Photos: Jordan Spieth's disastrous 12th hole at Masters

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In 13 minutes, defending Masters champion Jordan Spieth squandered a five-shot lead on the infamous No. 12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Masters final round Sunday.

In 13 minutes, defending Masters champion Jordan Spieth squandered a five-shot lead on the infamous No. 12 at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 10, 2016, and washed away any hope of a Masters repeat. And it happened like this:

1. Jordan Spieth's tee shot - from 150 feet away - hit the sloped bank across Rae's Creek, the ball hopped twice, then rolled into the water.

1. Jordan Spieth's took a drop and then he failed to get his wedge shot from a drop zone onto the green.

2. Jordan Spieth failed to get his wedge shot from a drop zone onto the No. 12 green with his second shot from 80 feet from the pin.

3. Jordan Spieth hits the water on the 12th hole again following his second drop.

3. Jordan Spieth takes a second drop in green zone at No. 12.

4. Jordan Spieth plays his third shot on the 12th hole.

5. After another drop, he hit his 5th shot into the back bunker.

6. After another drop, he hit his 5th shot into the back bunker. With his sixth shot the ball dashed to the cup, stopping 3 feet from the hole. He finished the hole with a 7, as his score at 1-under.

Jordan Spieth hugs his caddie Michael Greller at the finish of the 80th Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club, Sunday, April 10, 2016. The quadruple bogey on the 12th hole after hitting the water twice knocked him out of the lead, but he managed to come back for a share of second place tying with Lee Westwood.

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In 13 minutes, defending Masters champion Jordan Spieth squandered a five-shot lead on the infamous No. 12 at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 10, 2016, and washed away any hope of a Masters repeat. And it happened like this:

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