2009 Masters Tournament

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2009 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 9–12, 2009
Location Augusta, Georgia
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,435
Field 96 players, 50 after cut
Cut +1
Prize fund $7,500,000
Winner's share $1,350,000
Champion
Ángel Cabrera
276 -12 (second playoff hole)

The 2009 Masters Tournament was the 73rd Masters Tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club and was played from April 9-12. This was the first major championship of the 2009 season.

Contents

[edit] Field

The Masters has the smallest field of the major championships. Officially the Masters remains an invitation event, but there is now a qualification process. In theory, the club could simply decline to invite a qualified player. This is the list of all 96 players who qualified to play in the 2009 Masters Tournament.[1]

[edit] Qualification categories

  1. Past Masters Champions (Past champions that did not play: Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Jack Burke, Jr., Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Nick Faldo, Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer)
  2. Last five U.S. Open Champions
  3. Last five British Open Champions
  4. Last five PGA Champions
  5. Last two of The Players Champions[2]
  6. Top two finishers in the 2008 U.S. Amateur
  7. Winner of the 2008 Amateur Championship
  8. Winner of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Public Links
  9. Winner of the 2008 U.S. Mid-Amateur
  10. Top 16 finishers (including ties) in the 2008 Masters Tournament
  11. Top 8 finishers (including ties) in the 2008 U.S. Open
  12. Top 4 finishers (including ties) in the 2008 British Open Championship
  13. Top 4 finishers (including ties) in the 2008 PGA Championship
  14. Top 30 leaders on the 2008 PGA Tour official money earnings list
  15. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation[3] for the season-ending Tour Championship, between the 2008 Masters Tournament and the 2009 Masters Tournament
  16. All 30 players qualifying for the 2008 edition of The Tour Championship
  17. Top 50 on the final 2008 Official World Golf Rankings list (Week 52 Ranking as of December 31, 2008)
  18. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list going into the tournament (Week 13 Ranking as of March 29, 2009)

[edit] Table

Player Category (see above)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Robert Allenby #11 #18 #27 #30
Stephen Ames #27 #37 #45
Stuart Appleby T-#14 #22 #20 #38
Aaron Baddeley #36
Briny Baird #24
Ángel Cabrera 2007 #42
Chad Campbell #24 #30
Michael Campbell 2005
Paul Casey T-#11 #41 #12
K. J. Choi #16 #8 #18 #21
Stewart Cink T-#3 #9 #15 #16 #18
Tim Clark #23 #28 #37
Fred Couples 1992
Ben Crenshaw 1984, 1995
Ben Curtis T-#2 #17 #10 #24 #36
Luke Donald #31 #33
Player Category (see above)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ken Duke #28 #22
Ernie Els #20 #21 #9 #16
Ross Fisher #29 #32
Steve Flesch T-#5
Raymond Floyd 1976
Jim Furyk #12 #4 #13 #15
Sergio García 2008 T-#2 #4 #3 #2 #3
Mathew Goggin #49
Retief Goosen 2004 #45 #22
Todd Hamilton 2004
Søren Hansen #47
Pádraig Harrington 2007, 2008 2008 T-#5 #1 #1 #8 #4 #5
Dudley Hart #29 #14
Ryuji Imada #13 2008 AT&T Classic #26
Trevor Immelman 2008 #1 #19 #19 #20 #34
Ryo Ishikawa Special Invitation[4]
Player Category (see above)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Miguel Ángel Jiménez T-#8 T-#6 #22 #31
Dustin Johnson #40
Zach Johnson 2007 #46 #27
Robert Karlsson T-#8 T-#4 #6 #7
Shingo Katayama #32 #43
Martin Kaymer #25 #20
Anthony Kim #6 #6 #11 #13
Drew Kittleson #2
Søren Kjeldsen #50 #42
Bernhard Langer 1985, 1993
Danny Lee #1
Justin Leonard #10 #7 #23 #26
Sandy Lyle 1988
Hunter Mahan #30 #16 #44
Prayad Marksaeng #47
Billy Mayfair #28
Player Category (see above)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Graeme McDowell #33 #44
Rory McIlroy #39 #17
Rocco Mediate #2
John Merrick T-#6
Phil Mickelson 2004, 2006 2005 2007 T-#5 #3 #9 #3 #2
Larry Mize 1987
Jack Newman #1
Greg Norman T-#3
Geoff Ogilvy 2006 #15 #12 #4
Sean O'Hair T-#14 #28
José María Olazábal 1994, 1999
Mark O'Meara 1998
Louis Oosthuizen #50
Pat Perez #48
Kenny Perry #5 #13 #14 #9
Carl Pettersson T-#6 #21 #17
Player Category (see above)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Gary Player 1961, 1974,
1978
Ian Poulter #2 #26 #38
Álvaro Quirós #25
Chez Reavie
Andrés Romero T-#8 #27 #30 #41
Justin Rose #19 #24
Rory Sabbatini #34 #46
Reinier Saxton #1
Adam Scott #17 #23
Jeev Milkha Singh #35 #29
Vijay Singh 2000 2004 T-#14 #1 #1 #5 #6
Brandt Snedeker T-#3
Craig Stadler 1982
Henrik Stenson T-#3 T-#4 #8 #10
Richard Sterne #43
Steve Stricker #23 #12 #15 #11
Player Category (see above)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Kevin Sutherland #18 #11
D. J. Trahan T-#4 #26 #25
Camilo Villegas T-#4 #7 #2 #7 #8
Nick Watney T-#11 #35
Bubba Watson #29
Tom Watson 1977, 1981
Boo Weekley #25 #48
Mike Weir 2003 #14 #5 #21 #19
Lin Wen-tang #49
Lee Westwood T-#11 #3 #10 #14
Oliver Wilson #40 #39
Steve Wilson #1
Tiger Woods 1997, 2001,
2002, 2005		 2008 2005, 2006 2006, 2007 #2 #1 #2 #1 #1
Ian Woosnam 1991
Yang Yong-eun
Fuzzy Zoeller 1979

