Twitter reacts to Spieth's meltdown on 12th hole
Stepping onto the 10th tee during the final round Sunday at Augusta, Jordan Spieth held a five-stroke lead.
Three holes later, he trailed by three shots, after walking away from the 12th hole with the worst score on a par-3 in his professional career. The defending champion dunked two shots into Rae's Creek for a quadruple-bogey 7, and in the process turned a runaway title defense into an electric finish.
Here's how Twitter reacted to the meltdown:
A shot at those comparing Spieth to Tiger Woods.
"Spieth is the next Tiger" pic.twitter.com/S6Et6yLKJ0
— Tyler Adkins (@T_Adkins4) April 10, 2016
Bringing "Happy Gilmore" into the equation.
Live shot of Jordan Spieth and his caddy. #Masters2016 🏌⛳️ pic.twitter.com/9SQmnvImmM
— Joe O'Rourke (@realdonbunchu) April 10, 2016
With Spieth's collapse, Danny Willett took the lead.
"Hey Danny, did you hear about the meltdown Spieth just had??" #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/aUlIqK3boF
— Sports on Earth (@SportsonEarth) April 10, 2016
The inevitable "Crying Jordan" meme.
Crying Jordan Spieth pic.twitter.com/29v9BeUAmj
— Jake Steinberg (@Steiny31) April 10, 2016
A cold reminder of what awaits the defending champion.
You know the worst part? If Jordan Spieth doesn't come back to win, he's gotta put the green jacket on some other guy after all this.
— Jason Sobel (@JasonSobelESPN) April 10, 2016
Spieth's shot chart is a sight to behold.
Jordan Spieth’s 12th hole. pic.twitter.com/YnSChyXy9l
— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) April 10, 2016
CBS Sports' Will Brinson chimed in.
Shot tracker for Spieth on the back nine looks a little weird. pic.twitter.com/g8BlceF5Pw
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) April 10, 2016
ESPN's J.A. Adande honors the 20th anniversary of Greg Norman's epic collapse at the Masters.
Spieth went from Tiger Woods to Greg Norman real quick
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) April 10, 2016
And, well...
12th Hole at Augusta is pretty tough, just look at the overhead #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/abqh8co3xj
— Jimmy Donofrio (@JimmyDonofrio) April 10, 2016