User:TreyCranfield/Sandbox3: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
(20 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 56: Line 56:




The '''2020 Masters Tournament''' is the 84th edition of the {{wp|Masters Tournament}} and the first of golf's four {{wp|Men's major golf championships|major championships}} being held in 2020. It is being held from April 9–13 at {{wp|Augusta National Golf Club}} in {{wp|Augusta, Georgia}}.
The '''2020 Masters Tournament''' was the 84th edition of the {{wp|Masters Tournament}} and the first of golf's four {{wp|Men's major golf championships|major championships}} held in 2020. It was held between April 9 and 13 at {{wp|Augusta National Golf Club}} in {{wp|Augusta, Georgia}}.
 
{{wp|Justin Harding}} won his first green jacket in a Monday finish that saw many lead changes and dramatic story-lines. Through 15 holes of the final round, {{wp|Henrik Stenson}} held a three shot lead at −10, ahead of {{wp|Tony Finau}} and {{wp|Christiaan Bezuidenhout}}. Stenson went on to make a quadruple-bogey 7 on the par-3 16th, followed with a par at 17 and a bogey at 18 to cripple his chances. {{wp|Kevin Kisner}} birdied his final two holes to join a charging Harding at −7 and get into the playoff. Harding shot the tied-low round of the tournament with a 66 to finish at −7. He was even par through three, one point being six shots off the pace.
 
Harding shot a 32 on his second nine, which was the lowest score of anybody on that stretch of holes the entire day.  
 
In the playoff, it took four holes, where Harding edged Kisner with a par at the 10th hole after the latter hit his tee shot deep into the pine straw, taking a punch out and failing to make his par opportunity.  


==Media==
==Media==
Line 221: Line 227:
'''Sunday:''' Rain and a thunderstorm. High of 72°F/25°C. Wind 10-15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph. Precipitation 80%.  
'''Sunday:''' Rain and a thunderstorm. High of 72°F/25°C. Wind 10-15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph. Precipitation 80%.  


'''Monday:'''
'''Monday:''' Mostly sunny with few clouds. High of 82°F/27°C. Wind 5-10 mph. Gusts to 15 mph.


==Round summaries==
==Round summaries==
Line 279: Line 285:
|align=center|3 || {{wp|Tony Finau}}  || {{flagicon|United States}}  {{wp|United States}} ||69-74=143  || align=center|−1
|align=center|3 || {{wp|Tony Finau}}  || {{flagicon|United States}}  {{wp|United States}} ||69-74=143  || align=center|−1
|-
|-
|rowspan=4 align=center|T4 || {{wp|Kevin Kisner}}  || {{flagicon|United States}}  {{wp|United States}} ||71-71=144  || rowspan=4 align=center|E
|rowspan=4 align=center|T4 || {{wp|Kevin Kisner}}  || {{flagicon|United States}}  {{wp|United States}} ||71-73=144  || rowspan=4 align=center|E
|-
|-
|{{wp|Justin Harding}} || {{flagicon|South Africa}} {{wp|South Africa}} ||73-71=144  
|{{wp|Justin Harding}} || {{flagicon|South Africa}} {{wp|South Africa}} ||73-71=144  
Line 323: Line 329:
|{{wp|Jordan Spieth}} || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} ||68-74-71=213  
|{{wp|Jordan Spieth}} || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} ||68-74-71=213  
|-
|-
|{{wp|Kevin Kisner}} || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} ||71-71-71=213
|{{wp|Kevin Kisner}} || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} ||71-73-69=213
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|T9 || {{wp|Adam Scott}}  || {{flagicon|Australia}} {{wp|Australia}}  ||73-72-69=214  || rowspan=2 align=center|−2
|rowspan=2 align=center|T9 || {{wp|Adam Scott}}  || {{flagicon|Australia}} {{wp|Australia}}  ||73-72-69=214  || rowspan=2 align=center|−2
Line 342: Line 348:
The final round resumed at 12:26pm EDT on Monday April 13, 2020, and the final grouping teed off on schedule from Sunday, at 2:40pm EDT. In one of the most dramatic Masters Sundays known in history, there were numerous different lead changes that eventually led to {{wp|Justin Harding}} capturing his first Masters title and first major championship title, defeating {{wp|Kevin Kisner}} in 4 playoff holes.  
The final round resumed at 12:26pm EDT on Monday April 13, 2020, and the final grouping teed off on schedule from Sunday, at 2:40pm EDT. In one of the most dramatic Masters Sundays known in history, there were numerous different lead changes that eventually led to {{wp|Justin Harding}} capturing his first Masters title and first major championship title, defeating {{wp|Kevin Kisner}} in 4 playoff holes.  


