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1987 Masters Tournament

The 1987 Masters Tournament was the 51st Masters Tournament, held April 9−12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Augusta native Larry Mize won his only major championship in a sudden-death playoff over Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman.[2][3] Norman had barely missed a 20-foot (6 m) birdie opportunity on the 72nd hole which would have won him the tournament in regulation.[4]

1987 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 9−12, 1987
LocationAugusta, Georgia
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,905 yards (6,314 m)[1]
Field85 players, 54 after cut
Cut151 (+7)
Prize fund$867,100
Winner's share$162,000
Champion
United States Larry Mize
285 (−3), playoff
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The playoff began on the par-4 10th hole, where the approach shots of Ballesteros and Norman came to rest on the fringe, and Mize's was on the green, below the hole. Ballesteros failed to par and was eliminated while Norman two-putted for four. Mize's uphill birdie putt came up short and he tapped in to continue with Norman. Both of their tee shots were in the fairway on the next hole, the par-4 11th, but with the pond on the left of the green, Mize's avoidant approach shot was about pin-high but well right, about 140 feet (45 m) from the hole. Norman then played conservatively to the right fringe, with a 50-foot (15 m) putt, sensing a par could win the green jacket. But Mize chipped in for an improbable birdie 3 and a stunned Norman failed to hole his to tie, which ended the tournament.[4][5][6] Mize was the first, and only winner of the Masters to come from Augusta.[7]

It was considered one of the most miraculous shots (and endings) in major championship history, and was just one of the many "bad breaks" in Norman's career.

Field edit

1. Masters champions

Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros (3,8), Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw (8,9,11,12), Raymond Floyd (2,4,9,11,12,13), Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (8,9,12), Jack Nicklaus (8,9), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler (9,13), Art Wall Jr., Tom Watson (2,3,8,12), Fuzzy Zoeller (2,8,9,11,12,13)

2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)

Larry Nelson, Andy North (13)

3. The Open champions (last five years)

Sandy Lyle (8,11), Greg Norman (8,9,10,11,12)

4. PGA champions (last five years)

Hubert Green (13), Hal Sutton (9,11,12,13), Lee Trevino (9), Bob Tway (8,9,10,11,12)

5. 1986 U.S. Amateur semi-finalists

Buddy Alexander (6,7,a), Chris Kite (a), Bob Lewis (7,a), Brian Montgomery (a)

6. Previous two U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions

David Curry (a), Garth McGimpsey (a)

  • Sam Randolph forfeited his exemption by turning professional.
7. Members of the 1986 U.S. Eisenhower Trophy team

Billy Andrade (a), Jay Sigel (a)

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1986 Masters Tournament

Dave Barr, Chen Tze-chung (11), Jay Haas, Donnie Hammond (12), Tom Kite (11,12,13), Gary Koch (9), Roger Maltbie, Mark McCumber (9), Larry Mize (12), Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Corey Pavin (11,12), Calvin Peete (12,13), Nick Price, Payne Stewart (9,10,11,12), Curtis Strange (11,13)

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1986 U.S. Open

Chip Beck, Mark Calcavecchia (11), David Frost, David Graham (10), Jodie Mudd, Joey Sindelar (12), Scott Verplank, Bobby Wadkins (12), Lanny Wadkins (11,143), Denis Watson

10. Top eight players and ties from 1986 PGA Championship

Mike Hulbert (11,12), Bruce Lietzke, Jim Thorpe (11,12), D. A. Weibring

11. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Paul Azinger (12), Andy Bean (12), George Burns, Rick Fehr, Ernie Gonzalez, Ken Green (12), Johnny Miller, Bob Murphy, Mac O'Grady (12), Dan Pohl (12), Gene Sauers, Scott Simpson, Fred Wadsworth, Mark Wiebe (12)

12. Top 30 players from the 1986 PGA Tour money list

John Cook, Kenny Knox, John Mahaffey, Mark O'Meara (13), Don Pooley, Doug Tewell

13. Members of the U.S. 1985 Ryder Cup team
14. Special foreign invitation

Isao Aoki, Howard Clark, José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki

Round summaries edit

First round edit

Thursday, April 9, 1987

Place Player Score To par
1   John Cook 69 −3
2   Larry Mize 70 −2
T3   Bernhard Langer 71 −1
  Corey Pavin
  Calvin Peete
  Payne Stewart
  Curtis Strange
  Tom Watson
T9   Tommy Aaron 72 E
  Jay Haas
  Mac O'Grady
  Scott Simpson
  D. A. Weibring

