Jordan Spieth's Epic Meltdown at the Masters

The 22-year-old, who is known for his nerves of steel, cracked under pressure on the 12th hole.Tune into World News Tonight with David Muir weeknights at 6:30 | 5:30c on ABC for breaking news, world reports, Made In America segments and other extraordinary stories.
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[younggarrett]

when i watched this live it was the first time i ever willingly watched golf, i was probably really bored, saw it on and decided to give it a shot. This was my introduction into golf from a fan's point of view. It was hard to watch the meltdown, but I actually fell in love with the game when I realized how quickly everything could just go to shit lol. Jordan is now one of my top 3 favorite players, I'll never forget this.

[jamesabbott]

The comeback kid. He just won the Valero Texas Open. almost 4 years after the last win he had. So happy for him.

[chuckycheese]

That was harder to watch than Ernie Els's putting disaster on the 1st hole in Round 1.

[arthuryao]

anyone here after he hit another quad on 15th in the 2024 masters?

[slatt]

I believe, as he appeared to say, that starting on the tenth hole he simply tried to play safe, and this ruined his game. Sort of like when a football team gets a big lead and starts to play conservative which then allows the opponent back in the game. He needed to keep his swing aggressive but he instead eased up to play safe and this does not work in golf because one should not change tempo like that. Yes, he simply tried to protect his lead, played "not to lose"

[johnnyroberts]

Norman’s 1996 meltdown is still the toughest one for me to watch

[slapshot]

Poor man lost to a guy that wasn't even supposed to be playing

[Girdwoodian]

Take away that quad bogey and the one he had on 15 yesterday, and this kid could've been playing for his 3rd straight jacket this weekend.

[muzzleblast]

He's 22 years old with 2 majors and a fed ex cup win. he's got a long career ahead of him of lots of wins and more major wins....

[dme]

If looks could kill! He did NOT want to do that interview OR present that jacket. I give him props for not strangling somebody, but the pissed-off look in his eyes (at himself, obviously) was priceless.

[arcangeloiurato]

I just went through what Spieth went through. Today, while I was hitting from the same tees as my dad, I had a 6 stroke lead heading into hole 15. In that hole, I scored a seven and he scored a 5. I was still 4 strokes on top, though. In 16, I scored a 7 and he scored a 4. Then in 17, I scored a 4, and he scored a 3. All of the sudden, we were tied. I barely made it out alive with a draw. If we were always close throughout the game, I would've been satisfied, but with a 6 shot lead, I'm just so angry at myself. Heck, how will I turnout with this loss?

[BENCHIPED]

Going at that pin on Sunday is the biggest mistake of the masters. Under no circumstance do you go for that pin. Jordan was told this by countless players. But he didn't listen. Losing that tournament the way he did messed him up because of all the players that told him never to go for that pin. You can't win the tournament on that hole. But you can lose it. And boy did he. That hole was created to mess with your head. To lure you in. Everything about that hole is a trap.

[darkspd]

Part Duo Yesterday...no greeen jacket 4 u

[duncanboyd]

I did that on the PS5 online last night on Amen Corner and was raging.

[Gjfrisco]

The camera wasn’t anywhere near his face though was it?

[nonamebill]

I'm not much of a gambler. But I'll do the odd bet on big sporting events. I'd never bet on golf before but had a feeling about Speith this year. I went to my bookies (they're legal here in the UK) and asked the odds on speith winning the masters. It was 11-1 so I put £5 on it. I was watching the masters live, planning on going down the pub for a few drinks and then for a Curry. Seeing as I'm going to be collecting £59 pound in the morning, I thought I'll treat myself. And then this happened. I've never been able to bring myself to betting on golf again.

[acandnine]

Our prayers and thoughts go out to Jordan and his family for this great loss. Jordan's family gives thanks to all the well wishers in this hard time and would hope that everyone respects their privacy in their time of grieving.

[Mtbker]

Tiger Never choked like this guy did when he was young.

[jaredgibbs]

Whose here after Cameron Smith's triple bogey on this hole the final round

[Tylerkill]

This was the start of the wrong timeline