Augusta National delivered a dramatic finish once again as
Englishman Danny Willett was handed the Green Jacket by Jordan Spieth.

Starting the final round with a one shot lead over fellow
American Smylie Kauffman, Spieth looked unstoppable early in the round.

Spieth reeled off four consecutive birdies to close out the
front-9, giving himself a handy five shot lead.

However, Augusta as it always does, provided some back-9
drama, in particular for the defending champion.

Spieth recorded back-to-back bogeys on the 10^th
and 11^th before hitting two balls in the water off the tee at the par-3
12^th to place a quadruple bogey on his scorecard.

"That ball flight’s one that’s come up for me quite a bit on
par-3’s this week. I’m not getting round my body enough. I just put a bad swing
on it right at the wrong time," said Spieth.

"I will be disappointed with this one. We still have the
confidence that we are a closing team, I have no doubt about that ability, it
was just a really tough 30 minutes for me that hopefully I never experience
again."  

The door was now wide open for Danny Willett.

The Englishman was sitting at the top of the leaderboard
with a one shot lead over countryman and playing partner Lee Westwood with just
three holes remaining in his round.

Playing remarkable Sunday golf at Augusta, Willett recorded
a bogey-free 5-under 67 to be safely in the clubhouse on 5-under 283.

There was a challenge from Dustin Johnson, but the big
hitting American couldn’t get his putter to cooperate so it was down to Spieth.

After his meltdown on the par-3 12^th, Spieth was
able to add a further two birdies to his scorecard coming home, however, an
untimely bogey at the 17^th ensured he would be presenting the Green
Jacket to Willett.

Willett was ecstatic to become just the second Englishman to
win The Masters, after Sir Nick Faldo claimed three Green Jackets (89, 90, 96).

"It’s been crazy, you can’t really describe the emotions and
feelings," said Willett in the Butler Cabin.

"It was tough, every time we seemed to make ground he
(Spieth) kept pulling ahead, we were just trying to dig in and make birdies."

"I thought I had to get to 6 or 7 and I looked at the
leaderboard and he’s already at 7, it was just a very surreal day when you look
back at the ebbs and flows."

It’s been a special ten days for the 28-year-old who was the
last player to confirm his place at The Masters. 

The early arrival of his son Zachariah, whose due date was
today, ensured Willett could take his place in the field and go on to win his
first Major Championship.

"My wife was born in about 10 minutes time 28-years-ago so
it’s her birthday back home, my son was due today and he came early so that I
could come and play," added Willett.

"You talk about fate; it’s just been an incredible, crazy
week."