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Jordan Spieth exorcising Masters demons, one hole at a time

AUGUSTA, Ga. — You watch Jordan Spieth standing on the tee at Augusta National's 12th, and your mind can't help but go back there. Back to 2016, when Spieth was leading the Masters by five strokes at the turn, and then three holes later was tied for fourth after a quadruple bogey at 12. Back when he had a chance to go wire-to-wire two Masters in a row, back when it seemed he owned the entire golf world. It's like watching Bill Buckner field a routine ground ball, or Scott Norwood set up for a field goal, or Nick Anderson step to the free throw line; no matter how many times they pull it off flawlessly, you'll always think of the one time they didn't.