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Patient Spieth torches back nine; two back at PGA

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. – Jordan Spieth birdied the first hole in Round 3 of the PGA Championship. The crowd roared, attentions were piqued, and then … nothing. Par after par after par.

Spieth made nine consecutive pars before finally breaking the streak with a birdie at the par-5 11th.

“Once the one on (No.) 11 went, even though it was a simple up and down, I at least saw another birdie go,” Spieth said.

And after another birdie at the 12th, “we were off to the races,” he said.

“The holes started to look bigger.