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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland – After a lap, he ranks in his top 10 major tournaments, the only thing that was not planned for Jordan Spieth on Saturday at Carnoustie was his morning haircut. It had to cost him £ 9 (just under $ 12) but the one who cut his hair – Spieth kept this part for himself – would have been surprised by the generous tip, having given what they call in this part of the world a cut "high and tight" ordinary.
"It was supposed to be what I normally get, and instead it went a little bit shorter," said Spieth. "A very British haircut, a little shaved on the sides, a little longer on the top, that's what it is."
But when you are at the top of the rankings, you head to the last day, with a chance to defend the Open title and make it major # 4, a haircut out of the ordinary can be forgiven . After getting a 6-in-65 round, Spieth came back from an uncertain defensive start to record what he feels like consecutive rounds that rival the best he's ever managed to obtain. He scored less than 67 on Friday to end up in the squad after his 72 unmatched first-round games.
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1 19659007] The round of Saturday is Open with the most daring calls when he pulled the driver out of the first tee to reach the green. An eagle followed and this gave a wonderful glimpse of the spirit of a champion who plays with confidence and calm. A round without bogey would follow, chaining birdies while most people at Carnoustie were paying attention to Tiger Woods leaping in the rankings.
Since Woods' last great triumph in 2008, the world has sought his successor. Spieth may have come closest to filling the impossible void, but in his quiet way. But still he was disarmed by the question on this new haircut. He looked timidly while he was evaluating the result of his trip to the hairdresser, but was more bullish when talking about his current form. He has not won a tournament since his triumph in 2017 at Royal Birkdale. Evaluating a difficult year, these struggles seeming a world away, he was adamant that he would not trade the arduous journey here for any purpose.
"I think going through the kind of things that I went through in my game allowed me to know when I'm going, what are the keys to overcoming that?" Spieth said. in the future, I'll be able to raise a little faster and under the gun to compensate a little better. "
His goal before the tournament here was on his put and a few adjustments to his swing. He said that his swing was barely in clbad B efforts, but on Saturday he was quite different as he played with an unshakeable concentration and even managed to birdie on the monstrous hole par-3 16. [19659002HespokeearlierintheweekofreluctancetomakethemovingClaretJugsaygoodbyetoanoldfriendandthencamethe"brainfart"aroundThursdaywhenhefinishedfourthinhislastfourholesforfromapromisingpositiontoonethatrequiredintenseworkThencametheFridayrecoveryandaccelerationSaturday
It looks like the plot of his favorite book – "The cat in the hat." There, the anthropomorphic cat tries to comfort two children who are bored, alone at home, playing with the fish first and then bringing a box containing two creatures similar to him who then wreak havoc in the House. Children seem worried when their mother comes back, but the cat uses a machine that magically makes it normal. A lot of drama, but in the end, everything becomes as it was at the beginning. Spieth would definitely like this weekend to end well.
After the test of the haircut, Spieth's next task is to make sure that none of his roommates falsify his food on Saturday night to reject him. He shares a home with six of the other Americans here, their fellow competitors Zach Johnson and Kevin Kisner among them.
"Yes, I will probably ask the chef to have him eat in case Kiz lubricates them," Spieth says.
But jokes aside, Sunday gives Spieth the chance to climb into the pantheon of golf greats. He was asked on Saturday to mimic the feat of "Young". Tom Morris, who is the only other person in the history of this great tournament to defend his title under 25 years.
"I do not think he's going to get angry with me," Spieth says.
And he will pay little attention to how his competitors are doing on Sunday – while "… he was sitting at the press conference on Saturday, he did not know the final score of Woods – as he will be the big ones of all time.
"What is four [compared to] three?" Spieth said, referring to the opportunity to increase his major title total by one.
Then, however, came this wonderful confidence: "I feel like I'm rolling."
It still looks like the old Spieth.
Sunday in late afternoon, as the sun begins to dip back into the horizon of the Angus coast, it there is a chance that he recovers the Claret Reef.If so, then it could be in another unexpected financial expense.This is a rule that relates to the trust that underlies this group of American roommates: if someone wins here at Carnoustie, they pay for the private jet. Spieth would take this in a heartbeat, with everything returned as was the case earlier this week, aside from this slightly more aggressive haircut.
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