SAN FRANCISCO — Jordan Spieth is competing in match play for the second time this month.
The first occasion was only in his mind.
He was five shots clear of Justin Rose when he made the turn at Augusta National and was trying to keep his mind off the green jacket ceremony. So he told himself he was 1 down to Rose in match play and "let's play against him and see what we can do to get back."
"That kept my head off of anything else that was going on," he said.
Rose would have beaten him, 2 and 1, if that were the case.