1990 Masters Tournament

1990 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	April 5–8, 1990
Location	Augusta, Georgia
Course(s)	Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by	Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)	PGA Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	6,905 yards (6,314 m)
Field	85 players, 49 after cut
Cut	148 (+4)
Prize fund	$1.25 million
Winner's share	$225,000
Champion
	Nick Faldo
	278 (−10), playoff
	← 1989 1991 →

Augusta

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Location in the United States

Augusta

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Location in Georgia

The 1990 Masters Tournament was the 54th Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Nick Faldo won his second consecutive Masters and the third of his six major titles on the second sudden-death playoff hole over Raymond Floyd, the 1976 champion.^[1]^[2] The playoff began on the tenth hole where both made par. At the next hole, #11, Floyd put his 7-iron approach shot into the pond left of the green,^[3] while Faldo hit to within 18 feet (5.5 m) of the cup; he lagged his birdie putt to within a few inches and tapped in for the win. It foiled Floyd's attempt to win a major in four different decades. Afterward, he said, "This is the most devastating thing that's ever happened to me in my career. I've had a lot of losses, but nothing like this."^[3]^[4]

Floyd led after each of the second and third rounds and had earned the reputation of being a good front-runner in his career. A birdie on 12 gave Floyd a four-shot lead with six holes to play. Faldo birdied 13, 15, and 16, and Floyd's bogey on 17 left them tied at 10-under par at the end of 72 holes.

It was the third consecutive year that the Masters champion was from the United Kingdom, which had no winners prior to Sandy Lyle's victory in 1988.

Faldo was just the second to win consecutive titles at Augusta, following Jack Nicklaus (1965 and 1966). Both of Faldo's wins came at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, at the eleventh green. Tiger Woods later won back-to-back Masters in 2001 and 2002. Faldo won his third Masters six years later in 1996, for his sixth and final major title.

Chris Patton was the only amateur to make the cut and tied for 39th place at 296 (+8).

Field

1. Masters champions

Tommy Aaron, George Archer, Seve Ballesteros (3,9), Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw (9,13), Nick Faldo (3), Raymond Floyd (2), Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle (3), Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus (9), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler (11,13), Tom Watson (9,14), Fuzzy Zoeller

Jack Burke, Jr., Bob Goalby, Ben Hogan, Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff, Byron Nelson, Henry Picard, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, and Art Wall, Jr. did not play.

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

Andy North, Scott Simpson (10,12), Curtis Strange (9,11,13,14)

3. The Open champions (last five years)

Mark Calcavecchia (13,14), Greg Norman (9,12,13)

4. PGA champions (last five years)

Hubert Green (10), Larry Nelson (10), Jeff Sluman (9), Payne Stewart (9,10,12,13,14), Bob Tway (12,13)

5. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up

Danny Green (a), Chris Patton (a)

6. The Amateur champion

Stephen Dodd (a)

7. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion

Tim Hobby (a)

8. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion

James Taylor (a)

9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1989 Masters Tournament

Paul Azinger (10,12,13,14), Chip Beck (10,13,14), Fred Couples (12,13,14), David Frost (12,13), Ken Green (12,14), Scott Hoch (10,11,12,13), Tom Kite (10,12,13,14), Jodie Mudd (12,13), José María Olazábal (10), Mark O'Meara (12,13,14), Masashi Ozaki (10), Don Pooley, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid (11,13), Lee Trevino, Ian Woosnam (10,11)

10. Top 16 players and ties from the 1989 U.S. Open

Brian Claar, Peter Jacobsen (12), Mark Lye, Mark McCumber (12,13,14), Tom Pernice, Jr.

11. Top eight players and ties from 1989 PGA Championship

Andy Bean, Dave Rummells (13)

12. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Tommy Armour III, Ian Baker-Finch, Bill Britton, Curt Byrum, Tom Byrum, Mike Donald (13), Dan Forsman, Robert Gamez, Wayne Grady (13), Donnie Hammond (13), Mike Hulbert (13), John Huston, David Ishii, Steve Jones (13), John Mahaffey (13), Blaine McCallister (13), Ted Schulz (13), Tony Sills, Tim Simpson (13), Leonard Thompson

Stan Utley, the winner of the Chattanooga Classic was not invited.

