Letter from Sawgrass: Jordan Spieth's first round was a mixed bag of good and bad

That struggle with the demons in his swing is offset by the angels he still can conjure up.

THE GOOD, BAD AND MIXED BAG: Jordan Spieth's first round at TPC Sawgrass was a mixed bag of good and bad golf. Pic: Mike Mulholland/Getty Images

He’s not been his best self since his peak 2015, but golf fans still get their money’s worth with Jordan Spieth. Good … bad … often both at the same time.

The three-time major winner performed the full Jordan Spieth experience on Thursday morning at TPC Sawgrass. Through his first 12 holes, Spieth recorded three pars – one of them from deep in the trees after making the turn on one. He also had two bogeys, one double, three birdies including a pair of dagger darts to kick-in range and a pair of hole-out eagles – the first from 53 feet out of the bunker on 11 and the second from 77 well left on 16. The only putt outside of 3 feet that he made to get to 3-under in that span was an 11-footer on the par-5 second hole.