‘Captain America’ earns fans’ respect, however grudging it is

The tepid applause that greeted Patrick Reed on the first tee made it clear he wasn’t the people’s choice.

All he cared about, though, was being the Masters champion.

He turned back an early move by Rory McIlroy and a late charge by Rickie Fowler. Most daunting in the middle of the final round on Sunday was a familiar name at Augusta National — Jordan Spieth — on the verge of the greatest comeback in Masters history.