{{wp|Bernd Wiesberger}} got off to a rocky start, bogeying his first four holes, while {{wp|Christiaan Bezuidenhout}} birdied one and two, giving him a 2 shot lead over {{wp|Tony Finau}} and {{wp|Matthew Fitzpatrick}}, who both pared their first two holes. As the front nine continued, Wiesberger never bounced back from the bogeys. He made a birdie at 12, and another one at 15, but went on to bogey 17 and 18 to fall out of the top-12. His round is regarded as one of the worst meltdowns in Masters history.  
{{wp|Bernd Wiesberger}} got off to a rocky start, bogeying his first four holes, while {{wp|Christiaan Bezuidenhout}} birdied one and two, giving him a 2 shot lead over {{wp|Tony Finau}} and {{wp|Matthew Fitzpatrick}}, who both pared their first two holes. As the front nine continued, Wiesberger never bounced back from the bogeys. He made a birdie at 12, and another one at 15, but went on to bogey 17 and 18 to fall out of the top-12.


2019 champion {{wp|Tiger Woods}} went on a Sunday charge, birdieing 4 of his first 6 holes, and shooting an opening nine 32 to get within striking distance of the leaders making the turn. He went on to birdie the 12th and the 15th, finsihing with a 5-under 67, good enough to jolt him into a tie for 3rd.  
2019 champion {{wp|Tiger Woods}} went on a Sunday charge, birdieing 4 of his first 6 holes, and shooting an opening nine 32 to get within striking distance of the leaders making the turn. He went on to birdie the 12th and the 15th, finishing with a 5-under 67, good enough to jolt him into a tie for 3rd.  


{{wp|Henrik Stenson}} shot an unprecedented round of golf, shooting a 29 on the opening nine, giving him a share for the lead  with Bezuidenhout making the turn, and birdied the 11th hole to take the sole lead at −8. On 12, he hit his tee shot to within 10 feet and made a birdie to take a two stroke lead at −9. He went on to birdie the 15th hole and moved to −10. He found trouble on the 16th hole, hitting his tee shot into the water. He re-teed the shot, and hit a second ball in the water. He dropped in the zone, and hit his fifth shot to 18 feet, and two putted for a quadruple bogey 7, dropping him to −6, one behind {{wp|Tony Finau}}, and {{wp|Justin Harding}}. His tee shot on 18 went wide right, and found the pine straw and was behind a tree, leading to a punch out back on the fairway, leaving him 126 yards in for his third shot. He hit his approach to within 6 ft. He missed the put and made a bogey 5, dropping him back to −5, good enough for a tie for 6th place. Stenson's round also went down as one of the biggest meltdowns in the history of the Masters Tournament.  
{{wp|Henrik Stenson}} shot an unprecedented round of golf, shooting a 29 on the opening nine, giving him a share for the lead  with Bezuidenhout making the turn, and birdied the 11th hole to take the sole lead at −8. On 12, he hit his tee shot to within 10 feet and made a birdie to take a two stroke lead at −9. He went on to birdie the 15th hole and moved to −10. He found trouble on the 16th hole, hitting his tee shot into the water. He re-teed the shot, and hit a second ball in the water. He dropped in the zone, and hit his fifth shot to 18 feet, and two putted for a quadruple bogey 7, dropping him to −6, one behind {{wp|Tony Finau}}, and {{wp|Justin Harding}}. His tee shot on 18 went wide right, and found the pine straw and was behind a tree, leading to a punch out back on the fairway, leaving him 126 yards in for his third shot. He hit his approach to within 6 ft. He missed the putt and made a bogey 5, dropping him back to −5, good enough for a tie for 6th place. Stenson's round went down as one of the biggest meltdowns in the history of the Masters Tournament.  


