1996 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 11–14, 1996 |
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 | 92 players, 44 after cut |
Cut | 146 (+2) |
Prize fund | $2,500,000 |
Winner's share | $450,000 |
Champion | |
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276 (−12) | |
«1995 1997» |
The 1996 Masters Tournament was the 60th Masters Tournament, held April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Nick Faldo won his third Masters and his sixth and final major title, five strokes ahead of runner-up Greg Norman.[2] Faldo overcame a six-stroke deficit going into the final day as Norman, leader after each of the first three rounds, faltered down the stretch once again at Augusta.[3][4] The win was the seventh by a European in the last nine Masters. The first win by an Australian at the Masters came seventeen years later when Adam Scott won in 2013.
Norman shot the second ever 63 at the Masters in the opening round (Nick Price had the first 63 in the 1986 tournament). After starting with six pars, Norman proceeded to birdie nine of the final twelve holes.
Faldo moved into second place with a 67 on Friday and stayed in second, though six shots behind, with a scrambling par on 18 late Saturday afternoon. The par meant that Faldo would be paired with Norman on Sunday which may have proved critical.
In the final round, Norman maintained a four shot lead through 7 holes, and then proceeded to lose five shots to par over the next five holes. Faldo picked up one birdie in that stretch to assume a two shot lead after Norman's tee shot on 12 found the water for a double-bogey. Any thoughts of Norman winning were dashed when his tee shot on the par three 16th also found water. Faldo's 67 was the best round of the day while Norman's 78 was one of the worst rounds of the day, together yielding the greatest comeback/collapse in Masters history.
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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Nick Faldo | ![]() | 1989, 1990 | 69 | 67 | 73 | 67 | 276 | −12 | 1 |
Fred Couples | ![]() | 1992 | 78 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 288 | E | T15 |
Larry Mize | ![]() | 1987 | 75 | 71 | 77 | 68 | 291 | +3 | T23 |
Raymond Floyd | ![]() | 1976 | 70 | 74 | 77 | 71 | 292 | +4 | T25 |
Craig Stadler | ![]() | 1982 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 78 | 294 | +6 | T29 |
Ian Woosnam | ![]() | 1991 | 72 | 69 | 73 | 80 | 294 | +6 | T29 |
Bernhard Langer | ![]() | 1985, 1993 | 75 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 295 | +7 | T36 |
Jack Nicklaus | ![]() | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 297 | +9 | T41 |
Seve Ballesteros | ![]() | 1980, 1983 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 299 | +11 | 43 |
Source:[5]
Missed the cut
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tommy Aaron | ![]() | 1973 | 71 | 76 | 147 | +3 |
Tom Watson | ![]() | 1977, 1981 | 75 | 72 | 147 | +3 |
Fuzzy Zoeller | ![]() | 1979 | 74 | 73 | 147 | +3 |
Sandy Lyle | ![]() | 1988 | 75 | 74 | 149 | +5 |
Gary Player | ![]() | 1961, 1974, 1978 | 73 | 76 | 149 | +5 |
Arnold Palmer | ![]() | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 74 | 76 | 150 | +6 |
Ben Crenshaw | ![]() | 1984, 1995 | 77 | 74 | 151 | +7 |
Gay Brewer | ![]() | 1967 | 75 | 77 | 152 | +8 |
Charles Coody | ![]() | 1971 | 82 | 78 | 160 | +16 |
Billy Casper | ![]() | 1970 | 75 | 86 | 161 | +17 |
Doug Ford | ![]() | 1957 | 81 | 88 | 169 | +25 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 11, 1996
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greg Norman | ![]() | 63 | −9 |
2 | Phil Mickelson | ![]() | 65 | −7 |
T3 | Scott Hoch | ![]() | 67 | −5 |
Bob Tway | ![]() | |||
5 | Lee Janzen | ![]() | 68 | −4 |
