Spieth: "We" Are "Going To Take The Fall Today.”

Instead of accepting that he could not adjust to Innisbrook's slower-than-normal greens, world number one Jordan Spieth seemed to accept that they were not readable. He's hardly along among modern players struggling with greens "only" around 10 on the Stimpmeter,

Where he did cross a shocking line though was in throwing his caddy into the blame game for a T18th place showing.

From Ryan Lavner's GolfChannel.com report.

Spieth also blamed a few strategic errors during his final round. His day got off to an inauspicious start, when he pulled driver on the second hole, found the bushes down the right and took an unplayable, leading to a bogey. He also made double on the par-3 eighth when his tee shot with a long iron hooked left and into the shrubs.

“Our decisions cost us a few shots early and all the momentum,” Spieth said. “We both get the credit when things are going good, and we’re going to take the fall today.”

We, are speaking for our caddie here? Wow. Talk about boldly crossing a line few players dare to cross, the caddie blame game. Get his man a power nap!

Here is the video from GolfChannel.com:

In this week's SI/Golf.com roundtable, the gang chalked the behavior of Spieth to fatigue.

Bamberger: I don't think, Cam, that this even rises to the level of "fighting back." This was nothing. Jordan seems tired. They say you can't catch-up on lost sleep. I think it's going to be a hard year for him.

Van Sickle: Agree with The Bamberger. Spieth needs a month off and there's no room on the schedule for that now. Maybe if he skipped the Match Play and had three weeks off before Augusta … but I don't think he'll consider that. You can't take off in May, either, with The Players. He scheduled poorly and needs to cut back where he can. Social media is a joke. We put our names on our stories but anonymous idiots can take cheap shots. You should have to put your name and address on your dopey tweets and have the guts to stand behind them. That would solve a lot of problems.

Spieth turns up on Monday in New York for a round of media appearances to promote the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship. Spieth has appearances (with Lexi Thompson) on CBS This Morning, ESPN’s SportsCenter, and Golf Channel. There will also be coverage (but I'm not sure of Spieth's involvement) on the Today Show, “Mornings with Maria” on Fox Business, Live! with Kelly and Michael, Sprout’s “Sunny Side Up” and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He will also be attending a ceremony to light the Empire State Building in the Drive, Chip and Putt Championship colors.