The Masters attempting to limit gamers from speaking about mud balls?
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— Tour Golf (@PGATUOR) April 12, 2025
“My iron play killed me the final two days and to be brutally sincere with you, it was primarily mud balls,” he defined. “It’s simply so irritating as a result of you’ll be able to’t speak about them right here. You’re not supposed to speak about them. Mud balls can have an effect on this event considerably, particularly once you get them lots on 11 and 13. They’re simply daggers on these two holes.”
Jordan Spieth Blames Mud Balls For Poor Masters Play, Drawing Ire Of Followers
For individuals who are unfamiliar, a mud ball refers to a state of affairs the place golfers have mud caught to their ball, which may considerably alter the flight and trajectory of the next shot. Spieth claims that it occurs typically at Augusta Nation, however that officers inform golfers to not speak about it.
“There’s like lower than regular however I nonetheless had them as we speak on these holes. I had them yesterday on these holes. It’s one thing to concentrate to for certain for chief teams, since you simply should play so far-off from hassle or lay up once you’d usually go for it, simply random stuff, as a result of it’ll have an effect on it considerably,” he continued. “And should you’re on the mistaken aspect of the opening you’re both within the water otherwise you virtually can’t make par relying on what gap it’s.
“Look, it’s mowed into the grain. The ball is digging in on each shot. Loads of occasions you’ve it on 75% of your drives.”
Some followers had been prepared to listen to Spieth out. However most felt that it was simply bitter grapes from a participant who has struggled to succeed in the identical heights he discovered early in his profession.
“So did everybody else, I’m certain. Give up crying a river round your lie, and possibly there gained’t be mud,’ wrote one fan.
“He’s such a crybaby,” mentioned one other.
Those self same mud balls don’t appear to be affecting Rory McIlroy, who’s at 12-under at the moment holds a 4-shot lead over Corey Conners on the time of writing.
