Danny Willett’s time at the U.S. Open is done. (Getty) The USGA has announced that 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett has withdrawn from the 2017 U.S. Open as a result of a back injury. Willett opened Friday with a +9, so it’s unlikely he would have been around on the weekend anyway, but it’s still […]
Jack Nicklaus offers Masters praise for Willett, sympathy for Spieth
April 12, 2016 by
In the wake of the outcome of the Masters, 18-time major winner Jack Nicklaus felt compelled to issue a statement on Jordan Spieth’s meltdown on the par-3 12th and Danny Willett’s bogey-free, final-round 67 that clinched his first major championship. “I think the whole golfing world feels for Jordan Spieth,” the statement started. “He had […]
Danny Willett wins Dubai Desert Classic with closing birdie
February 7, 2016 by
With a 15-foot birdie on the final hole of the tournament, Danny Willett won the Omega Dubai Desert Classic by a shot over Andy Sullivan and Rafa Cabrera-Bello. Willett shot 3-under 69 at Emirates Golf Club in the United Arab Emirates, good enough to hang on to the one-shot edge he had over the Spaniard […]
