Jordan Spieth did his best to stay within range of Brooks Koepka at the PGA Championship on Friday by making five birdies over his last 11 holes for a 4-under 66
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Jordan Spieth doesn’t feel as though his confidence is getting higher. All that mattered was his score getting lower.
Koepka started with a 7-under 63, after becoming the only player to post 63 in the same major twice. He opened with three birdies over the opening four-hole stretch at Bethpage Black and threatened to pull away. “My goal in turning was try and get to a few under for the championship,” Spieth said. “You don’t expect Brooks to fall at all, so I thought I needed to be within five or six or seven to feel like I had a chance on the weekend.”
Johnson played alongside Spieth and reached 5 under for the tournament approaching the 18th, only to miss the fairway and go over the green. He also three-putted from long range on the par-3 third, but made a 20-foot birdie putt late in his round at No. 7 for a 67.
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