Jordan Spieth’s Shocking Masters Collapse Will Be Defined by What He Does Next

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Published: April 11, 2016

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All week long at Augusta National Golf Club, any mention of Jordan Spieth begged for comparisons to the historic accomplishments of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, and the chance to wear the green jacket two years in a row.

Then, suddenly and without warning, Spieth’s storyline took a U-turn as he joined Greg Norman and Rory McIlroy as the superstars who have suffered the most epic and inexplicable meltdowns at the Masters.

That’s not really fair, but then no one has ever contended that fairness plays any kind of role in golf.

The collapses of Norman in 1996 and McIlroy in 2011 were all-day migraines that began with bad tee shots and bogeys that provided unmistakable omens on the first hole.

It may be hard to remember, but Spieth—looking as robotic as ever—did play some sensational golf before his quadruple-bogey seven on No. 12 bulldozed a path for Danny Willett to win the 2016 Masters.

Spieth made four consecutive birdies to close out the front nine in 32 strokes and take a five-shot lead. The defending Masters champ looked as bulletproof as Tiger in his prime. And if he plays that way again in the near future, it will go a long way to erase the doubts he created on Sunday.

Until then, we'll be talking about how his collapse was so surreal and wondering how long it will keep the 22-year-old’s stomach churning.



In his post-round interview on CBS, Spieth blamed himself for tightening up after bogeys on Nos. 10 and 11 “instead of realizing that I’m still leading the Masters by two shots.”

After the front nine, he had calculated that he could tour the backside in only even par and still win by a stroke. And maybe that’s where the problem started. Spieth quit being the Spieth, the guy who roared to two major championships in 2015.

After finishing Saturday’s third round with a bogey and a dou...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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