13. Top 30 players from the 1989 PGA Tour money list

Bill Glasson, Wayne Levi, Hal Sutton

14. Members of the U.S. 1989 Ryder Cup team

Lanny Wadkins

15. Special foreign invitation

Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Ronan Rafferty, Peter Senior

Nationalities in the field

North America (68)	Europe (8)	Oceania (5)	Asia (2)	Africa (2)
United States (68)	England (1)	Australia (5)	Japan (2)	South Africa (2)
	Northern Ireland (1)
	Scotland (1)
	Wales (2)
	Spain (2)
	West Germany (1)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Nick Faldo	England	1989	71	72	66	69	278	−10	1
Raymond Floyd	United States	1976	70	68	68	72	278	−10	2
Jack Nicklaus	United States	1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986	72	70	69	74	285	−3	6
Seve Ballesteros	Spain	1980, 1983	74	73	68	71	286	−2	T7
Bernhard Langer	West Germany	1985	70	73	69	74	286	−2	T7
Tom Watson	United States	1977, 1981	77	71	67	71	286	−2	T7
Ben Crenshaw	United States	1984	72	74	73	69	288	E	T14
Larry Mize	United States	1987	70	76	71	71	288	E	T14
Craig Stadler	United States	1982	72	70	74	72	288	E	T14
Fuzzy Zoeller	United States	1979	72	74	73	70	289	+1	T20
Gary Player	South Africa	1961, 1974, 1978	73	74	68	76	291	+3	T24
George Archer	United States	1969	70	74	82	75	301	+13	49

Source:^[5]^[6]

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Billy Casper	United States	1970	74	75	149	+5
Tommy Aaron	United States	1973	77	74	151	+7
Sandy Lyle	Scotland	1988	77	74	151	+7
Charles Coody	United States	1971	75	77	152	+8
Gay Brewer	United States	1967	76	77	153	+9
Arnold Palmer	United States	1958, 1960, 1962, 1964	76	80	156	+12
Doug Ford	United States	1957	78	85	163	+19

Source:^[5]^[7]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 5, 1990

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Mike Donald	United States	64	−8
2	John Huston	United States	66	−6
3	Peter Jacobsen	United States	67	−5
4	Bill Britton	United States	68	−4
T5	George Archer	United States	70	−2
	Raymond Floyd	United States
	Bill Glasson	United States
	Bernhard Langer	West Germany
	Larry Mize	United States
	Jumbo Ozaki	Japan
	Curtis Strange	United States

Source:^[8]

Second round

Friday, April 6, 1990

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Raymond Floyd	United States	70-68=138	−6
2	Scott Hoch	United States	71-68=139	−5
3	John Huston	United States	66-74=140	−4
4	Jumbo Ozaki	Japan	70-71=141	−3
T5	Bill Britton	United States	68-74=142	−2
	Mike Hulbert	United States	71-71=142
	Peter Jacobsen	United States	67-75=142
	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-70=142
	Craig Stadler	United States	72-70=142
T10	Fred Couples	United States	74-69=143	−1
	Nick Faldo	England	71-72=143
	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	70-73=143
	Curtis Strange	United States	70-73=143

Source:^[7]

Amateurs: Patton (E), Dodd (+11), Hobby (+14), Green (+15), Taylor (+17)

Third round

Saturday, April 7, 1990

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Raymond Floyd	United States	70-68-68=206	−10
2	John Huston	United States	66-74-68=208	−8
3	Nick Faldo	England	71-72-66=209	−7
4	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-70-69=211	−5
T5	Scott Hoch	United States	71-68-73=212	−4
T5	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	70-73-69=212	−4
T7	Bill Britton	United States	68-74-71=213	−3
	José María Olazábal	Spain	72-73-68=213
	Scott Simpson	United States	74-71-68=213
T10	Tom Kite	United States	75-73-66=214	−2
T10	Curtis Strange	United States	70-73-71=214	−2

