A closer look at four newsmakers from the final round of the 80th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club:
DANNY WILLETT
67-283, 1st
Highlight: He parred Nos. 10-12 and birdied Nos. 13, 14 and 16 to shoot 33 on the back nine. If Jordan Spieth lost the event on the back nine, it equally can be said that Willett won it there, making the birdies at 13-14 while Spieth was quadrupling No. 12.
Lowlight: There were none. No bogeys dotted his final day's scorecard and he tied for the low round of the day at 67 with two other Englishmen, Paul Casey and Matthew Fitzpatrick.
He said it: "It all happened very, very quick, obviously. We went from behind to obviously two in front. It was all a bit surreal."
JORDAN SPIETH
73-286, T2
Highlight: He birdied Nos. 6-9 to take a five-shot lead and on the front nine had six shots that would have been part of Masters highlight lore had he won.
Lowlight: No. 12 and twice-wet quadruple-bogey 7 cost him the tournament but the wheels had already started coming off with bogeys at Nos. 10-11.
He said it: "It was just a tough 30 minutes for me that hopefully I never experience again."
LEE WESTWOOD
69-286, T2
Highlight: He had birdies at 6, 7, 9, 13 and an eagle at 15 that pushed him up the leaderboard. The chances for a major victory are dwindling for the 42-year-old.
Lowlight: Bogeys came at Nos. 10 and 16, a hole that was playing as easy as it can that turned a potentially winning round into simply stellar.
He said it: "You come out and contend in the first major of the year, obviously I must be doing something right."
BERNHARD LANGER
79-294, T24
Highlight: There really wasn't one. Not one birdie or eagle on the card, a struggle all afternoon for the 58-year-old who will be the favorite this week in Atlanta at the Mitsubishi Electric Champions Tour event.
Lowlight: A bogey at No. 1 and a double-bogey at No. 3 set the stage for the tough day; back-to-back bogeys on the final two holes dropped the 58-year-old down the board.
Also: Wheels Up, an aviation company, made a last-minute deal with Langer to have a logo on his visor for Sunday's final round, ESPN reported. Langer had played without a visor sponsor.
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