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tee shot at the 200-yard 14th, a birdie there making it a tie for the lead once again.

Spieth then followed that by rolling in a 45-foot eagle putt at the 542-yard 15th, pointing to the hole in celebration as that brilliant effort disappeared into the hole. That putter was back working again. In went another putt, this time for a birdie. Kuchar, who had birdied the 15th but had to settle for a par at the 16th, had gone from one in front to two behind in the space of three holes.

There was no danger of Spieth letting the Claret Jug slip out of his grasp now. He matched a Kuchar birdie at the 17th to keep that cushion. No heroics were needed at the last. A regulation par got the job done, comfortably as it turned out in the end as Kuchar closed with a bogey. What a finish!