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Sports Briefing | Golf: A Post-Masters Letdown for Spieth

Jordan Spieth had a post-Masters letdown, shooting a three-over-par 74 at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, S.C., to end his run of 16 straight rounds under par.

Spieth had vowed that his whirlwind two-day celebration tour of New York after winning the green jacket Sunday would not affect his focus. But it was apparent early on that Spieth was not at his best.

Spieth, 21, was eight shots behind the leaders, Graeme McDowell and Matt Every, who were at five-under 66.

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