{{wp|Justin Harding}}, the eventual champion of the tournament, shot what most would consider the most quiet round en route to a championship in Masters history. He shot a −2 34 on the front nine to edge himself up the leader board. On 11, he hit a miraculous approach shot to within 3 feet, and converted the birdie attempt to move to −4 for the tournament. He went to birdie the 12th hole, right after witnessing Stenson make his birdie putt to move to −9. Sitting at −5 for the championship, he went on to card birdies at the 15th and 18th holes, setting the clubhouse lead at −7. Harding exclaimed following the playoff with {{wp|Kevin Kisner}} that he was not aware of Henrik Stenson's meltdown, and believed that he was running away with the tournament following his birdie at the 15th that resonated throughout the entire course, considering he was en route to a Masters record low round.  
{{wp|Justin Harding}}, the eventual champion of the tournament, shot what most would consider the most quiet round en route to a championship in Masters history. He shot a −2 34 on the front nine to edge himself up the leader board. On 11, he hit a miraculous approach shot to within 3 feet, and converted the birdie attempt to move to −4 for the tournament. He went to birdie the 12th hole, right after witnessing Stenson make his birdie putt to move to −9. Sitting at −5 for the championship, he went on to card birdies at the 15th and 18th holes, setting the clubhouse lead at −7. Harding exclaimed following the playoff with {{wp|Kevin Kisner}} that he was not aware of Henrik Stenson's meltdown, and believed that he was running away with the tournament following his birdie at the 15th that resonated throughout the entire course, considering he was en route to a Masters record low round.  
Line 355: Line 361:


====Summary====
====Summary====
The final round of the tournament began on Sunday, April 13, but play was halted due to rain until the early evening. At 8 pm EDT, play was suspended due to darkness and resumed at lunchtime on Monday, April 14.  
The final round of the tournament began on Sunday, April 12, but play was halted due to rain until the early evening. At 8 pm EDT, play was suspended due to darkness and resumed at lunchtime on Monday, April 13.  


54-hole leader {{wp|Bernd Wiesberger}} got off to a shaky start, and soon fell out of contention for his first Masters title. Many players were in and out of contention as the final round played on, including the defending champion, {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, who fired a final round 67 to finish in a tie for third.  
54-hole leader {{wp|Bernd Wiesberger}} got off to a shaky start, and soon fell out of contention for his first Masters title. Many players were in and out of contention as the final round played on, including the defending champion, {{wp|Tiger Woods}}, who fired a final round 67 to finish in a tie for third.  


{{wp|Henrik Stenson}} shot the most unbelievable round of the round, and the tournament, carding a 67. He was −10 through 15 holes, which is a Masters record for the lowest score relative to par in a round at the Masters through that amount of holes. He went +5 in his final 3 holes, and fell out of the lead he had built over {{wp|Christiaan Bezuidenhout}} and {{wp|Matthew Fitzpatrick}}.  
{{wp|Henrik Stenson}} shot the most unbelievable round of the day, and the tournament, carding a 67. He was −10 through 15 holes, which is a Masters record for the lowest score relative to par in a round at the Masters through that amount of holes. He went +5 in his final 3 holes, and fell out of the lead he had built over {{wp|Christiaan Bezuidenhout}} and {{wp|Matthew Fitzpatrick}}.  


{{wp|Kevin Kisner}} took advantage of the late collapse by Stenson, birdieing his final two holes to move to −7, which would eventually be good enough to get into a playoff with {{wp|Justin Harding}}, who shot a 66.  
{{wp|Kevin Kisner}} took advantage of the late collapse by Stenson, birdieing his final two holes to move to −7, which would eventually be good enough to get into a playoff with {{wp|Justin Harding}}, who shot a 66.  
Line 365: Line 371:
In the {{wp|sudden-death playoff}}, which took four holes, the two players took very unconventional approaches to finding ways to beat the other competitor. On the first playoff hole, Kisner laid back off the tee nearly 30 yards from Harding, who hit his second shot to nearly 40 feet, en route to a two-putt par. Kisner his his approach to 17 feet, but too made par.  
In the {{wp|sudden-death playoff}}, which took four holes, the two players took very unconventional approaches to finding ways to beat the other competitor. On the first playoff hole, Kisner laid back off the tee nearly 30 yards from Harding, who hit his second shot to nearly 40 feet, en route to a two-putt par. Kisner his his approach to 17 feet, but too made par.  