Greg Norman,[5] Gary Player,[6] and Fuzzy Zoeller are expected to be playing their final Masters event.

[edit] Par 3 contest

The annual par 3 contest was held on Wednesday, April 8. Tim Clark won with a score of -5 (22), two shots better than José María Olazábal and Jack Newman. Three players shot a hole-in-one: John Merrick on the second hole, Greg Norman on the sixth, and Clark on the ninth.[7][8]

[edit] Past champions in the field

[edit] Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Phil Mickelson  United States 2004, 2006 73 68 71 67 279 -9 5
Tiger Woods  United States 1997, 2001,
2002, 2005		 70 72 70 68 280 -8 T6
Trevor Immelman  South Africa 2008 71 74 72 69 286 -2 T20
Sandy Lyle  Scotland 1988 72 70 73 71 286 -2 T20
Larry Mize  United States 1987 67 76 72 72 287 -1 T30
Vijay Singh  Fiji 2000 71 70 72 74 287 -1 T30
Mike Weir  Canada 2003 68 75 79 72 294 +6 T46

[edit] Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Fred Couples  United States 1992 73 73 146 +2
José María Olazábal  Spain 1994, 1999 71 75 146 +2
Ian Woosnam  Wales 1991 74 75 149 +5
Zach Johnson  United States 2007 70 80 150 +6
Bernhard Langer  Germany 1985, 1993 70 80 150 +6
Mark O'Meara  United States 1998 75 76 151 +7
Craig Stadler  United States 1982 77 74 151 +7
Fuzzy Zoeller  United States 1979 79 76 155 +11
Ben Crenshaw  United States 1983, 1995 73 83 156 +12
Tom Watson  United States 1977, 1981 74 81 157 +13
Raymond Floyd  United States 1976 79 79 158 +14
Gary Player  South Africa 1961, 1974,
1978		 78 83 161 +17

[edit] Summary of rounds of play

The Masters Tournament is played over four days with an 18-hole round being played each day, for a total of 72 holes plus practice rounds and a par-three contest on the neighboring par-three course. Everyone outside the top 44 and ties or outside ten strokes of the leader was "cut" after two rounds.

[edit] First round

The first round weather conditions were sunny and calm. Chad Campbell, scored a 7 under par 65, which included five straight birdies in the first five holes. Campbell finished the day with a one stroke lead over Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan. Larry Mize shot a five under par 67 to be two strokes behind. Mahan led the field in total birdies with 9 in the first round.

# Player Country Score To par
1 Chad Campbell  United States 65 -7
T2 Jim Furyk  United States 66 -6
Hunter Mahan  United States
T4 Shingo Katayama  Japan 67 -5
Larry Mize  United States
T6 Aaron Baddeley  Australia 68 -4
Ángel Cabrera  Argentina
Tim Clark  South Africa
Todd Hamilton  United States
John Merrick  United States
Sean O'Hair  United States
Kenny Perry  United States
Mike Weir  Canada

[edit] Second round

Chad Campbell continued his strong play with a 2 under par 70 to remain in the lead. Kenny Perry shot a bogey-free 5 under par 67 to tie the lead with Campbell. The day included Fuzzy Zoeller and Gary Player completing their final rounds at Augusta. Zoeller was the 1979 Masters champion. Anthony Kim shot the day's low round with a 65, which included a new record for most birdies in a round with eleven.

