Two days have passed since it all went wrong for Jordan Spieth and caddie Michael Greller at the Masters.
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Renowned for his mental toughness under pressure and already the victor of two major titles at the tender age of 22, Spieth was seemingly poised for a second successive Green Jacket after storming five strokes clear with nine holes to play. That left him at 10-over 226 for the tournament and on pace for his worst performance in eight Master appearances. “It’s no surprise, certainly to the European Tour players who know him so well”. “They said ‘try to bring the green jacket home for the little one.’ I don’t think he’ll fit into it right now but he will grow into it”, Willett said.
The brilliance displayed to bag four consecutive birdies on six through nine seemed to have won the day, but in golf, as in most sports, it isn’t over until it’s over. “And when you’re not quite comfortable with your swing and obviously you start thinking about it rather than trying to just get up there and look at the target and hit at it, it’s hard to kind of get anything going”, Day added.
The story of this tournament will always be more about Spieth the runner up than Willett the victor, but Willett deserves enormous amounts of credit for a tournament well played and staying composed to shoot an incredible round on Sunday.
Masters champion Danny Willett wants to taste more major championship glory and could not care less if the focus remains on Jordan Spieth’s dramatic collapse. Greller then pivoted to the present, explaining that while Sunday’s finish at Augusta National “stung”, both he and Spieth will improve as a result.
“I am looking forward to being part of that illustrious group of major winners, which still sounds a bit odd to be honest, but I want to keep moving forward with my career and seeing what else I can achieve”, Willett said.
The young American knew all week that his game from tee to green was not at its best, and it was his brilliant putting above all that helped him lead after each of the first three rounds before failing to close the deal.
“Big picture, this one will hurt”, Spieth said.
“He had his trainer here (in Augusta) and he’s got a awful back, so once a month he has a check-up, and then he goes on and does his thing properly”.
Spieth ended up tied for second with another Englishman, Lee Westwood, three shots behind Willet at 2-under-par for the tournament.
The quadruple-bogey 7 put him three shots behind.
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Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Coun Talib Hussain, said: “I would like to say a huge congratulations to Danny Willett on behalf of the city of Sheffield”. Hobbs, who’s on the road coaching Monday, said Danny’s win is among the great highlights of his life.
