{"id":5164,"date":"2016-04-14T15:55:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T15:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports_psychology_blog\/?p=5164"},"modified":"2025-06-10T07:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T11:02:07","slug":"jordan-spieths-meltdown-at-the-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/jordan-spieths-meltdown-at-the-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Spieth&#8217;s Meltdown At The Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5504 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/golf-composure.jpg\" alt=\"Composure in Golf\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/golf-composure.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/golf-composure-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spieths_Mental_Game_Collapse_At_Masters\"><\/span>Spieth&#8217;s Mental Game Collapse At Masters<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Article Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0769bf;color:#0769bf\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/jordan-spieths-meltdown-at-the-masters\/#Spieths_Mental_Game_Collapse_At_Masters\" >Spieth&#8217;s Mental Game Collapse At Masters<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/jordan-spieths-meltdown-at-the-masters\/#I_was_interviewed_by_NPR_radio_to_get_my_take_on_what_happened_with_his_meltdown\" >I was interviewed by NPR radio to get my take on what happened with his meltdown.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/jordan-spieths-meltdown-at-the-masters\/#Golfers_Mental_Edge\" >Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>At the Masters this past weekend, I&#8217;m sure you saw that Jordan Spieth was leading by 5 shots with 9 holes to play during Sunday&#8217;s final round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He then went on to bogey 10 and 11. At the 12th hole he had a disaster, some people called it the worst collapse in history. He landed 2 balls in the water and made quad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What was going on with him during that time? Jordan Spieth won the Masters last year and also the US Open but in the back 9 of the Masters this year, he crumbled&#8211;going 6 over on 3 holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"I_was_interviewed_by_NPR_radio_to_get_my_take_on_what_happened_with_his_meltdown\"><\/span>I was interviewed by NPR radio to get my take on what happened with his meltdown<strong>.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;What did you think about what happened on the 12th hole?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He might have been a bit frustrated from making bogey on 10 and 11 and this might have carried over to the 12th hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 12th hole is deemed one of the hardest holes in golf, and Spieth doesn&#8217;t have a good history on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spieth acknowledged that he was collapsing by telling his caddie. He had a lot of thoughts running through his head at that moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since he messed up the day before he was probably thinking &#8220;here we go again.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often times, golfers will reflect back on previous rounds and since he messed up at the end the day before he was already setting himself up to overthink and <strong>over-control<\/strong> his shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, he didn&#8217;t have a good finish to Saturday&#8217;s round and that might have played on his mind on the back nine on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All it takes is a little bit of doubt or a little bit of indecision to throw a golfer off of his game. And a lack of commitment on hole number 9, cost him the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What will Spieth do after the Masters? Spieth is a professional and will focus on his game and practice where he went wrong so he can improve the next tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to my entire 5-minute interview by using the link below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hereandnow.wbur.org\/2016\/04\/11\/jordan-spieth-masters-meltdown\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>How Jordan Spieth Could Recover From His Masters Meltdown<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Golfers_Mental_Edge\"><\/span>Golfer&#8217;s Mental Edge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peaksports.com\/sports-psychology-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/golfers-mental-edge20.jpg\" alt=\"Golf Psychology CD\" class=\"wp-image-4169\" style=\"width:228px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s the <em>big sign<\/em> that <strong>your mental game is the weak link<\/strong> in your golf game? 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