Jordan Spieth survives ‘bogey’ 12th but nightmares return on 15th

Jordan Spieth had a year to replay the moment his Masters title defence sank without trace. Last night, he buried the demons that had followed him since, yet contrived to create some new ones.

Gone was the nightmare of the quadruple bogey that struck the American at the 12th hole 12 months ago, only to be replaced three holes later by a quad on the 15th.

Nothing will erase the memory of the American’s watery slide from the top of the 2016 leaderboard as he made a quadruple-bogey seven at the par-three 12th hole to wipe out what was left of the five-shot lead he had held at the turn and hand top spot to England’s Danny Willett.