Source:[8]

Second round edit

Friday, April 10, 1987

Place Player Score To par
1   Curtis Strange 71-70=141 −3
T2   John Cook 69-73=142 −2
  Roger Maltbie 76-66=142
  Larry Mize 70-72=142
  Corey Pavin 71-71=142
T6   Chen Tze-chung 74-69=143 −1
  Bernhard Langer 71-72=143
  Tom Watson 71-72=143
T9   Seve Ballesteros 73-71=144 E
  Andy Bean 75-69=144
  Jay Haas 72-72=144
  Joey Sindelar 74-70=144

Source:[9]

Third round edit

Saturday, April 11, 1987

Place Player Score To par
T1   Ben Crenshaw 75-70-67=212 −4
  Roger Maltbie 76-66-70=212
T3   Bernhard Langer 71-72-70=213 −3
  Greg Norman 73-74-66=213
T5   Seve Ballesteros 73-71-70=214 −2
  Chen Tze-chung 74-69-71=214
  Larry Mize 70-72-72=214
  Curtis Strange 71-70-73=214
T9   Mark McCumber 75-71-69=215 −1
  Lanny Wadkins 73-72-70=215

Source:[10]

Final round edit

External videos
  Full final round coverage on CBS on YouTube

Sunday, April 12, 1987

Final leaderboard edit

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10
Place Player Score To par Money (US$)
T1   Seve Ballesteros (c) 73-71-70-71=285 −3 Playoff
  Larry Mize 70-72-72-71=285
  Greg Norman 73-74-66-72=285
T4   Ben Crenshaw (c) 75-70-67-74=286 −2 37,200
  Roger Maltbie 76-66-70-74=286
  Jodie Mudd 74-72-71-69=286
T7   Jay Haas 72-72-72-73=289 +1 26,200
  Bernhard Langer (c) 71-72-70-76=289
  Jack Nicklaus (c) 74-72-73-70=289
  Tom Watson (c) 71-72-74-72=289
  D. A. Weibring 72-75-71-71=289

Sources:[11][12]

Scorecard edit

Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 4
  Mize −2 −3 −2 −1 −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −3 −4 −3 −2 −2 −2 −3
  Norman −4 −4 −3 −3 −4 −3 −2 −2 −2 −1 E −1 −2 −2 −3 −2 −3 −3
  Ballesteros −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2 −3 −3
  Crenshaw −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −4 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2
  Maltbie −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −3 −3 −4 −4 −3 −2 −2 −2 −1 −1 −1 −2 −2
  Langer −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −3 −2 −2 −1 −1 E +1 +1 +1 +1
  Chen −2 −3 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 −2 E E +1 +1 E +1 +2 +2
  Strange −2 −1 −1 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +2 +1 +2 +2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[13]

Playoff edit

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1   Larry Mize 4-3 −1 162,000
T2   Greg Norman 4-x 79,200
  Seve Ballesteros 5- 
  • Sudden-death playoff began on hole #10 and ended at hole #11, where Mize birdied.

References edit

  1. ^ Green, Bob (April 13, 1987). "Oh, what a feeling! Mize masters Masters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  2. ^ "Larry Mize masters hometown course". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. April 13, 1987. p. 1B.
  3. ^ "Oh what a feeling! Mize masters Masters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder newspapers. April 13, 1987. p. C1.
  4. ^ a b Ballard, Sarah (April 20, 1987). "My, Oh Mize". Sports Illustrated. pp. 36−43.
  5. ^ Parascenzo, Marino (April 13, 1987). "Magnificent shot by Mize wins Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 23.
  6. ^ Van Sickle, Gary (April 13, 1987). "Mize miracle just masterful". Milwaukee Journal. p. 1C.
  7. ^ http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/2598236.html[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Green, Bob (April 10, 1987). "Cook fires 69, tames fast Augusta greens". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  9. ^ Green, Bob (April 11, 1987). "Strange survives 5 bogeys for halfway lead". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  10. ^ Green, Bob (April 12, 1987). "Crenshaw ties Maltbie for lead". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  11. ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  12. ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  13. ^ "Historic leaderboards: 1987 Masters". Augusta.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

External links edit

  • Masters.com – past winners and results
  • Augusta.com – 1987 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
  • YouTube.com − video − 1987 Masters playoff highlights
  • YouTube.com − video − 1987 Masters playoff-winning shot, from CBS Sports
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