Jordan Spieth wins the Masters

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In his first Grand Slam victory, Jordan Spieth, 21, won the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday, with a final score of 18-under-par 270.

Spieth, who took second place last year, is the second youngest Masters champion. The Texan led the Masters from wire to wire, the fifth player to ever do so and the first since 1976.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.