Jordan Spieth furious at Masters flaw ‘you’re not supposed to talk about’

The 2015 Masters winner has taken exception to the Masters course but stated that he shouldn’t be mentioning the issue he claims every player is battling with

Jordan Spieth has blamed mud balls for his poor form at the Masters this year but implied it’s something Augusta National tries to censor.

Spieth enters the final round at the Masters at 1-under after rallying back on Saturday following two rounds of 73 on Thursday and Friday. A bogey-free round with three birdies moved Spieth up to tied-21 but he is still some 11 shots off Rory McIlroy.

The American, who has already commented on the course, believes mud balls are to blame for his poor scoring – though he added he shouldn’t be talking about it. “My iron play killed me the last two days, and to be brutally honest with you, it was primarily mud balls,” he said.

It’s just so frustrating because you can’t talk about them here. You’re not supposed to talk about them. Mud balls can affect this tournament significantly, especially when you get them a lot on 11 and 13. They’re just daggers on those two holes.

“They’ve done a better job — there’s like less than normal, but I still had them today on those holes, too. I had them yesterday on those holes. It’s something to pay attention to for sure for leader groups because you just have to play so far away from trouble or lay up when you’d normally go for it, just random stuff because it will affect it significantly.

“And if you’re on the wrong side of the hole you’re either in the water or you almost can’t make par depending on what hole it is. I just felt like today was a bit better with the iron play for me, especially early, and I just stayed alive the first few holes and then finally got a couple good looks and made them.”