Jordan Spieth—as predicted by Sports World News—won the 2015 Masters by an impressive four strokes on Sunday. What wasn't predicted, however, was the manner in which he would do so.
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The 21-year-old captured the illustrious green jacket after finishing 18-under par, tying the previous record set by Tiger Woods in 1997. Surely, such a remarkable achievement would be met with praise by one of golf's all-time greats.
Wrong.
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According to Woods, Spieth's achievement was merely a "soft" one.
"With the length of the golf course, I didn't think that people would be getting that low, but they kept it soft all week," Woods said (via Golf Digest). "And that's something that the older guys in the clubhouse and in the Champions Locker Room were all talking about, that we haven't seen it that soft."
"It wasn't springy until today."
Translation: "Not all 18-under pars were created equal."
What Woods failed to acknowledge, however, are the changes Augusta National underwent following his masterful performance in 1997. Originally dubbed as "Tiger Proofing," one of golf's purest treasures faced radical alterations through the years. Greens have been narrowed, trees have been grown and holes have been extended.
The result: Woods has failed to don the green jacket since the final alterations were made in 2006.
The same cannot be said for Spieth. So while the conditions were "soft" at Augusta National on Sunday, the course itself wasn't and Spieth's achievement should stand on its own merit.
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