The Masters finally felt like The Masters again this week, having it back in the traditional second weekend in April slot. Three former Longhorns were in the field this week in the way of Dylan Frittelli, Scottie Scheffler, and Jordan Spieth.
While Spieth was never fully in contention over the weekend, he finished tied for third with Xander Schauffele at -7. The former Masters champion posted scores of 71, 68, 72, and 70.
Spieth’s highlight of the week came from his short game, chipping in on the 10th hole on Saturday. At the time, it put him only two shots back on the leader Justin Rose but was never able to capitalize.
Jordan Spieth is on a roll! Great chip in birdie on 10 after leaving it short. #Masters pic.twitter.com/m7TwB8ewgJ
— Justin Walters (@JustinWaltersTV) April 10, 2021
If it were not for a bogey on the 18th hole, Spieth would have taken sole possession of third place. Spieth has finished inside the top three five times in eight career Masters appearances.
Scheffler on the other hand did not perform his best. Friday ended with him +1, two shots above the cut. Augusta National treated the Dallas native a little more kindly over the weekend, shooting a 71 on both Saturday and Sunday.
I feel like I’ve been stuck in neutral this week,” Scheffler said. “Every time I feel like I was gonna get something done, I’d make a silly mistake.”
This was only his second Masters appearance, finishing tied for 19th in November. Scheffler’s placement this season was his second-best ever in a major championship, after finishing fourth in the 2020 PGA Championship.
Frittelli missed the cut after shooting a 76 on Thursday and a 74 on Friday. 11 bogeys doomed the South African, shooting bogeys on holes one, six, and 17 both days.