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Koepka and Spieth put themselves in the hunt

- Neil McLeman

of every year.

The Floridian, who has local caddie Ricky Elliott on his bag, would already be at the top of the leaderboar­d here if his putting had matched his usual high standards in the calmer earlier conditions.

“It was pretty sloppy today,” said the four-time Major champion. “It is hard to shoot a low one when you are not making any putts. “I didn’t make a putt all week. I just need to figure that out. If I can make some putts I could very easily be 10 under and maybe more. “It’s frustratin­g. Today was a lot easier – today I could have definitely shot a low one.

“It’s a little disappoint­ing but at the same time I am close enough to make a run over the weekend. I’m hanging Major in the same

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RECOVERY TRAIL: Spieth got himself out of trouble

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