Danny Willett jumped from #12 to #9 in the OWGR this week following his victory over a downtrodden Jordan Spieth at The Masters. Along with gaining valuable Schwab Cup points and automatic entry into other major championships Willet is well-positioned to capture a spot on Great Britain's Olympic Team (the top 4 OWGR players per country qualify) and the European Ryder Cup team. Meanwhile, there was no change in the top three OWGR slots - #1 Jason Day, #2 Jordan Spieth and #3 Rory McIlroy. Spieth did however gain a few hundreths of a point on Day while putting more distance between himself and McIlroy. Spieth’s record in the major championships strongly suggests that
whatever transpired on Augusta National’s 12th will be an afterthought
when the Grand Slam season draws to a close. Consider that in 13 majors starts the 22-year-old has finished in the
top 5 nearly half the time (six), including victories at the 2015
Masters and Open Championship. This year’s major venues also should give Spieth solace following his collapse on Sunday at Augusta National. The 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont, which is arguably a
more demanding putting contest than Augusta National and Spieth is still
the game’s top putter, followed by Royal Troon for the Open Championship and Baltusrol for the PGA Championship. What does the future hold for both Willett and Spieth in 2016? Share your comments with the Pro Golf Tour:
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