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Steel Magnolia: Danny Willett reflects on his 2016 Masters win

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Danny Willett reflects on his memorable 2016 Masters victory in a Sky Sports special documentary - Steel Magnolia. Available On Demand on April 1

Danny Willett heads to Augusta National as the defending Masters champion, and he has been reflecting on his memorable victory in 2016 in our special documentary - Steel Magnolia.

Willett showed plenty of Sheffield steel as he claimed a three-shot victory with a flawless final-round 67 on an enthralling Masters Sunday last year, when his relentless pursuit of Jordan Spieth saw the holder buckle under the pressure.

AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 10:  Danny Willett of England celebrates with his caddie on the 18th green during the final round of the 2016 Masters Tournament at the
Image: Danny Willett celebrates with Jonathan Smart after holing out on the 18th green

The first English champion in 20 years has been looking back on where the tournament was decided 12 months ago, proving the old adage that "the Masters does not start until the back nine on Sunday".

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 10:  Danny Willett of England celebrates winning during the green jacket ceremony after the final round of the 2016 Masters Tourna
Image: Willett was the first Englishman to win at Augusta since Nick Faldo in 1996

And so it proved as Willett went from hunter to the hunted following Spieth's infamous meltdown on the 12th, and he showed huge mental fortitude to hold his nerve and slam the door shut on the likes of Spieth, Lee Westwood and Dustin Johnson.

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Steel Magnolia features comprehensive insight from Willett and his caddie, Jonathan Smart, as they look back on how he fulfilled a childhood dream and became Masters champion. See it first On Demand from Saturday, April 1.

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