Jordan Spieth 3-putts from 3 feet, 11 inches for a 9 as 'yips' show up at The Open Championship

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>The whole day was a nightmare for Jordan Spieth, who came nowhere near the cut line and is going home from The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

>Nothing summarized that more than his three-putt adventure from less than four feet away.

>Spieth entered the par-5 17th three shots back from the projected cut line at the time.

>He struggled his way to the green, and he ended up 3 feet and 11 inches from the hole to putt for double bogey.

>Not ideal, especially considering his score relative to the cut heading into a par-5, but the best he could do was make the short putt and get the double bogey.

>Spieth missed the double bogey putt, though.

>Then he missed the triple bogey putt.

>He ended up with a 9 on the par-5.

>Social media users pointed to the "yips," that dreaded mental block.

>Whatever the reason, this was painful to watch:

Here’s Spieth’s three putt from 3 ft, 11 inches.

Grueling watch. https://t.co/Chw21xOZ8Lpic.twitter.com/blEXBBZShN

— Christopher Powers (@CPowers14) July 17, 2026Spieth has had a few other on-course nightmares in his career.

>At his best, he's a great player. But when things go wrong for Spieth, they sometimes go very, very wrong.

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