Jordan Spieth's errant tee shot hits Masters patron, golf star apologizes with signed glove

It’s been much than a decade since Jordan Spieth won nan coveted greenish jacket, but nan three-time awesome champion returned to historical Augusta National Golf Club for the 90th Masters this week.

The 2nd information sewage underway Friday morning, pinch Spieth scoring astatine moreover par aft he played nan first 14 holes of nan day. At nan time, Spieth trailed defending champion Rory McIlroy by 5 shots.

After shooting 72 successful Thursday’s opening round, Spieth birdied his first spread Friday. He past parred nan adjacent 10 holes successful a statement earlier bogeying No. 12. McIlroy ended nan information astatine apical of nan leaderboard astatine 12-under par.

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Jordan Spieth plays his changeable from nan eighth tee during nan 2nd information of nan 2026 Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, connected April 10, 2026. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Spieth besides caught a break disconnected nan tee. His thrust veered heavy near and appeared headed for nan trees earlier ricocheting backmost into nan fairway.

The reason? Spieth’s changeable struck a Masters patron. "What a bounce," a commentator said, per ESPN. "I deliberation that deed that patron’s hand."

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Spieth made a constituent to cheque connected nan patron earlier continuing, later thanking him pinch a signed glove.

Jordan Spieth lines up a putt connected nan eighth greenish during nan 2nd information of nan Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, connected April 10, 2026. (Michael Madrid/Imagn Images)

Spieth has a knack for imaginative — and sometimes risky — shot-making. At past spring's Memorial Tournament successful Ohio, an errant thrust astir deed a group of fans, though Spieth still saved par. He besides struck spectators astatine nan CJ Cup Byron Nelson successful 2024 and 3 years agone astatine nan Players Championship.

Jordan Spieth plays his changeable from nan 4th tee during nan 2nd information of nan 2026 Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, connected April 10, 2026. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Spieth moreover had a viral infinitesimal astatine Augusta National past twelvemonth aft accidentally striking a patron successful nan groin pinch his putter connected nan measurement to nan first tee.

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The 2017 Open Championship marked Spieth’s astir caller awesome victory. He vanished Friday’s 2nd information astatine this year’s Masters astatine 1-over, successful a necktie for 32nd.

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