Source:^[9]

Final round

Sunday, April 8, 1990

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
T1	Nick Faldo	England	71-72-66-69=278	−10	Playoff
T1	Raymond Floyd	United States	70-68-68-72=278	−10	Playoff
T3	John Huston	United States	66-74-68-75=283	−5	72,500
T3	Lanny Wadkins	United States	72-73-70-68=283	−5	72,500
5	Fred Couples	United States	74-69-72-69=284	−4	50,000
6	Jack Nicklaus	United States	72-70-69-74=285	−3	45,000
T7	Seve Ballesteros	Spain	74-73-68-71=286	−2	35,150
	Bill Britton	United States	68-74-71-73=286
	Bernhard Langer	West Germany	70-73-69-74=286
	Scott Simpson	United States	74-71-68-73=286
	Curtis Strange	United States	70-73-71-72=286
	Tom Watson	United States	77-71-67-71=286

Source:^[5]^[6]

Amateurs: Patton (+8)

Scorecard

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
Faldo	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−8	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−9	−10	−10	−10
Floyd	−10	−10	−10	−10	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−10	−10
Huston	−7	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−4	−4	−4	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−4	−5	−5
Wadkins	−1	−2	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5
Couples	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−6	−5	−4	−4
Nicklaus	−5	−6	−6	−6	−5	−4	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4	−5	−6	−5	−5	−4	−3	−3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

	Eagle		Birdie		Bogey		Double bogey

Source:^[2]

Playoff

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Nick Faldo	England	4-4	E	225,000
2	Raymond Floyd	United States	4-x		135,000

Sudden-death playoff began on hole #10 and ended at hole #11, when Faldo parred.^[2]

References

^ Reilly, Rick (April 16, 1990). "True Brit". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Faldo's Masterful rally tops Floyd". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. April 9, 1990. p. 1, part 2.
^ ^a ^b Jenkins, Sally (April 9, 1990). "Faldo turns the Amen Corner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
^ Parascenzo, Marino (April 9, 1990). "Faldo captures Masters again". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 21, 23.
^ ^a ^b ^c "1990 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Golf: 54th Masters Tournament". Milwaukee Sentinel. (final scores). April 9, 1990. p. 10, part 2.
^ ^a ^b Jenkins, Sally (April 7, 1990). "The Masters: It's an old story". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
^ Jenkins, Sally (April 6, 1990). "If it matters, Donald leading". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
^ Florence, Mal (April 8, 1990). "Floyd leads old masters' march". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1E.

External links

Masters.com – Past winners and results
About.com – 1990 Masters
Augusta.com – 1990 Masters leaderboard and scorecards

Preceded by 1989 PGA Championship	Major Championships	Succeeded by 1990 U.S. Open

33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

[1] Reilly, Rick (April 16, 1990). "True Brit". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.

[fmfrtpfl-2] "Faldo's Masterful rally tops Floyd". Milwaukee Sentinel. wire services. April 9, 1990. p. 1, part 2.

[fttamc-3] Jenkins, Sally (April 9, 1990). "Faldo turns the Amen Corner". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.

[4] Parascenzo, Marino (April 9, 1990). "Faldo captures Masters again". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. pp. 21, 23.

[dgc90m-5] "1990 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 14, 2014.

[msfsc-6] "Golf: 54th Masters Tournament". Milwaukee Sentinel. (final scores). April 9, 1990. p. 10, part 2.

[tmaiaos-7] Jenkins, Sally (April 7, 1990). "The Masters: It's an old story". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.

[iftmadl-8] Jenkins, Sally (April 6, 1990). "If it matters, Donald leading". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1C.

[flomm-9] Florence, Mal (April 8, 1990). "Floyd leads old masters' march". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1E.

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