Spieth in Masters mode for U.S. Open title bid

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By Mark Lamport-Stokes UNIVERSITY PLACE, Washington (Reuters) - Brilliant putting and ice-cool nerves helped Jordan Spieth win his first major title at the Masters in April and he has used the same combination this week to contend at the 115th U.S. Open. Spieth double-bogeyed his ninth hole, the tricky par-four 18th, after hitting his drive and third shot into bunkers in Friday's second round at Chambers Bay. "The front nine, I believe, is the harder of the two nines," world number two Spieth told reporters after carding a three-under-par 67 on a fast and firm layout in bright sunshine.

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