Former JSU Golfer Danny Willett Wins the Masters after Jordan Spieth’s Collapse

Jordan Spieth has carried out one of the most shattering duties of his young career. After collapsing on the back side, Spieth slipped the green jacket on new Masters champion Danny Willett on Sunday.

Willett, a 28-year-old Englishman, who was a standout golfer for Jacksonville State University in Alabama, won by three strokes, taking advantage when Spieth put two balls into Rae’s Creek and made a quadruple-bogey 7 at the devilish 12th hole.

Spieth looked as though he was fighting back tears when he said “it’s tough, really tough.” He had a five-shot lead at the turn, but threw it all away in less than an hour. In the process, he squandered a chance to become only the fourth player to win back-to-back titles.

Willett was all smiles, having recently become a new father. Now, he’s a Masters champion and only the second Englishman to win the green jacket. Willett says “it was just a very surreal day … and a crazy, crazy week.”

Spieth seemed certain to become only the fourth player to win back-to-back titles at Augusta National when he made the turn with a commanding five-shot lead. But, in less than an hour, he had totally thrown it away, handing the championship to Willett.

Willett closed with a 67 for a 5-under 283, beating Spieth and Lee Westwood by three strokes.

Spieth tried to rally, but a bogey at No. 17 ended any hopes of a comeback.

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