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Jordan Spieth Struggles to 4-Over 76 in Round 1 of Players Championship 2019

Jordan Spieth came into The Players Championship hoping to turn his 2019 season around.

He'll leave needing to play well Friday to avoid being cut.

Spieth carded a four-over 76 in Thursday's first round, putting him in a tie for 130th and 11 strokes off the pace set by leaders Tommy Fleetwood and Keegan Bradley.

The round was a microcosm of Spieth's season, featuring horrid drives, misses on easy putts and a languishing look of frustration from a guy trying to figure things out. Spieth has not finished any higher than 35th in a PGA Tour event this season and has not won on tour since the 2017 Open Championship.