Both players pared the 2nd and 3rd playoff holes, before entering the 10th hole all square with impending darkness. At 7:51 pm EDT, Kisner claimed he was unable to see, but Harding refuted the claim and {{wp|Augusta National Golf Club}} staff agreed play could continue for up to 20 more minutes. Kisner went on to bogey the hole after his drive found the trees on the right, and Harding made par to secure his first major championship victory in what will be known as one of the most drama-filled final rounds in golf.  
Both players pared the 2nd and 3rd playoff holes, before entering the 10th hole all square with impending darkness. At 7:51 pm EDT, Kisner claimed he was unable to see, but Harding refuted the claim and {{wp|Augusta National Golf Club}} staff agreed play could continue for up to 20 more minutes. Kisner went on to bogey the hole after his drive found the trees on the right, and Harding made par to secure his first major championship victory in what will be known as one of the most drama-filled final rounds in golf.


====Timeline of key events====
====Timeline of key events====
2.59pm 
Bernd Wiesberger bogeys the first hole, while Christiaan Bezuidenhout makes an easy birdie from six feet, leading to an opening hole two-shot swing. Tiger Woods birdies the 3rd hole to move to 3-under.
::''Leaderboard: '''−5''': Bezuidenhout (1); '''−4''': Wiesberger (1), Finau (2), Fitzpatrick (2), Cantlay (3); '''−3''': Kisner (4), Woods (4)''
3.07pm
Tony Finau makes a birdie at the third hole and joins Christiaan Bezuidenhout at 5-under. Stenson birdies the third hole to go 3-under through three.
::''Leaderboard: '''−5''': Finau (3), Bezuidenhout (1); '''−4''': Cantlay (3), Fitzpatrick (2), Wiesberger (1); '''−3''': Kisner (4), Woods (4), Stenson (3)''
3.28pm 
Finau makes bogey at the par-3 4th, and drops back to 4-under, now two shots behind Bezuidenhout, who birdied his opening two holes. Bernd Wiesberger is coming off four consecutive bogeys, now sitting at 1-under, five strokes off the pace. 
::''Leaderboard: '''−6''': Bezuidenhout (4); '''−4''': Cantlay (5), Kisner (5), Finau (4), ; '''−3''': Fitzpatrick (5), Woods (5), Stenson (5)''
4.09pm
Stenson makes an eagle at the par-5 8th hole to match Bezuidenhout's birdie on the same hole. Both players move to 7-under, two clear of Cantlay and Kisner.
::''Leaderboard: '''−7''': Stenson (8), Bezuidenhout (8); '''−5''': Cantlay (8), Kisner (8); '''−4''': Finau (8)
4.52pm
Stenson continues his run of solid golf, and makes a birdie at the par-4 11th hole, but again being matched by Bezuidenhout. Both players move to 8-under in what many thought was shaping up to be a two-man race. Harding makes a birdie at the par-3 12th to move to 5-under.
::''Leaderboard: '''−8''': Stenson (11), Bezuidenhout (11); '''−6''': Finau (11); '''−5''': Harding (12), Woods (14); '''−4''': Kisner (11)
5.16pm
Finau makes a bogey at the par-5 13th, allowing Stenson to open up a three shot gap following his birdie at the par-3 12th between him, Fitzpatrick, Finau, Kisner, Woods, Harding and Bezuidenhout, who hit his tee shot into Rae's Creek at the 12th, culminating in a double bogey.
::''Leaderboard: '''−9''': Stenson (14); '''−6''': Woods (F), Fitzpatrick (F), Harding (17), Kisner (17), Bezuidenhout (14), Finau (14) ; '''−5''': Cantlay (17), Janewattananond (F)
5.38pm
Stenson makes a birdie at the par-5 15th, moving him to 10-under. Bezuidenhout and Finau also make biride, moving to 7-under. Both Harding and Kisner make birdie at the 18th to move into a clubhouse share at 7-under par.
::''Leaderboard: '''−10''': Stenson (15); '''−7''': Harding (F), Kisner (F), Bezuidenhout (15), Finau (15); '''−6''': Woods (F), Fitzpatrick (F)
5.56pm
Stenson hits two consecutive balls into the water at the par-3 16th. He makes a quadruple bogey and falls back to 6-under. Both Bezuidenhout and Finau make par, and tie for the lead with Kisner and Harding, both already in the clubhouse.
::''Leaderboard: '''−7''': Harding (F), Kisner (F), Bezuidenhout (16), Finau (16); '''−6''': Woods (F), Fitzpatrick (F), Stenson (16)
6.19pm
Bezuidenhout, following a bogey at the 17th, makes another bogey at the 18th, and falls back to finish at 5-under for the tournament. Stenson also makes bogey at the last, and backs up to 5-under, ending a stretch of three holes where he went 5-over. Joining the group, Finau bogeys the 18th and finishes at 6-under par, one back of Kisner and Harding. Wiesberger is the last person to play in regulation, and taps in for a par at the 18th for a 2-over 74, good enough for a share of 14th place for the 18, 32, and 54-hole leader.
::''Leaderboard: '''−7''': Harding (F), Kisner (F); '''−6''': Woods (F), Finau (F), Fitzpatrick (F); '''−5''': Stenson (F), Janewattananond (F), Cantlay (F), Bezuidenhout (F); '''−3''': Wiesberger (F)


