Golf
Spieth caps off a record week with a green jacket─── 08:15 Mon, 13 Apr 2015
21-Year-old American golfer, Jordan Spieth became the second youngest player with the don the famous Green Jacket at the Augusta National after winning the 2015 Masters.
Spieth completed a record week at the years’ first major by winning the tournament by four strokes to finish at 18 under par over for the four rounds.
South African-born Englishman, Justin Rose and three-time champion Phil Mickelson finished a further four shots back on 14 under par to share second.
Spieth who became the first player since South Africa’s Trevor Immelman to lead the Masters from start to finish said he is just honoured to join the elite list of names on the trophy.
World number one Rory McIlroy had to be content with fourth spot, which is his best ever finished at Augusta, while Louis Oosthuizen was the top South African in the field, finishing in tied 19th.
Meanwhile, in Harare Bloemfonteins’ Dean Burmester won the Harare Open on the Sunshine Tour.
Morgan Piek / OFM News
