Weekend winners
Danny Willett. Wow. That was major calm amid the chaos. Willett was bogey-free Sunday and left with a green jacket.
Back-nine drama. We were concerned that Jordan Spieth was going to put on the blinders and cruise into Butler Cabin with a relatively easy Sunday afternoon. No. 12 changed that and for a good chunk of the back nine, there was intrigue, even with the chance of Spieth making a return charge. In the end, Willett was too strong – his chip on 17 was 1-in-100 – and Spieth was left wondering what could have been.
Mark W. Mark took home the Masterfully Mastering the Masters Challenge with a score of 26. He had Spieth (2), Dustin Johnson (4), Jason Day (10), and Rory McIlroy (10). for good measure his fifth pick was Justin Rose, so all five of his entries finished in the top 10. He’s also a pretty strong 5-and-6 baseball coach for those interested. Email me about prize collection. (Note: If you have a beef with the scoring, please let me know ASAP.)
Golden State Warriors. Three days ago we wondering what to make of a team that had a monster hiccup and looked tired. A survival win at Memphis and a supremely impressive win at San Antonio later and they are one win away from history. Again.