T6 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 69 | −3 |
Brad Faxon | ![]() | |||
David Gilford | ![]() | |||
Scott Simpson | ![]() | |||
Vijay Singh | ![]() |
Source:[1]
Scorecard
First round
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
![]() | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 |
Source:[7]
Second round
Friday, April 12, 1996
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greg Norman | ![]() | 63-69=132 | −12 |
2 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 69-67=136 | −8 |
T3 | David Frost | ![]() | 70-68=138 | −6 |
Phil Mickelson | ![]() | 65-73=138 | ||
T5 | Lee Janzen | ![]() | 68-71=139 | −5 |
Bob Tway | ![]() | 67-72=139 | ||
T7 | Scott Hoch | ![]() | 67-73=140 | −4 |
Scott McCarron | ![]() | 70-70=140 | ||
Vijay Singh | ![]() | 69-71=140 | ||
T10 | Corey Pavin | ![]() | 75-66=141 | −3 |
Ian Woosnam | ![]() | 72-69=141 |
Source:[6]
Third round
Saturday, April 13, 1996
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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1 | Greg Norman | ![]() | 63-69-71=203 | −13 |
2 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 69-67-73=209 | −7 |
3 | Phil Mickelson | ![]() | 65-73-72=210 | −6 |
T4 | David Frost | ![]() | 70-68-74=212 | −4 |
Scott McCarron | ![]() | 70-70-72=212 | ||
Duffy Waldorf | ![]() | 72-71-69=212 | ||
T7 | Scott Hoch | ![]() | 67-73-73=213 | −3 |
John Huston | ![]() | 71-71-71=213 | ||
T9 | David Duval | ![]() | 73-72-69=214 | −2 |
Ernie Els | ![]() | 71-71-72=214 | ||
Lee Janzen | ![]() | 68-71-75=214 | ||
Frank Nobilo | ![]() | 71-71-72=214 | ||
Corey Pavin | ![]() | 75-66-73=214 | ||
Vijay Singh | ![]() | 69-71-74=214 | ||
Ian Woosnam | ![]() | 72-69-73=214 |
Final round
Sunday, April 14, 1996
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Nick Faldo | ![]() | 69-67-73-67=276 | −12 | 450,000 |
2 | Greg Norman | ![]() | 63-69-71-78=281 | −7 | 270,000 |
3 | Phil Mickelson | ![]() | 65-73-72-72=282 | −6 | 170,000 |
4 | Frank Nobilo | ![]() | 71-71-72-69=283 | −5 | 120,000 |
T5 | Scott Hoch | ![]() | 67-73-73-71=284 | −4 | 95,000 |
Duffy Waldorf | ![]() | 72-71-69-72=284 | |||
T7 | Davis Love III | ![]() | 72-71-74-68=285 | −3 | 77,933 |
Jeff Maggert | ![]() | 71-73-72-69=285 | |||
Corey Pavin | ![]() | 75-66-73-71=285 | |||
T10 | David Frost | ![]() | 70-68-74-74=286 | −2 | 65,000 |
Scott McCarron | ![]() | 70-70-72-74=286 |
Source:[5]
Scorecard
Final round
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 |
![]() | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 |
![]() | −12 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −10 | −9 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[3]
References
- 1 2 "Masters Scoreboard". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. April 12, 1996. p. 8C.
- ↑ Reilly, Rick (April 22, 1996). "Master Strokes". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
- 1 2 Parascenzo, Marino (April 15, 1996). "Faldo in as Shark plunges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C1.
- ↑ D'Amato, Gary (April 15, 1996). "On final day, Shark goes belly-up". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. p. 1C.
- 1 2 3 "1996 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- 1 2 "Masters: Friday's scores". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 13, 1996. p. C-2.
- ↑ "History: hole-by-hole and stats: Greg Norman". Augusta.com. 1996. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
External links
- Masters.com – Past winners and results
- About.com – 1996 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1996 Masters leaderboard
Preceded by 1995 PGA Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1996 U.S. Open |
Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W