Net Score: Wild and Windy Masters, Hall of Fame Calls Jack

Plus, use #GolfPassport and win in 2016!

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A Wild and Windy Masters

Congratulations to @TheMasters winner @Danny_Willett!
Wins his first major 11 days after becoming a father. pic.twitter.com/FP7Jor9li0

— Colorado AvidGolfer (@coloavidgolfer) April 11, 2016

From start to finish, the 2016 Masters gave us plenty of moments to remember. Ernie Els agonizingly six-putted the very first hole; the wind blew Billy Horschel’s ball off the green and into the water; and there were three Sunday aces (including Louis Oosthuizen’s ricochet) at the famed 16th. And what an outcome. Jordan Spieth’s shocking quadruple bogey on the Par-3 12th hole helped pave the way for new father Danny Willett to take home the green jacket after firing an error-free 67 on Sunday.

To help prove how unpredictable a weekend at Augusta can be, we asked you to pick a winning golfer and score on our Facebook page. Out of nearly 200 entries not a single person picked the winner or the winning score of five under.

We think Jordan will come back strong and fellow Tour players, such as Webb Simpson, tweeted support to the 22-year-old who has one win and two runner-ups in three trips to the Masters. All was not lost for Spieth anyway. His T2 finish still netted him $880,000.

Jordan continues to exhibit such class, even in defeat. Been beat by exactly two golfers in three Masters starts. Keep your head up bud

— Webb Simpson (@webbsimpson1) April 11, 2016

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Hall of Fame Calls on Jack

Jack Nicklaus will replace Arnold Palmer as a co-chair on the World Golf Hall of Fame Selection Commission, joining Nancy Lopez, Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player. The qualifying age for enshrinement was also changed from 40 to 50 years, effective immediately. One player that affects? Tiger Woods, who turned 40 in December and will now have to wait to join contemporaries like Vijay Singh (2006), Ernie Els (2011), and Phil Mickelson (2012) in the Hall.

Use #GolfPassport and Win!

The grass is now green and golfers around our great state are taking advantage of all of the savings of the 2016 Golf Passport. Let us know where you’re playing and you could win! Simply tag Colorado AvidGolfer on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter using the #GolfPassport hashtag when you play. Think you can play all 63 courses? We’ll pick winners and give away prizes including a 2017 Golf Passport, Colorado AvidGolfer swag, free golf and more!

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