====Final leaderboard====
====Final leaderboard====
Line 389: Line 456:


|-
|-
|{{wp|Kevin Kisner}}  || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} || 71-71-71-68=281
|{{wp|Kevin Kisner}}  || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} || 71-73-69-68=281
|-
|-
|rowspan=3 align=center|T3 || {{wp|Tiger Woods}} (c) || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} || 75-71-69-67=282 || rowspan=3 align=center|−6 || rowspan=3 align=center|858,667
|rowspan=3 align=center|T3 || {{wp|Tiger Woods}} (c) || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} || 75-71-69-67=282 || rowspan=3 align=center|−6 || rowspan=3 align=center|858,667
Line 412: Line 479:
|-
|-
|{{wp|Jordan Spieth}} (c)  || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} || 68-74-71-71=284
|{{wp|Jordan Spieth}} (c)  || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} || 68-74-71-71=284
|}
{| class="collapsible collapsed wikitable" style="width:50em;margin-top:-1px;"
|-
|-
! scope="col" colspan="6" | Leaderboard below the top 10
! scope="col" colspan="6" | Leaderboard below the top 10
Line 433: Line 498:
|rowspan=2 align=center|T20 || style="background:silver"|{{wp|Lukas Michel}} (a) || style="background:silver"|{{flagicon|Australia}} {{wp|Australia}} || style="background:silver"|73-73-76-67=289 || rowspan=2 align=center|+1 || align=center|0
|rowspan=2 align=center|T20 || style="background:silver"|{{wp|Lukas Michel}} (a) || style="background:silver"|{{flagicon|Australia}} {{wp|Australia}} || style="background:silver"|73-73-76-67=289 || rowspan=2 align=center|+1 || align=center|0
|-
|-
|{{wp|Kevin Na}}  || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} || 75-73-75-66-289 || align=center|78,200
|{{wp|Kevin Na}}  || {{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|United States}} || 75-73-75-66=289 || align=center|78,200
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|T22 || {{wp|Rory McIlroy}} || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{wp|Northern Ireland}} || 71-77-71-71=290 || rowspan=2 align=center|+2 || rowspan=2 align=center|68,042
|rowspan=2 align=center|T22 || {{wp|Rory McIlroy}} || {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{wp|Northern Ireland}} || 71-77-71-71=290 || rowspan=2 align=center|+2 || rowspan=2 align=center|68,042
Line 585: Line 650:
|{{wp|Sandy Lyle}} (c) || {{flagicon|Scotland}} {{wp|Scotland}} || 83-84=167 || align=center|+23
|{{wp|Sandy Lyle}} (c) || {{flagicon|Scotland}} {{wp|Scotland}} || 83-84=167 || align=center|+23
|}
|}
:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=espldrbd/>  
:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=espldrbd/>
-->
<!--


