Watch: Jordan Spieth plays himself back into Northern Trust contention

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – In Round 1 of The Northern Trust, Jordan Spieth shot a 1-over 72 and things started much of the same on Day 2 with a bogey at the first. But things quickly turned positive as he tallied a front-nine 31, including a pair of eagles. 

The first eagle came at the par-4 fifth, after he smashed a tee shot 327 yards and then holed out from 81 yards. 

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He made eagle again on the next hole, the par-5 sixth, but this was even more impressive. His drive went 294 yards to the right rough, leaving him 255 yards to the hole. His second shot landed in the hazard area, just outside the water, and Spieth nearly took a little dip – as Justin Thomas did earlier in the day – before holing out from 84 feet. 

On No. 8, Spieth nearly emulated his backspin eagle at the fifth hole, but the ball finished 3 feet shy and he made birdie. Still, not too shabby.