ORLANDO, Fla. – The old J.J. Spaun would’ve responded differently to this kind of finish. Spaun was within striking distance of the lead Friday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational when he dunked his tee shot in the water at the par-3 17th hole and nearly rinsed his approach at the par-4 finishing hole before getting a lucky break off the rocks. He’d fail to take advantage, though, missing an 8-footer for par. The double bogey-bogey close capped a 3-over 75 and dropped Spaun back to 2 under, seven shots behind leader Viktor Hovland.
He’s not out of it, but dinner certainly wouldn’t taste as good.