Jordan Spieth was 19 under coming to the 18th hole. In the entire history of Master’s tournament no player ever was 19 under. Spieth tied Tiger’s winning record of 18 under, and won by 4 strokes over the nearest two players to finish, Mickelson & Rose.
And the first player to go wire to wire with the lead in 39 years. Go to bed with that pressure is tough. Spieth said it was nerve-racking and he didn’t sleep well last night. Congratulations to him for holding on for a record win.
“Jordan Spieth was 19 under coming to the 18th hole. In the entire history of Master’s tournament no player ever was 19 under. Spieth tied Tiger’s winning record of 18 under, and won by 4 strokes over the nearest two players to finish, Mickelson & Rose”
What is amazing to me is that about 50 years ago “The Golden Bear” finished at 17 under. My understanding is that Augusta is basically the same course it was 50 years ago. Ball / Equipment development is light years ahead of then. And lets face it , the importance of physical conditioning is light years ahead of the avg. PGA Golfer from the 1960’s as well. Jacks -17 under has to be the greatest 4 round score ever at Augusta IMO.
Yep, I was rooting for him to hold the 19 under and set the new record.
It was quite a 72 hole exibition he put on.