<p class="title">Jordan Spieth took the blame for a late meltdown on Friday that cost him and partner Ryan Palmer a chance to play the final two rounds at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spieth hit two shots that ended in water hazards and led to double-bogeys at the final two holes during the exacting alternate shot format at TPC Louisiana.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The three-times major winner said they were mistakes that had been waiting to happen as he battled his swing for the entire round in the PGA Tour's only official team event.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I had a couple of really bad swings," Spieth told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I struggled with my swing really both days. Just didn't hit the ball well at all.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We held it together for a while and then it finally just came out. Unfortunately, all we needed was two more swings."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He pulled his tee shot into the drink at the par-three 17th, before pushing his second shot, an iron from the fairway, into a similarly watery grave at the par-five 18th.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In barely half an hour the Texas duo went from striking distance of the lead to missing the cut.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spieth's shot on the 18th landed in front of a bunker and took a big sideways bounce into the water, a mental error, he said, from indecision.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I was deciding whether to go over (the bunker) or short of it and instead I took the club that was right in-between and tried to throw it up in the air to get it close to the bunker," Spieth said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was just trying to make up for the hole before."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Partner Palmer then compounded the misery with a wedge shot that came up short and plugged in a bunker, leaving Spieth unable to hit out of the sand.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pair shot 74 for a four-under total of 140, missing the cut by one stroke.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I cost our team an opportunity, which really sucks given how hard we fought today," Spieth said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's not a good feeling. It's much worse than if it's just you."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Friday's disappointment came three weeks after the 24-year-old threatened to win the US Masters with a brilliant final round charge at Augusta National.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He will skip next week's Wells Fargo Championship before heading to the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Florida. </p>
<p class="title">Jordan Spieth took the blame for a late meltdown on Friday that cost him and partner Ryan Palmer a chance to play the final two rounds at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spieth hit two shots that ended in water hazards and led to double-bogeys at the final two holes during the exacting alternate shot format at TPC Louisiana.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The three-times major winner said they were mistakes that had been waiting to happen as he battled his swing for the entire round in the PGA Tour's only official team event.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I had a couple of really bad swings," Spieth told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I struggled with my swing really both days. Just didn't hit the ball well at all.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We held it together for a while and then it finally just came out. Unfortunately, all we needed was two more swings."</p>.<p class="bodytext">He pulled his tee shot into the drink at the par-three 17th, before pushing his second shot, an iron from the fairway, into a similarly watery grave at the par-five 18th.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In barely half an hour the Texas duo went from striking distance of the lead to missing the cut.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Spieth's shot on the 18th landed in front of a bunker and took a big sideways bounce into the water, a mental error, he said, from indecision.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I was deciding whether to go over (the bunker) or short of it and instead I took the club that was right in-between and tried to throw it up in the air to get it close to the bunker," Spieth said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It was just trying to make up for the hole before."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Partner Palmer then compounded the misery with a wedge shot that came up short and plugged in a bunker, leaving Spieth unable to hit out of the sand.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The pair shot 74 for a four-under total of 140, missing the cut by one stroke.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I cost our team an opportunity, which really sucks given how hard we fought today," Spieth said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's not a good feeling. It's much worse than if it's just you."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Friday's disappointment came three weeks after the 24-year-old threatened to win the US Masters with a brilliant final round charge at Augusta National.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He will skip next week's Wells Fargo Championship before heading to the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Florida. </p>