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| Willett wins first Masters after Spieth's shocking collapse |
Willett wins first Masters after Spieth's shocking collapse
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Danny Willett in a blooming anorak was harder to accept because he wasn't even abiding he could play the Masters two weeks ago.No one was added abashed than Jordan Spieth.
Nine holes abroad from addition wire-to-wire victory, the arresting Masters best threw it abroad Sunday with a collapse about Amen Corner that was abominable even by Augusta National standards. With a five-shot advance branch to the 10th tee, he alone six shots in three holes and could never bolt up.
"It was a absolutely boxy 30 account for me that hopefully I never acquaintance again," Spieth said.
Even added aching for Spieth?
He had to go to Butler Cabin and to the 18th blooming commemoration to present the blooming anorak to Willett.
"I feel actual advantageous to be continuing here, and you not putting the anorak on yourself again," Willett said to Spieth at the bays presentation.
Willett consistently had this Sunday circled on his agenda -- the due date of his aboriginal child. He wasn't planning to be at Augusta National until his wife gave bearing to their son, Zachariah James, on March 30 and beatific the 28-year-old Englishman on an doubtful aisle to acceptable a above champion.
It was a improvement that ranks a part of the a lot of hasty at the Masters.
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| Willett wins first Masters after Spieth's shocking collapse |
He won by three shots at 5-under 283, the accomplished acceptable account at the Masters in nine years.
It already was aboriginal Monday in England -- his wife Nicole's 28th birthday.
"We allocution about fate, allocution about aggregate abroad that goes with it," Willett said. "It's just a crazy, crazy week."
Willett concluded Europe's 17-year aridity at Augusta National, and he became the aboriginal abecedarian from England in a blooming anorak aback Nick Faldo in 1996.
How fitting.
Twenty years ago, Faldo aswell attempt a bogey-free 67 in a final annular remembered just as abundant for Greg Norman throwing abroad a six-shot lead.
Spieth was aggravating to become alone the fourth back-to-back champ of the Masters, and the aboriginal abecedarian in 156 years of championship golf to go wire-to-wire in alternating years in a major. And it looked assured if he ran off four beeline birdies to end the foreground nine and body a five-shot lead.
This didn't attending like one of those Masters that would alpha on the aback nine Sunday.
But it did -- quickly.
Spieth fabricated bogey from the alembic on No. 10. A tee attempt into the copse on the 11th, missing an 8-foot par putt. He still had a two-shot advance and alone bare to get accomplished the alarming par-3 12th to achieve himself, abnormally with two par 5s in foreground of him.
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| Willett wins first Masters after Spieth's shocking collapse |
His 9-iron sailed to the right, belted off the abruptness and into the water. His block from the bead breadth was fat, and Spieth angry his arch as the brawl plopped into the baptize again. He had to get active from a alembic just to accomplish a quadruple-bogey 7.
"It was a abridgement of conduct to hit it over the alembic advancing off two bogeys, instead of acquainted I was still arch the Masters," Spieth said.
The turnaround larboard him dazed. Spieth was 5 shots advanced on the 10th tee and three shots abaft if he absolved to the 13th tee.
Willett caked it on with a attempt into the 14th to about 4 feet, and a tee attempt on the par-3 16th to 7 anxiety for a baboon that continued his lead. Spieth still had a adventitious if he birdied both par 5s to get aural two shots, and again hit his tee attempt to 8 anxiety abaft the aperture on the 16th. But he absent the baboon putt, and if he hit into a alembic and bootless to save par on the 17th, it was over.
Spieth had led afterwards seven beeline circuit at the Masters, a band that concluded in a a lot of atrocious fashion. He attempt 41 on the aback nine for a 73, and was runner-up for the additional time in three years.
Lee Westwood, arena with Willett, bankrupt with a 69. He fabricated hawkeye on the 15th aperture to get aural one attempt of the lead, and again three-putted the 16th aperture to abatement away. Westwood has played in 72 majors afterwards winning.
Dustin Johnson aswell had an alfresco chance, even afterwards four putts for a bifold bogey on the fifth hole. He absent hawkeye putts from 15 anxiety and 20 anxiety on the par 5s on the aback nine, and again took bifold bogey on the 17th. Johnson bankrupt with a 71 and angry for fourth with Paul Casey (67) and J.B. Holmes (68).
Smylie Kaufman, one attempt out of the advance in his Masters debut, bankrupt with an 81.
Willett moves to No. 9 in the world. He already was the arch abecedarian in the world, alone for his able career to be slowed by aback injuries. But he began to appearance his anatomy on a big date endure year in the Bout Play, and by acceptable in Dubai this year.
Defending best Jordan Spieth, left, helps 2016 Masters best Danny Willett, of England, put on his blooming anorak afterward the final annular of the Masters golf clash Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Augusta, Ga.Jordan Spieth takes a additional bead on the 12th aperture afterwards landing the baptize alert during the final annular of the Masters golf clash Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Augusta, Ga.Apr 10, 2016; Augusta, GA, USA; Dustin Johnson hits his tee attempt on the 7th aperture during the final annular of the 2016 The Masters golf clash at Augusta National Golf Club.Danny Willett, of England, walks forth the 15th aperture during the final annular of the Masters golf clash Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Augusta, Ga.Tom Watson of the United States plays a attempt as Jack Nicklaus and Gary Abecedarian attending on during the Par 3 Contest above-mentioned to the alpha of the 2016 Masters Clash at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6, 2016 in Augusta, Georgia.
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