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<p>My commute to work takes about 40 minutes, so I had to choose a few holes to miss or else get to work an hour or two late.</p>
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<p>With Spieth up 5 and heading to 11, I made the call to leave then so I would get to work in time for him to be playing 16-17-18. What an error. By the time I got to work it was almost all over!</p>
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<p>Danny Willett is a good golfer, and hasn't come from nowhere. That said, it's still a massive surprise.</p>
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<p>It's a textbook long-shot major victory- stay there or thereabouts without ever being near the lead for 3 rounds, then hole a couple of putts on the back 9 on Sunday as the leaders choke. By the time you hit the front you're so full of adrenaline you barely notice, and you only have to hold it together for three holes. You barely have time to think about it, which is exactly how you want to do it.</p> -
<p>7 birdies in the final round, and you are still over par after 17 holes!</p>
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<p>I know Willett has been doing good things on the Euro tour, but hadn't seen much of him.</p> -
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<p>Bigger choke than Norman? Gut-wrenching for the young lad.</p>
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<p>In a micro sense, yes. He had a five shot lead, and had he just parred in he would have won comfortably. The first shot at 12 was just a bit offline, but the second was ugly.</p>
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<p>In the greater scheme of things, though, he was the defending champion who had been sleeping on the Masters lead for 7 straight rounds. I'm not surprised it took it's toll. I am surprised about the way the wheels came off, though.</p>
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<p>Norman just had a bad round, it wasn't one nightmare hole like Spieth. </p> -
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<p>It's more Vandevald than Norman</p>
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<p>Nothing will ever compare with Van de Velde. </p>
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<p>Spieth capitulated on the 12th, which is waaaay better than Jean on the 18th. </p> -
<p>Willets' brother is quite funny</p>
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<p>Speechless.<br><br>
I once punched that kid in the head for hurting my pet rat.<br><br>
Now look.<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/bbcgolf?src=hash'>#bbcgolf</a> <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheMasters?src=hash'>#TheMasters</a></p>
<p>— P J Willett (@P_J_Willett) <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href=''>April 10, 2016</a></p>
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<p>Well done, Dan. X</p>
— P J Willett (@P_J_Willett) <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href=''>April 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>There's a fat woman legging it around my house singing. I'm cracking open the passion fruit liqueur.<br><br>
AHHHHHHHHHHH<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://twitter.com/hashtag/bbcgolf?src=hash'>#bbcgolf</a></p>
— P J Willett (@P_J_Willett) <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href=''>April 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p>Choke is a bit much for someone who has 2 majors in quick time. Just had a bad hole. It is not like he repeatedly cracks under pressure. Take that one hole out of the equation and he is in the mix. Norman was suffering from the pressure from the beginning of the round and leaking shots every other hole. Anyway we will see how he responds. </p>
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<p>JVDV was a stupid stupid decision to try the shot he did (which TBF, is exactly what I'd of attempted to do...one day that one in a million shot will come off!!)</p>
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<p>Apparently this was the first time in 2 years Spieth has not won when leading going into the final round. When you look back over his weekend, he should have won this at a canter, but that it the beauty of the Masters!</p>
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<p>Always seems such a tranquil and serene setting for that wonderful game we love to hate, but to pretty much lose the title on that 155 yard par 3 is just brutal - he played that hole par, par, birdie, quadruple</p> -
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<p>Choke is a bit much for someone who has 2 majors in quick time. Just had a bad hole. It is not like he repeatedly cracks under pressure. Take that one hole out of the equation and he is in the mix. Norman was suffering from the pressure from the beginning of the round and leaking shots every other hole. Anyway we will see how he responds. </p>
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<p>I will be interested to see if it affects him mentally moving forward. I would guess not, you dont get to his position without being a tough nut mentally</p> -
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<p>I will be interested to see if it affects him mentally moving forward. I would guess not, you dont get to his position without being a tough nut mentally</p>
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<p>Rory had a similar meltdown on 10 in 2012 (from memory). Has won three majors since then. Scott choked horribly at the 2012 Open, and won the 2013 Masters. </p>
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<p>I will be interested to see if it affects him mentally moving forward. I would guess not, you dont get to his position without being a tough nut mentally</p>
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<p>From memory, he still got 2 birdies I think after that implosion (ok, also another bogie), but to pull 2 birdies back suggests to me he's quite tough.</p> -
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<p>From memory, he still got 2 birdies I think after that implosion (ok, also another bogie), but to pull 2 birdies back suggests to me he's quite tough.</p>
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<p>Spieth seemed quite fragile over the final 2 rounds - but he kept sinking putts to make birdies while dropping shots as fast. Final round was 7 birdies for a 73, 3rd round was 5 birdies for a 73, 2nd round was 4 birdies for a 74, 22 in all for the week. In contrast Willett only made 13 birdies but finished 3 ahead.</p>
