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Monday Leaderboard: What happened to Jordan Spieth?

Welcome to the Monday Leaderboard, where we run down the weekend’s top stories in the wonderful world of golf. Grab an Arnold Palmer, pull up a chair, and help us solve a golf mystery …

1. What happened to Jordan Spieth?

For just a brief moment on Saturday at the John Deere Classic in Illinois, we got a look at an all-too-rare sight in the golf world: Jordan Spieth at the top of the leaderboard. He carded eight birdies through 12 holes at TPC Deere Run and looked like he was on 59 watch. But a bogey derailed him, and he would go on to finish 13 strokes behind eventual winner Davis Thompson.