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Jordan Spieth hits scary shot into crowd, miraculously saves par at the Memorial

Still seeking his first professional win since 2022, Jordan Spieth has had a strong performance at the Memorial — at least in the big picture of things.

The former world No. 1 and three-time major winner continued tracking toward a top-10 finish at the event in Dublin, Ohio.

However, Spieth did have some rough holes, including a swing that resulted in him nearly hitting a fan with the ball — but that was before he was able to save par.

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Here’s a look at Spieth nearly hitting some fans on Sunday, plus more from his performance at the Memorial.

Watch Jordan Spieth’s scary shot into a crowd

Here’s video from Hole 1 at Muirfield Village Golf Club during Sunday’s fourth round, where Spieth was attempting to get out of some rough. On a straight line drive he hit, the ball barely snuck over the heads of some bystanders, nearly hitting the man in the yellow shirt:

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Did Jordan Spieth hit a spectator?

Spieth did not actually hit any spectators despite coming very close at the Memorial. In fact, the near-accident wound up working out excellently for the golfer; he turned the hole into a par after being all over the course and coming within inches of striking a fan with a ball.

Spieth downed a long putt on the Par 4 to maintain his status as one of the leaders at the tournament.

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Jordan Spieth’s Memorial scorecard 

Muirfield Village Golf Club is a Par 72 and equates to 7,569 yards. Spieth, despite 15 bogies over the four rounds at the Memorial Tournament, managed to hang with the leaders despite his struggles.

Here’s a look at Spieth’s full scorecard from the Memorial, where he finished one-under par.

Round 1:

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Par 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 72
Score 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 72

Round 2:

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Par 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 72
Score 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 69

Round 3:

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Par 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 72
Score 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 3 4 3 4 3 5 5 72

Round 4:

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total
Par 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 72
Score 4 3 4 3 5 5 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 5 5 3 5 4 74

Jordan Spieth history at the Memorial

Coming into this year’s tournament, Spieth owned eight top-20 finishes across his 11 starts at the Memorial. Three of those were top-10 finishes and his best finish was 3rd in 2015.

In 2023, Spieth finished in fifth with a four-under, and last year, he missed the cut.

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Jordan Spieth career earnings

Spotrac estimates Spieth’s career earnings to be $89,916,891, with around $14 million of that from winning majors and the rest from PGA. 

PGA Tour’s website also has Spieth ranked 11th among active players with his career earnings of $64,930,391.

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