1987 Masters Tournament
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The 1987 Masters Tournament was the 51st Masters Tournament held from April 9-12 at Augusta National Golf Club
. Larry Mize
won his first, and only, major championship in a sudden-death playoff over Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman
. Norman had a birdie opportunity on the 72nd hole to win it, but fell short. Ballesteros was eliminated on the first playoff hole, and then Norman was eliminated on the second playoff hole when Mize chipped in from way off the green to win the tournament. It was one of the most miraculous shots (and endings) in major championship history. In addition, it was just one of the many "bad breaks" in Norman's career.
*Mize (4-3) defeated Ballesteros (x) and Norman (4-x) in a sudden-death playoff.
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...
. Larry Mize
Larry Mize
Lawrence Hogan "Larry" Mize is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour...
won his first, and only, major championship in a sudden-death playoff over Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman
Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s...
. Norman had a birdie opportunity on the 72nd hole to win it, but fell short. Ballesteros was eliminated on the first playoff hole, and then Norman was eliminated on the second playoff hole when Mize chipped in from way off the green to win the tournament. It was one of the most miraculous shots (and endings) in major championship history. In addition, it was just one of the many "bad breaks" in Norman's career.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Mize Larry Mize Lawrence Hogan "Larry" Mize is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour... * |
70-72-72-71=285 | -3 | $162,000 | |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | 73-71-70-71=285 | $79,200 | ||
| Greg Norman Greg Norman Gregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s... |
73-74-66-72=285 | ||||
| T4 | Ben Crenshaw Ben Crenshaw Ben Daniel Crenshaw is an American professional golfer.Crenshaw was born in Austin, Texas. He attended and played golf at Austin High School and the University of Texas, where he won three NCAA Championships from 1971 to 1973... |
75-70-67-74=286 | -2 | $37,200 | |
| Roger Maltbie Roger Maltbie Roger Lin Maltbie is an American professional golfer and on-course analyst for NBC Sports and ESPN.Maltbie was born in Modesto, California and grew up in San Jose. He attended James Lick High School where he was a teammate of former PGA Tour player Forrest Fezler... |
76-66-70-74=286 | ||||
| Jodie Mudd Jodie Mudd Joseph Martin "Jodie" Mudd is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.Mudd was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, where he developed into an honored amateur golfer.Mudd won four PGA Tour events during his career... |
74-72-71-69=286 | ||||
| T7 | Jay Haas Jay Haas Jay Dean Haas is an American professional golfer.Haas was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Belleville, Illinois. He attended Wake Forest University and was a member of the NCAA Championship team of the middle 1970s with Curtis Strange and Bob Byman that Golf World has called "the... |
72-72-72-73=289 | +1 | $26,200 | |
| Bernhard Langer Bernhard Langer Bernhard Langer is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion, and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 90s, being the first official number one ranked player in 1986... |
71-72-70-76=289 | ||||
| Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a... |
74-72-73-70=289 | ||||
| Tom Watson Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour.... |
71-72-74-72=289 | ||||
| D. A. Weibring D. A. Weibring Donald Albert "D.A." Weibring, Jr. is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including several on the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.... |
72-75-71-71=289 |
*Mize (4-3) defeated Ballesteros (x) and Norman (4-x) in a sudden-death playoff.