Spieth: "I was a little mental midget out there."

Naturally a day after I wrote about how he talks to himself a lot on the course and makes a ton of par putts to get under his opponent's skin, Jordan Spieth declared himself a "mental midget" Saturday.

Ernie Els took advantage and Spieth blasted himself after the round. Rex Hoggard reports:

After the round Spieth seemed even more disappointed with his attitude and behavior following what had otherwise been a solid week.

“I didn’t have my swing, but I was a little mental midget out there. Actually kind of embarrassing looking back,” Spieth said. “I was dropping clubs and kind of just whining ... and you just can’t do that. In match play you’ve got to keep your cool. Anytime you show that, it’s weakness.”

Speith later tweeted, “I’m embarrassed about the way I acted on the course today. Played like the 13 year old version of myself mentally.”

As for Els, who hasn't made nearly as many birdies as his other final four colleagues, Bob Harig looks at how Els has found his game in Tucson.

The Saturday highlights where Fowler, Day, Els and Dubuisson survived.