1988 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 7–10, 1988 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,925 yards (6,332 m)[1] |
Field | 90 players, 46 after cut |
Cut | 151 (+7) |
Prize fund | $1,000,000 |
Winner's share | $183,800 |
Champion | |
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281 (–7) | |
«1987 1989» |
The 1988 Masters Tournament was the 52nd Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Sandy Lyle won his second major title with a birdie on the 72nd hole to win by one stroke over runner-up Mark Calcavecchia.[2]
Lyle led after 36 and 54 holes, but relinquished the lead on the final nine; he carded a double-bogey on the par-3 12th after his tee shot hit the bank and rolled back into Rae's Creek. Having failed to make birdie on either of the two par-5s on the back nine, he remained one stroke behind Calcavecchia at the par-3 16th. Lyle's tee shot found the green and left him with a 15-foot (4.6 m) putt for birdie, which he holed.[3]
Tied for the lead on the 18th tee, Lyle's 1-iron tee shot found the fairway bunker. His 7-iron approach landed past the flag and up the slope of the tier running across the green, before gradually rolling back to finish around 10 feet (3 m) from the hole. After holing the birdie putt, Lyle danced up the green to claim his only green jacket.[4]
Decades later, the bunker shot is still regularly referred to by BBC commentators, particularly Peter Alliss, who almost without fail, remark that any shot rolling back to the pin on the 18th has 'shades of Sandy Lyle' about it.
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
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Craig Stadler | ![]() | 1982 | 76 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 283 | –5 | 3 |
Ben Crenshaw | ![]() | 1984 | 72 | 73 | 67 | 72 | 284 | –4 | 4 |
Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 1985 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 287 | –1 | T9 |
Tom Watson | ![]() | 1977, 1981 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 287 | –1 | T9 |
Seve Ballesteros | ![]() | 1980, 1983 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 73 | 288 | E | T11 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 1976 | 80 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 288 | E | T11 |
Fuzzy Zoeller | ![]() | 1979 | 76 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 290 | +2 | T16 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 292 | +4 | T21 |
Larry Mize | ![]() | 1987 | 78 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 304 | +16 | T45 |
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
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Gary Player | ![]() | 1961, 1974, 1978 | 78 | 75 | 153 | +9 |
Charles Coody | ![]() | 1971 | 78 | 76 | 154 | +10 |
George Archer | ![]() | 1969 | 80 | 75 | 155 | +11 |
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 80 | 77 | 157 | +13 |
Gay Brewer | ![]() | 1967 | 78 | 81 | 159 | +15 |
Doug Ford | ![]() | 1957 | 80 | 82 | 162 | +18 |
Art Wall, Jr. | ![]() | 1959 | 86 | 79 | 165 | +21 |
Tommy Aaron | ![]() | 1973 | 83 | 83 | 166 | +22 |
Billy Casper | ![]() | 1970 | 80 | 86 | 166 | +22 |
Final leaderboard
Sunday, April 10, 1988
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Sandy Lyle | ![]() | 71-67-72-71=281 | –7 | 183,800 |
2 | Mark Calcavecchia | ![]() | 71-69-72-70=282 | –6 | 110,200 |
3 | Craig Stadler | ![]() | 76-69-70-68=283 | –5 | 69,400 |
4 | Ben Crenshaw | ![]() | 72-73-67-72=284 | –4 | 48,900 |
T5 | Fred Couples | ![]() | 75-68-71-71=285 | –3 | 36,500 |
Greg Norman | ![]() | 77-73-71-64=285 | |||
Don Pooley | ![]() | 71-72-72-70=285 | |||
8 | David Frost | ![]() | 73-74-71-68=286 | –2 | 31,000 |
T9 | Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 71-72-71-73=287 | –1 | 28,000 |
Tom Watson | ![]() | 72-71-73-71=287 |
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[5]
References
- ↑ Juliano, Joe (April 11, 1988). "Great Scot! Lyle wins Masters". Spokesman-Review. Knight-Ridder. p. C1.
- ↑ Reilly, Rick (April 18, 1988). "Masterful". Sports Illustrated. p. 26. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ Boswell, Thomas (April 11, 1988). "Lyle escapes sand to trap the Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Washington Post). p. 1B. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ Parascenzo, Marino (April 11, 1988). "Lyle birdies final hole to capture Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Historic leaderboards: 1988 Masters". Augusta.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
External links
- Masters.com – Past winners and results
- About.com – 1988 Masters
Preceded by 1987 PGA Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1988 U.S. Open |
Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W