====Scorecard====
====Scorecard====
Line 594: Line 657:
!Hole!! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18
!Hole!! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !!10!!11!!12!!13!!14!!15!!16!!17!!18
|-
|-
|Par||4||5||3||4||4||4||4||3||5|| 4||5||4||3||4||4||5||3||4
|Par||4||5||4||3||4||3||4||5||4||4||4||3||5||4||5||3||4||4
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|South Africa}} {{wp|Harding}} || −1 || −1 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|E || style="background: Pink;"|−1 || −1 || style="background: Pink;"|−2 || style="background: Pink;"|−3 || −3 || −3 || −3 || style="background: Pink;"|−4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || −5 || −5 || style="background: Pink;"|−6 || −6 || −6 || style="background: Pink;"|−7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|Kisner}} || −3 || −3 || −3 || −3 || style="background: Pink;"|−4 || −4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || −5 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−4 || −4 || −4 || −4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || −5 || −5 || −5 || style="background: Pink;"|−6 || style="background: Pink;"|−7
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|Woods}} || −1 || style="background: Pink;"|−2 || style="background: Pink;"|−3 || −3 || −3 || style="background: Pink;"|−4 || −4 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−3 || style="background: Pink;"|−4 || −4 || −4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || −5 || −5 || style="background: Pink;"|−6 || −6 || −6 || −6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|Finau}} || −4 || −4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−4 || −4 || −4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || style="background: Pink;"|−6 || −6 || style="background: Pink;"|−7 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−6 || −6 || style="background: Pink;"|−7 || −7 || −7 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} {{wp|Fitzpatrick}} || −4 || −4 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−3 || −3 || −3 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−2 || −2 || −2 || style="background: Pink;"|−3 || −3 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−2 || style="background: Pink;"|−3 || −3 || style="background: Pink;"|−4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || style="background: Pink;"|−6 || style="background: Pink;"|−7 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−6
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Sweden}} {{wp|Stenson}} || style="background: Pink;"|−1 || style="background: Pink;"|−2 || style="background: Pink;"|−3 || −3 || −3 || style="background: Pink;"|−4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || style="background: Red;"|−7 || −7 || −7 || style="background: Pink;"|−8 || style="background: Pink;"|−9 || −9 || −9 || style="background: Pink;"|−10 || style="background: Olive;"|−6 || −6 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|Thailand}} {{wp|Janewattananond}} || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−1 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|E || style="background: PaleGreen;"|+1 || +1 || style="background: Pink;"|E || E || style="background: Pink;"|−1 || style="background: Pink;"|−2 || −2 || style="background: Pink;"|−3 || −3 || −3 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−2 || −2 || style="background: Red;"|−4 || −4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || −5
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|United States}} {{wp|Cantlay}} || −3 || −3 || style="background: Pink;"|−4 || −4 || −4 || −4 || −4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || style="background: Green;"|−3 || −3 || −3 || style="background: Pink;"|−4 || −4 || −4 || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || −5 || −5 || −5
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|}} || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|align=left|{{flagicon|South Africa}} {{wp|Bezuidenhout}} || style="background: Pink;"|−5 || style="background: Pink;"|−6 || −6 || −6 || −6 || −6 || −6 || style="background: Pink;"|−7 || −7 || −7 || style="background: Pink;"|−8 || style="background: Green;"|−6 || −6 || −6 || style="background: Pink;"|−7 || −7 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−6 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−5
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|}} ||  || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|align=left|{{flagicon|Austria}} {{wp|Wiesberger}} || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−4 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−3 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−2 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|−1 || −1 || −1 || −1 || −1 || style="background: PaleGreen;"|E || E || E || style="background: Pink;"|−1 || −1 || style="background: Pink;"|−2 || style="background: Pink;"|−3 || −3 || −3 || −3
|}
 
===Playoff===
The sudden death playoff began at the par-4 18th at around 6:30pm EDT. Both players found the fairway on their opening tee shot. On his approach, Harding hit a 7-iron to 26 ft. for a birdie attempt. Kisner answered thereafter, firing an 8-iron to the center of the green and letting it roll to 14 ft. for a birdie attempt of his own. On his putt, Harding hit it 3 ft. by, and tapped in for a par. Kisner left his putt short, and too tapped in for par.
 
Both players arrived to the par-4 10th at 6:59pm EDT, and again found the fairway with solid tee shots. By now, the sun had fallen behind the trees and many believed this would be the final hole. Both players hit lackluster approaches, Harding flying his past the green and Kisner leaving himself a 30-footer for birdie to win his first Masters title. Harding hit a solid chip shot to 6 feet and made his putt for par. Meanwhile, Kisner was lining up his putt while a fan obnoxiously yelled "com'on Kizzy" from right behind the left side of the green. The fan was immediately ejected by tournament officials. Kisner failed to make his birdie attempt and settled for a par.
 
