Masters meltdown: Danny Willett claims first Augusta crown after incredible Jordan Spieth collapse

Jordan Spieth couldn’t bear to watch, turning his head before another shot splashed into Rae’s Creek. Moments later, Danny Willett looked up at the large leaderboard at the 15th green and couldn’t believe what he saw.

This Masters turned into a shocker on Sunday, right down to the green jacket ceremony.

Spieth was in Butler Cabin, just like everyone expected when he took a five-shot lead to the back nine at Augusta National. Only he was there to present it to Willett, who seized on Spieth’s collapse with a magnificent round that made him a Masters champion.

“You dream about these kind of days and things like that, but for them to happen ... it’s still mind-boggling,” Willett said.

It was a nightmare for Spieth, especially the par-3 12th hole. Clinging to a one-shot lead, he put two shots into the water and made a quadruple-bogey 7, falling three shots behind and never catching up. Instead of making history with another wire-to-wire victory, he joined a sad list of players who threw the Masters away.

“Big picture? This one will hurt,” Spieth said.

It was a comeback that ranks among the most unlikely in the 80 years of the Masters on so many levels.