Jordan Spieth stood at the tee of the 71st hole of the DEAN & DELUCA Invitational at Colonial with a one-shot lead over Harris English, but needed two relatively fortunate breaks to avoid dropping back.
Spieth, who has struggled off the tee in recent weeks, hit a shot into the crowd that bounced back out to within a few feet from the fairway.
A nice piece of memorabilia ... pic.twitter.com/OrTtpZQ0v2
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After stopping to hand over an autographed glove, Spieth's approach to the green at the par-4 17th sailed over the flag and struck the grandstands. Spieth was able to drop his ball and had a chip shot from a very tough position - and he drained it.
The man of the hour.#QuickHits https://t.co/t3jbQOCtYh
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The win is Spieth's first since January, and the first of his career in the state of Texas.
Spieth was even through nine holes Sunday and trailed English, but birdied his first three (and last three) holes on the back nine to post a final-round 65. Spieth had three putts to win on the 18th, but capped the tournament with a 34-foot birdie putt.
Just for good measure ...
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Jordan Spieth wins in Texas!#QuickHits https://t.co/KCfmyNy5Ci
(Correction: this story originally said this was Spieth's first win of the year, but he won in January. The author regrets the error.)
