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| Willett Didn't Dominate Augusta's Par 5s, but He Excelled Everywhere Else |
Willett Didn't Dominate Augusta's Par 5s, but He Excelled Everywhere Else
Reported by Media on Monday, Given Jordan Spieth’s bogey-bogey-quad run from holes 10-12, it’s simple to say that he absent the Masters added than Danny Willett won it. But that would avoid Willett’s absurd annular -- a bogey-free 67 that exhausted the acreage boilerplate by about six shots.Willett’s aback nine stands out. He navigated holes 10-12 at even par to break in the tournament, and ran off birdies at the 13th, 14th, and 16th as Spieth imploded about Amen Corner.
Sunday featured easier scoring altitude than the aboriginal three rounds, but Augusta National still showed its teeth. Thirteen holes played over par and alone the par 5s and the par 3 16th served up astute baboon chances. For the round, Willett absent acclamation to the acreage on alone two holes – missing baboon putts of 7 and 15 anxiety afterwards layups on the par 5 2nd and 15th holes.
In Butler Cabin, Willett batten about the accent of befitting clip with Spieth’s front-nine baboon barrage. Willett didn’t bout Spieth’s fireworks, but he abhorred bogeys. Arena three holes advanced of the final pairing, Willett navigated the betraying amplitude from 10 to 12 while Spieth reeled off birdies on 6, 7, 8, and 9. Willett acquired a attempt on the acreage (and six on Spieth!) by arena holes 10-12 in even par.
Willett still bare a big amount from Spieth to accept a adventitious and Spieth gave it to him with the abstract quadruple bogey on 12. Willett promptly ashore a bold adamant over the baptize on 16 to set up baboon at the 16th and parred in for his aboriginal above title.
For the week, Willett ranked T18 in birdies or bigger (13) and did not almanac an eagle. Spieth accomplished with far and abroad the a lot of birdies (22) – a absorption of some absolutely amazing band and clamp putting. But Willett fabricated alone eight bogeys and annihilation worse – an outstanding amount accustomed the U.S. Open-like altitude the aboriginal three days. The acreage fabricated bogey or worse on about 26% of their holes; Willett on alone 11%.
He acquired shots on the acreage on drives and access shots, and with his abbreviate game. If absolute band and clamp putts win the Masters, Willett was a admirable champ as he acquired +11.5 of his +14.2 acclamation acquired in those two areas.
More interesting, he didn’t chase the archetypal adapt of Masters winners by assertive the par 5s. Of the 89-man field, Willett ranked 1st in par 4 scoring and 2nd in par 3 scoring, but alone 69th in par 5 scoring (Spieth ranked no. 1 on the par 5s).
We’ve now apparent two beeline 20-something Masters champions win their aboriginal above with adventurous adamant play and clamp putting. For Jordan Spieth, a win and two T2s will accord him the aplomb to appear aback and argue for abounding added blooming jackets. For Willett, this is the acme of a multi-year acceleration appear the top of the action and a abiding assurance that he can authority his own with the best in the world.
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