Danny Willett's Masters 2016 win earns quarter of a million Tweets as brother becomes social media star overnight

An astonishing final round of 67 saw Danny Willett become the first Englishman to win the Masters in 20 years.

This time last year, Willett was ranked 102nd in the world and came in joint 38th position in his first Masters. For him to win the Masters by three shots at only his second attempt is simply extraordinary.

Willett was not even meant to be featuring in this year’s Masters as his wife was due to give birth, but their son was born 11 days early allowing Willett to compete in Augusta.

Spieth was five clear of Willett after nine holes, but after hitting a quadruple bogey on hole 12 which was a par three, Spieth ended up three shots down to the Yorkshireman.

The shock defeat of the American only added to the thousands of tweets as Willett was crowned the winner.

Here is how it played out on the night…

Willett's sensational win was almost impossible to ignore on social media, with nearly 250,000 tweets posted after Willett was handed the green jacket.

In comparison to this time last week, less than 1,000 tweets were posted about the Sheffield born pro, as social media users purely focused on Jordan Spieth who looked sure to win back to back Masters.

Before Willett had begun his Masters success, he had around 28,000 followers, which has now risen to over 75,000.

Yet his brother, PJ, who was watching back at home with his family, stole the show as he tweeted a hilarious running commentary throughout Danny’s final round.

PJ became an internet sensation for his wit and now has over 17,000 followers to show for his work.

Danny also took to social media to showcase his achievement, proudly uploading a picture of his new green jacket.

England’s new sporting hero certainly made his presence felt on social media last night with the help of a certain family member, and is now ready to travel home and be a father to his new-born son.