"It was a really nice start"- Jordan Spieth after a wild round at the 2023 Valspar Championship

Jordan Spieth had a thrilling round at the Valspar Championship on Saturday, March 18. The American golfer started the third round with an eagle on the first hole. He then went on to make a birdie on the fifth hole.

Spieth made five bogeys and then five birdies to counter that. He had a good start to the tournament and made four birdies in the opening round.

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The former World No. 1 carded a round of 67 on the first day, followed by a second round of 70 and a third of 69 to finish at a scoring deficit of seven.

Speaking about his performance, Spieth said:

"It was a really nice start. I've kind of not really had my best stuff the last two days with my swing and today I managed it really well around here. I made a few too many mistakes but overall in these conditions I think I would have signed for 2-under."

It is important to note that Adam Schenk has maintained his lead since the first round. He has secured the top position with a score deficit of eight after three rounds of 66, 69, and 70.

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Tommy Fleetwood has secured second position alongside Spieth. Speaking about his game, Fleetwood said:

"I think the first thing to look at is bogey-free. I made no dropped shots, I never went backwards once. I think that was just, they're always nice, no matter where you play nor when you're playing, but on a day like today when it's really tough, I felt like that was really important. Overall just happy with how patient I stayed."

2023 Valspar Championship leaderboard after the third round

1. Adam Schenk
T2. Tommy Fleetwood
T2. Jordan Spieth
T4. Cody Gribble
T4. Taylor Moore
T4. Webb Simpson
T7. Wyndham Clark
T7. Patton Kizzire
T7. Matt Wallace
T10. Zac Blair
T10. David Lingmerth
T10. JT Poston
T10. Chad Ramey
T10. Davis Riley
T10. Michael Thompson
T16. Stephan Jaeger
T16. Adam Long
T16. Alex Smalley
T16. Dylan Wu
T20. Sean O'Hair
T20. Doc Redman
T20. Kevin Streelman
T20. Kevin Streelman
T20. Nick Taylor
T20. Justin Thomas
T25. Byeong Hun An
T25. Sam Burns
T25. Zecheng Dou
T25. Lucas Glover
T25. Garrick Higgo
T25. Michael Kim
T25. David Lipsky
T25. Cameron Percy
T25. Sam Ryder
T25. Rory Sabbatini
T35. Doug Ghim
T35. Ben Griffin
T35. Kramer Hickok
T35. Ben Martin
T35. Denny McCarthy
T35. Andrew Novak
T35. Austin Smotherman
T35. Trevor Werbylo
T35. Richy Werenski
T35. Gary Woodland
T45. Ryan Armour
T45. Joseph Bramlett
T45. MJ Daffue
T45. Will Gordon
T45. Lee Hodges
T45. SH Kim
T45. Andrew Landry
T45. Henrik Norlander
T45. Justin Rose
T45. Justin Suh
T45. Erik Van Rooyen
T56. Joel Dahmen
T56. Maverick McNealy
T56. Greyson Sigg
T59. Ludvig Aberg
T59. Tyson Alexander
T59. Jason Dufner
T59. Harrison Endycott
T59. Nick Gabrelcik
T59. Hank Lebioda
T59. Victor Perez
T59. Patrick Rodgers
T59. Carl Yuan
T68. Ryan Brehm
T68. Ryan Gerard
T68. KH Lee
71. Trevor Cone
72. James Hahn