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Detailed explanation-1: -The 2016 Masters Tournament was the 80th edition of the Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Danny Willett won his first major championship, three strokes ahead of runners-up Lee Westwood and defending champion Jordan Spieth.

Detailed explanation-2: -Willett is only the second Englishman to win the Masters, the first European to take that prize since 1999 and he is suddenly catapulted into a level of scrutiny completely alien even when he was in the hitherto hardly insignificant placing of 12th in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jordan Spieth, (born July 27, 1993, Dallas, Texas, U.S.), American professional golfer who, at age 21, won the 2015 Masters Tournament and the U.S. Open, two of golf’s most prestigious events. He captured a third major title when he won the 2017 British Open.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jack Nicklaus, nicknamed “The Golden Bear”, won six Masters Tournaments, the highest number to date. Having won of one of these titles at the age of 46, Nicklaus is also the oldest winner of the championship. Tiger Woods was the youngest Masters champion, winning the prestigious tournament at the age of 21.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tiger Woods is the youngest player to win the Masters. He won in 1997 at 21 years, 3 months, 14 days in his first appearance as a professional at Augusta. Woods finished at 18 under par, which was a record at the time. His victory came after his lone missed cut at the event in 1996, when he competed as an amateur.