The cut, of the top 44 players and ties, was at +1, 50 players made the cut. In all, 25 players shot sub-par rounds for the day and the scoring average was 73.74. For the tournament, 32 players were under par, and the scoring average was 72.99.

# Player Country Score To par
T1 Chad Campbell  United States 65-70=135 -9
Kenny Perry  United States 68-67=135
3 Ángel Cabrera  Argentina 68-68=136 -8
4 Todd Hamilton  United States 68-70=138 -6
5 Tim Clark  South Africa 68-71=139 -5
T6 Jim Furyk  United States 66-74=140 -4
Sergio García  Spain 73-67=140
Shingo Katayama  Japan 67-73=140
Anthony Kim  United States 75-65=140
Rory Sabbatini  South Africa 73-67=140

Amateurs: Saxton (+3), Newman (+4), Kittleson (+6), Wilson (+10), Lee (+11).

[edit] Third round

Third round conditions were sunny, but with gusty winds that made scoring a bit tougher than the previous two days. Kenny Perry shot a two under par 70 to remain in the lead at 11 under. Ángel Cabrera shot a three under par 69 to tie Perry for the lead. Chad Campbell was leading for most of the day until a double-bogey on the 16th hole. Campbell shot a 72 and was two strokes back. Jim Furyk finished another stroke back of Campbell. Five players shot the day's low round of 4 under par 68. Those players were: Jim Furyk -8, Steve Stricker -7, Sean O'Hair -4, Ian Poulter -4, and Steve Flesch -3.

# Player Country Score To par
T1 Ángel Cabrera  Argentina 68-68-69=205 -11
Kenny Perry  United States 68-67-70=205
3 Chad Campbell  United States 65-70-72=207 -9
4 Jim Furyk  United States 66-74-68=208 -8
5 Steve Stricker  United States 72-69-68=209 -7
T6 Todd Hamilton  United States 68-70-72=210 -6
Shingo Katayama  Japan 67-73-70=210
Rory Sabbatini  South Africa 73-67-70=210

[edit] Final round

Phil Mickelson birdied six holes on the front nine to score 30, tying a tournament record held by Johnny Miller, Greg Norman and K. J. Choi. Kenny Perry was leading for most of the day until he finished with bogies at 17 and 18. Perry finished tied with Ángel Cabrera and Chad Campbell, leading to a three way playoff. Campbell was eliminated on the first playoff hole after failing to make his par putt. When Perry failed to get up and down from left of the green on the second playoff hole, Cabrera two putted from 15 feet to par and win. Cabrera became the first Argentinian to win the Masters.[9]

[edit] Final result

# Player Country Score To par
1 Ángel Cabrera  Argentina 68-68-69-71=276 -12
T2 Chad Campbell  United States 65-70-72-69=276 -12
Kenny Perry  United States 68-67-70-71=276
4 Shingo Katayama  Japan 67-73-70-68=278 -10
5 Phil Mickelson  United States 73-68-71-67=279 -9
T6 John Merrick  United States 68-72-74-66=280 -8
Steve Flesch  United States 71-74-68-67=280
Tiger Woods  United States 70-72-70-68=280
Steve Stricker  United States 72-69-68-71=280
T10 Hunter Mahan  United States 66-75-71-69=281 -7
Sean O'Hair  United States 68-76-68-69=281
Jim Furyk  United States 66-74-68-73=281
T13 Camilo Villegas  Colombia 73-69-71-69=282 -6
Tim Clark  South Africa 68-71-72-71=282
T15 Geoff Ogilvy  Australia 71-70-73-69=283 -5
Todd Hamilton  United States 68-70-72-73=283
T17 Graeme McDowell  Northern Ireland 69-73-73-69=284 -4
Aaron Baddeley  Australia 68-74-73-69=284
19 Nick Watney  United States 70-71-71-73=285 -3
T20 Paul Casey  England 72-72-73-69=286 -2
Ryuji Imada  Japan 73-72-72-69=286
Trevor Immelman  South Africa 71-74-72-69=286
Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland 72-73-71-70=286
Sandy Lyle  Scotland 72-70-73-71=286
Justin Rose  England 74-70-71-71=286
Anthony Kim  United States 75-65-72-74=286
Stephen Ames  Canada 73-68-71-74=286
Ian Poulter  England 71-73-68-74=286
Rory Sabbatini  South Africa 73-67-70-76=286
T30 Ross Fisher  England 69-76-73-69=287 -1
Stuart Appleby  Australia 72-73-71-71=287
Larry Mize  United States 67-76-72-72=287
Vijay Singh  Fiji 71-70-72-74=287
Dustin Johnson  United States 72-70-72-73=287
T35 Ben Curtis  United States 73-71-74-70=288 E
Ken Duke  United States 71-72-73-72=288
Pádraig Harrington  Ireland 69-73-73-73=288
T38 Robert Allenby  Australia 73-72-72-72=289 +1
Henrik Stenson  Sweden 71-70-75-73=289
Luke Donald  England 73-71-72-73=289
Sergio García  Spain 73-67-75-74=289
42 Bubba Watson  United States 72-72-73-73=290 +2
43 Lee Westwood  England 70-72-70-79=291 +3
T44 Dudley Hart  United States 72-72-73-76=293 +5
D. J. Trahan  United States 72-73-72-76=293
T46 Kevin Sutherland  United States 69-76-77-72=294 +6
Mike Weir  Canada 68-75-79-72=294
Miguel Ángel Jiménez  Spain 70-73-78-73=294
T49 Rocco Mediate  United States 73-70-78-77=298 +10
Andrés Romero  Argentina 69-75-77-77=298

