Jordan Spieth made a run at The Northern Trust on Friday, draining back-to-back eagles.- Spieth called his shot on the first one, telling his caddie he was going to sink his 82-yard wedge.
- These things are easier said than done, but for Spieth, the doing is pretty easy as well.
Jordan Spieth is once again on the hunt.
At The Northern Trust on Friday, Spieth made an impressive jump up the leaderboard with back-to-back eagles during his front nine.
Spieth's first eagle came at the fifth hole. After landing his drive comfortably in the fairway, Spieth had a chance to be aggressive on his second shot going into the green.
From 82 yards out, Spieth lobbed the ball into the air to land it a few feet past the hole. It spun back like a yo-yo and made a direct line for the bottom of the cup.
Just a textbook eagle 2.
As the commentary team revealed during their replay, Spieth had essentially called his shot while planning his swing.
Spieth's caddie
"Why don't we just go pick it up out of the hole?" Spieth replied.
One swing later, Spieth did just that.
Spieth's magic wasn't done there. After nearly dunking his second shot on the very next hole into the water, Spieth was left with an awkward chip from the edge of the hazard.
Rather than play it safe, Spieth made another run straight at the hole and hit the flagstick on his rollout to sink yet another eagle.
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With the two eagles, Spieth played two holes at four-under-par, good enough to get him off the cut-line and into the middle of the pack.
While Spieth still has quite a mountain to climb to catch leader Jon Rahm at -12, if he keeps hitting eagles at this high a clip, he'll be atop the leaderboard in no time.