Jordan Spieth leaves indelible mark on Augusta

Jordan Spieth was staying one step ahead of his nearest challengers as his bid for a wire to wire Masters victory remained on course at Augusta National last night.

Record-breaking Spieth, 21, who set new marks for the lowest 36- and 54-hole totals, did see his four-shot overnight lead pared back over the final-round front nine but weathered the storm as easily as he has done all week since an opening 64 sent him to the top of the leaderboard on Thursday evening.

Spieth turned for home with a six-shot cushion and, as Rory McIlroy had predicted on Saturday night, he was dealing with the pressure of leadership much better than the Irishman had in a similar situation and at the same age four years previously.