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Jack Nicklaus Comments on Danny Willett, Jordan Spieth's Masters 2016 Finish

Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club was filled with different types of emotion as a collapse by Jordan Spieth on the back nine allowed Danny Willett to earn his first green jacket at the Masters.

Spieth was attempting to become just the fourth golfer to win back-to-back Masters championships while also trying to repeat his previous wire-to-wire win, per ESPN Stats & Info. Yet a five-over back nine—highlighted by a quadruple bogey on No. 12—left him putting the green jacket on the 28-year-old Willett.

Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus gave his thoughts on the tough day for the 22-year-old American on Twitter:

I think the whole golfing world feels for Jordan Spieth.