After Years of Near Misses

Sergio Garcia survived plenty of adversity in the final round and won a playoff against close friend Justin Rose. Finally, and fabulously, in his 19th Masters and 74th major appearance, Garcia brushed aside the burden of a professional career waiting to be fulfilled when he won the 81st Masters Tournament

Paul Casey had a good week with his caddie John McLaren, finished at sixth with 5-storke behind the winner

They are followed by Fowler, who is a shot behind after a 71. Spieth, the 2015 Masters champion, was back in the hunt for the fourth straight year. He shot 68 and is at 212 along with Ryan Moore (69) and Charley Hoffman (72).

Then the rest became history. The final pairing on Sunday went through another dramatic back nine at Augusta with a lot of birdies and misses. With the Green Jacket on his shoulders, Garcia was no longer the best player who hadn’t won a major. He will be remembered for a long time, the best player in the 2017 Masters.

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