Jordan Spieth is Number One No More

29 Aug, 2015

 By the end of the week, Jordan Spieth might be No. 1 in just one major category – the PGA Tour money list. He has earned just under $10.4 million this year, so missing the cut at The Barclays is not likely to keep him up at night.

Rory McIlroy will get back to No. 1 in the world ranking after Spieth replaced him two weeks ago. And McIlroy wasn’t even playing this week.

Bubba Watson and Jason Day are the only two players who can top Spieth at No. 1 in the FedEx Cup, and only if they win the opening FedEx Cup playoff event at Plainfield Country Club. Watson shot a 2-under 68 on Friday and took a one-shot lead going into the weekend. Day shot a 68 and was three shots behind.

Spieth was the big news after two rounds at The Barclays, mainly because he won’t get to play two more rounds. It was the third time this year he has missed the cut, so that’s not unusual. But with rounds of 74-73, it was the first time since the Tour Championship last year that he had consecutive rounds over par, and the first time since March 2014 that he started any tournament with two rounds over par.

“Yeah, tough week,” he said. “I’m definitely search for answers. I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do from here as far as how I get prepared for next week, but I have some time to figure it out. We don’t start until Friday.”

In the meantime, there’s a tournament to be won at Plainfield. And through two days, it’s wide open. Justin Thomas might have said it best after he signed for a 69 and was seven shots out of the lead.

“This is a course where if you make the cut, you have a chance to win,” Thomas said.

AP

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