(Reuters) - An inauspicious start dropped Jordan Spieth out of the lead after the first nine holes of the final round of the John Deere Classic on Sunday.
The world number two, who will be going for his third major title of the year at the British Open starting on Thursday, bogeyed the first and third holes at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois before recovering to make the turn at even par.
A day after a sizzling 61 put him atop the leaderboard, Spieth stood at 17 under par to share third place, three strokes behind fellow-American Tom Gillis.