Danny Willett

Reminiscent of 2016, Jordan Spieth put two balls in the water on the par-3 12th on Friday at the Masters at Augusta National.

Luckily, he would get up-and-down on his third attempt to "save" triple bogey. In 2016, Spieth dumped two balls in the water to open the door for Danny Willett to eventually win the Masters. Flashbacks? Jordan Spieth dumps two balls in water on par-3 12th on Friday at the Masters

AUGUSTA - Danny Willett's record at Augusta National since his victory in the 2016 Masters has been quite poor, a trend he's trying to reverse this we.

Englishman Danny Willett, who has struggled at Augusta since winning the Masters six years ago, shoots 69 to open the tournament.

In closing, Willett was asked if he felt like he had anything to prove given the paucity of his Masters performances since his 2016 peak. Even if the course gets longer, you still remember certain breaks, certain putts that guys who have played it only a couple of times might not see or might not know. Still, when I did get out of position a couple of times, I hit into the areas where I had the best chance of getting up and down. It doesn't mean they're going to pay off the next three days either, but it's always nice to get a good start around this place.” It obviously doesn't mean I’m going to hit them, but it's always nice when the things you've been working for and what you've been working at pay off. It's impossible for the players, and I think it's impossible for the 25,000 patrons who come and walk round here every day.