When it came to Moving Day on Saturday at the Valspar Championship, Jordan Spieth came out in a full sprint.
Spieth eagled the par-5 opening hole at Innisbrook Resort before adding two other front-nine birdies to turn with a two-shot lead.
After hitting a 343-yard drive to begin his third round, Spieth left his second shot, from 218 yards out, just 8 feet away and sank the eagle putt.
Firing out the gates 🔥
An eagle on No. 1 makes @JordanSpieth the new co-leader @ValsparChamp. pic.twitter.com/Y5mka9Q0Wi
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 18, 2023
Four holes later, at the par-5 fifth, Spieth went driver off the deck and ended up in the front bunker, his second shot traveling 271 yards. He got up and down, rolling in a 5-footer for birdie.
Jordan Spieth takes driver off the deck at the par-5 fifth and makes birdie. After starting his day two shots behind, Spieth now has a two-shot lead at the @ValsparChamp.
pic.twitter.com/hlVYhJlaX2— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) March 18, 2023
Driver off the deck worked out better than @JordanSpieth thought 💪 https://t.co/a8y6Udvyt8 pic.twitter.com/pjae1MBVaZ
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 18, 2023
He’d birdie the par-4 eighth after a bogey at the par-4 seventh en route to shooting 3-under 33 on the front nine, which moved Spieth to 8 under overall.
The former Longhorn would open his back nine with a bogey at the par-4 10th before another birdie on a par 5 at the 550-yard 11th, courtesy of a greenside bunker shot that finished less than 4 feet from the hole.
.@JordanSpieth is a MAGICIAN from the bunker! 🪄
📺: NBC and @peacock pic.twitter.com/eWa7mjW6wW
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 18, 2023
Two more bogeys at the 13th and 15th were offset by birdies at the 14th and 16th.
Spieth found the green in two at the par-5 14th, setting up an easy two-putt birdie.
Ripping it 266 yards 💪
Another birdie has @JordanSpieth back in the solo lead. pic.twitter.com/oAjHSjWG8R
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 18, 2023
At the par-4 16th, Spieth hit his approach shot inside 5 feet from 163 yards out and knocked it in for his fifth birdie of the day to go along with the opening eagle.
.@JordanSpieth regains the @ValsparChamp lead at -8 after this terrific shot set up an easy birdie. 🙌
📺: NBC and @peacock pic.twitter.com/LsxPt701Gg
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 18, 2023
Spieth bogeyed the 18th to finish at 2 under on the day and get in the house at 7 under for the week. He’s one shot back of Adam Schenk’s lead and will be in the final group Sunday afternoon.
