Jordan Spieth at Tour Championship 2016: Saturday Leaderboard Score, Reaction

Jordan Spieth needed a strong third round Saturday to push himself into contention at the Tour Championship, but he struggled to a two-over 72 at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. 

The two-time major champion sits at two over overall for the tournament, which put him 10 shots behind leader Dustin Johnson upon entering the clubhouse. Here is a look at the Tour Championship leaderboard:

Spieth was unable to establish consistency in his first two rounds, and that continued Saturday with four birdies, four bogeys and one double bogey to his credit. The following is a full rundown of the world No. 4's shaky scorecard:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Par	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	35
Round 3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	2	34
Overall	E	+1	E	E	E	-1	-1	E	-1
Par	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	35
Round 3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	38
Overall	-1	E	E	E	E	+1	+1	+3	+2	+2

While Spieth emerged from the front nine at one under for the round, there were early signs of trouble that foreshadowed the issues he would have over the course of the day.

Spieth seemed poised to tap in a routine par putt on the second hole after parring No. 1, but he botched a one-foot putt and had to settle for a bogey.

As Kent Spencer of WHAS pointed out, the miss made the usually automatic Spieth look like an average Joe at East Lake:

Rather than allow that miscue to immediately derail his day, though, Spieth bounced back by sinking a more difficult birdie putt on No. 3:

Spieth followed that up with another birdie on the par-five sixth, but he gave the stroke right back again by bogeying No. 8.

The 23-year-old was having trouble finding his groove; however, he ended the front nine on a high note thanks to a spectacular tee shot that nearly netted him an ace:

Spieth settled for a tap-in birdie and made the turn at one under for both the round and the tournament.

That would prove to be the pinnacle of Spieth's day, as things went downhill on the back nine beginning with a bogey on No. 11.

Spieth then found the water on No. 15 much like he infamously did in the final round of the Masters earlier this year at Augusta National, which contributed to his blowing a big lead.

That water shot led to yet another bogey for Spieth, and the negative vibes carried over to the 17th where he posted a double bogey six to fall further down the leaderboard at three over.

Although he got a stroke back with a birdie on the par-five 18th, the damage had already been done.

Spieth entered the third round with a big mountain to climb due to the strong play of Johnson and Kevin Chappell. While an under-par round could have potentially put him in the mix Sunday, he likely would have needed some help regardless in the form of the field coming back to him.

The Texan didn't hold up his own end of the bargain, though, and he'll be left to play for little more than pride and prize money in the fourth round.

Spieth entered the tournament in seventh place in the FedEx Cup standings, and he didn't do enough to give himself an opportunity to repeat as champion.

While Spieth did win two tournaments this year, it has been a disappointing campaign in comparison to what he accomplished in 2015. His up-and-down play in Atlanta has been a microcosm of that.

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