Jordan Spieth was on top of the world on Thursday morning but by
Friday evening he'd come crashing back down to earth.
The 22-year-old
Texan has won two majors in 2015 and was crowned World No.1 after a second
place finish at the PGA Championship earlier this month.
But Spieth will
lose the top spot he secured just two weeks ago after failing to make the cut
at The Barclays event in New Jersey.
The reigning
Masters and U.S. Open champion added a three-over-par 73 Friday to the
four-over-par 74 he carded on Thursday to miss the cut by five strokes.
"I'm
definitely searching for answers," Spieth said in comments carried by the
PGA website when asked to explain his dramatic drop-off in form.
"I don't
know exactly what I'm going to do from here as far as how I get prepared for
next week (when the tour progresses to the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC
Boston) but I have some time to figure it out."
Spieth's
troubles mean Rory McIlroy will return to the summit of the world rankings when
they are published next week without lifting a club this weekend.
The Northern
Irishman is currently taking time out to recover from ankle surgery after
damaging ligaments playing football with friends.
McIlroy's time-off will ensure Spieth can return to World No 1.
next weekend should his form improve sufficiently at TPC Boston.
"I've
reached that peak already and I know it's going to be close enough to where if
I just get the job done next week, I'll be back in that ranking," Spieth
continued.
"But again,
that ranking, it's great once you reach it but it's not something that I'm
going to live or die on each week. It doesn't really make much of a difference.
"If you go
on a three- or four-year cycle, Rory is No. 1 in the world. If you go just base
off of this year, I am."
As Spieth heads
home, Bubba Watson will be looking to extend his lead at the New Jersey course.
The 2012 and
2014 Masters champion leads the field at seven-under-par going into day three.
Open champion
Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson, Jason Dufner and Tony Finau all lie just one shot
back on six-under-par.
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