Jordan Spieth thought one PGA Tour decision was going to cause ‘disaster’ on day three at the Memorial but he was proven wrong

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It may well be too soon to suggest that Jordan Spieth is back, but he’s definitely trending in the right direction.

Spieth seems to be very close to getting back to his best, and his performance at the Memorial Tournament this week has been mightily encouraging.

Muirfield Village has played incredibly difficult during the first three days, and that’s just how Jack Nicklaus would want it.

Spieth spoke about how difficult the course at the Memorial is playing after his second round 69 on Friday.

And aside from a bogey on his finishing hole, it was a really solid day’s work for the three-time major champion.

In fact, the five he made on his closing hole of the day would have felt like a par.

A round of even-par 72 at Muirfield Village was nothing to be sniffed at on what was an extremely difficult Saturday afternoon in Dublin, Ohio.

Jordan Spieth thought PGA Tour decision was going to be a disaster on day three of the Memorial

Spieth could have carded a much better round today, had he holed the odd putt here and there.

His putting inside five feet continues to be his Achilles’ heel.

If the 31-year-old manages to fix that weakness, it won’t be too long before he wins again, there is absolutely no doubt about that.

In the here and now though, Spieth should be proud of where his game is at in general.

He spoke to reporters after his third round 72 at Jack’s Place and responded when asked about the PGA Tour’s decision to play the ball down.

He said, “Yeah, honestly, the mud it’s almost — you’re going to play so safe that the mud doesn’t frustrate you as much.

“Just because par’s even a better score than when there’s no wind. So you can kind of get over the mud. I thought it was worse the first two days somehow. I thought today was going to be a disaster with it. It was at least for us, maybe earlier today it was worse, but I thought it was decently manageable, and it’s got a chance to maybe only have a few holes tomorrow. But it was the wind as well.“

In fairness, there definitely weren’t as many mud-balls on day three as there were during the previous two rounds.

The PGA Tour decided to play the ball down all three days so far, and that definitely won’t change tomorrow now.

Mud-balls have definitely been a theme at Muirfield Village this week, but Saturday probably saw players affected the least out of all three rounds.

Jordan Spieth is trending in the right direction

If Spieth manages to secure a top five finish at the Memorial Tournament, it will be a huge stepping stone for him.

Competing near the top of the leaderboard around one of the most difficult courses on the PGA Tour rota will give the Dallas native huge confidence.

He must be feeling pretty good about his game in general already. His numbers this season prove that he’s definitely trending in the right direction.

The marginal gains from Spieth so far in 2025 are clear for all to see.

He just needs to keep working hard and the good times will surely return for him sooner rather than later.