Jordan Spieth now explains the two big mistakes he made at Augusta which cost him this year

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Jordan Spieth has revealed two reasons why things went so badly wrong for him at this year’s Masters at Augusta National.

The three-time major winner missed the cut at Augusta after finishing on nine-over par. The American’s first round consisted of four bogeys, one birdie, one double bogey and a damaging quadruple bogey on the par-five 15th.

Spieth’s second round was considerably better, with a two-over 74 more than acceptable on what was a challenging Friday. However, his seven-year wait for his fourth major title continues.

Jordan Spieth reveals two reasons why things went wrong for him at Augusta

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Speaking ahead of the Byron Nelson this week, Spieth has highlighted two moments where he felt it all unravelled at The Masters.

Unsurprisingly, the 30-year-old was critical of his efforts on the 15th. The quadruple bogey meant it was an uphill battle from there on in.

Spieth explained [footage via TenGolf]: “It was just two holes. Other than that, I could have had a bit of a chance. I have shown that if I’m within ten on Sunday, there’s a chance, so I always believe that there.

“It was just two holes where a little bit of I didn’t have it quite tight enough in my game, so maybe I made a little bit too aggressive of a decision around the greens. It was number one in the first round and then number 15 in the first round; they were two different days.”

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Spieth’s comments clearly show that he doesn’t feel his game is too far away from competing once more. By and large, his scoring at Augusta was solid. There were plenty of pars and the odd birdie.

This issue for Spieth is that he’s capable of throwing in poor holes, the 15th at Augusta being a good example.

As the golfing world has seen before, when he’s at the top of his game, he’s more than capable of competing with the world’s best. Ahead of this month’s PGA Championship in Valhalla, it would be foolish to write off Spieth. With three top tens in 2024, seeing the 30-year-old’s name on the leaderboard would come as a surprise.