[edit] Controversies

Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy was involved in a controversial incident during the second round. In sixth place on the leaderboard with three holes left to play, McIlroy had double-bogeyed the 16th hole before hitting his approach shot into a bunker on the 18th hole. He failed with his first attempt to get the ball out of the bunker and kicked out at the sand, which is an offense because it is deemed to be testing the condition of the hazard.[10] He finished his round at 4:15 p.m. local time and at 8:40 p.m. was called to the clubhouse to view footage of the incident. He was later cleared of any wrongdoing, as a player is allowed to smooth over the sand provided that it does nothing to improve the position of the ball with regard to the next shot.[11]

Also during the second round, while putting for birdie on the 15th green, Pádraig Harrington had stepped up to his ball and addressed it, but a gust of wind caused him to step away. The ball then moved, but since he had grounded his club previously, he was deemed to have caused it to move and was penalized one stroke. He completed the hole with a par 5.[12]

[edit] References

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  1. ^ "Players - 2009 Tournament Invitees". masters.org. http://www.masters.org/en_US/players/tournament_2009.html. Retrieved 2009-04-18. [dead link]
  2. ^ Winners of the Players Championship get three years of Masters invitations. With the Players having moved from March to May, beginning 2007, there were only two such champions in the Masters field in 2009. In 2010 and after, there will once again be three Players champions in the field.
  3. ^ PGA Tour events that do not award a full-point allocation for The Tour Championship are Fall Series events and alternate events. The Players Championship, the three World Golf Championships events that existed at the time (the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until later in 2009, and is also scheduled after The Tour Championship), and the other three majors all award enhanced point allocations for The Tour Championship. The previous year's winners of The Players and the other majors are already eligible by other criteria. Winners of the WGC events held during the PGA Tour regular season theoretically earn invitations if they are not exempt by other means; however, this situation is very unlikely to occur in practice, as the vast majority of the entrants are already in the world's top 50, and even a winner who was outside the top 50 before the tournament would be very likely to enter the top 50 as a result of the win.
  4. ^ "Masters Special Invitation Announced". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2009-01-22/200901221232649642171.html. Retrieved 2009-04-11. 
  5. ^ "Norman set for emotional farewell". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7986663.stm. Retrieved 11 April 2009. 
  6. ^ "Player to make final Augusta bow". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 6 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7986824.stm. Retrieved 11 April 2009. 
  7. ^ Though technically not a hole in one, Gary Player hit into the water on the ninth tee, and then holed it for a score of three from the tee box.Clark aces Par-Three Tournament
  8. ^ Leaderboard - Par 3 Contest
  9. ^ "Report". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7995898.stm. Retrieved 11 April 2009. 
  10. ^ Svrluga, Barry (10 April 2009). "Tragedy leads Kim to seize the day". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/10/AR2009041003609.html. Retrieved 11 April 2009. 
  11. ^ "McIlroy avoids Masters punishment". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 10 April 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7994282.stm. Retrieved 11 April 2009. 
  12. ^ "Harrington rues bad luck". Sky Sports. 11 April 2009. http://www.skysports.com/golf/us-masters-2009/story/0,25784,14495_5173626,00.html. Retrieved 11 April 2009. 

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