At 7:21pm EDT, the two arrived back to the 18th hole for what would was already the longest non-18-hole playoff in Masters history, taking at least three holes for completion. Kisner hit his tee shot first as he had done the two previous holes, and found the far right side of the fairway, electing to lay back. Harding hit another perfect tee shot, landing his ball nearly 15 yards past Kisner and setting himself up for a realistic approach opportunity. Kisner hit a miraculous second shot, landing 10 feet from the flag, giving him the best look of the playoff up to that point. Harding had an answer, landing his ball just two feet outside of Kisner's. The next two putts were part of the drama that was the final round of this year's Masters. Harding's ball lipped the left edge and rolled an extra 3 feet. He barely made the par after the ball almost lipped out a second time. Prior to that, Kisner's ball burned the left edge and left him an easy tap in for par.
 
At 7:50 pm EDT, the players arrived to what would ultimately be the last hole of the playoff. Tournament officials announced at 8:01 pm EDT, following Kisner's visibility complaint, that if there were no winner, the playoff would resume at 8:00 am EDT the following morning. Harding's tee shot on the last hole played a pivotal role in the following minutes in his pursuit to become the Masters champion. Kisner hit the worst tee shot of the playoff, heading wide right into the pine straw, an almost echo of what happened to him during regulation. On his second, Kisner pitched out from deep inside the trees, giving him a lengthy third shot that would take a miraculous approach to salvage a reasonable par attempt. Harding played his second shot safe, hitting to the middle of the green, leaving him 17 feet for a birdie, in contrast to Kisner's tough third shot from the fairway. Kisner hit his approach to 12 feet, a reflection of his strong iron play all week. Unfortunately, the tee shot led to his downfall. He failed to make the par putt and made a bogey five. Harding had two putts to win the tournament, and used them both conservatively, holing his 6 footer for par with visible tension. At 8:19 pm EDT, Justin Harding became the 2020 Masters champion, his first major title and first top-10. It was just his second Masters. 
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Place!!Player!!Country!!Score!!To par!!Money ($)
|-
| align=center|1 || '''{{wp|Justin Harding}}''' || {{Flagu|South Africa}} || style="text-align:center;"| 4-4-4-4=16 ||align=center|E || style="text-align:right;"|2,070,000
|-
| align=center|2 || {{wp|Kevin Kisner}} || {{Flagu|United States}} || style="text-align:center;"| 4-4-4-5=17 || align=center|+1 || style="text-align:right;"|1,500,000
|}
 
====Scorecard====
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Hole!!&nbsp;18&nbsp;!!&nbsp;10&nbsp;!!&nbsp;18&nbsp;!!&nbsp;10&nbsp;
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|}} || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|Par||4||4||4||4
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|}} || || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|align=left| {{flagicon|RSA}} Harding ||E||E||E||E
|-
|-
|align=left|{{flagicon|}} || || || || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||
|align=left| {{flagicon|USA}} Kisner ||E||E||E||style="background: PaleGreen;"|+1
|}
|}
-->
''Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par''


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 07:19, 18 June 2024

2020 Masters Tournament
2020 Masters Journal Cover.png
Front cover of the 2020 Masters Journal
Tournament information
DatesApril 9-13, 2020
LocationAugusta, Georgia, U.S.
33.503°N 82.020°W
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club,
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,475 yards
Field96 players; 60 after cut
Cut150 (+6)
Prize fund$11,500,000
Winner's share$2,750,000
Champion
South Africa Justin Harding
281 (–7), playoff
← 2019
2021 →


The 2020 Masters Tournament was the 84th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of golf's four major championships held in 2020. It was held between April 9 and 13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

Justin Harding won his first green jacket in a Monday finish that saw many lead changes and dramatic story-lines. Through 15 holes of the final round, Henrik Stenson held a three shot lead at −10, ahead of Tony Finau and Christiaan Bezuidenhout. Stenson went on to make a quadruple-bogey 7 on the par-3 16th, followed with a par at 17 and a bogey at 18 to cripple his chances. Kevin Kisner birdied his final two holes to join a charging Harding at −7 and get into the playoff. Harding shot the tied-low round of the tournament with a 66 to finish at −7. He was even par through three, one point being six shots off the pace.

Harding shot a 32 on his second nine, which was the lowest score of anybody on that stretch of holes the entire day.  

In the playoff, it took four holes, where Harding edged Kisner with a par at the 10th hole after the latter hit his tee shot deep into the pine straw, taking a punch out and failing to make his par opportunity.

Media

For the first time since 1963, there will not be any live coverage of the Masters on free to air television in the UK, with pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports securing exclusive rights.[1]

Course

Main article: Augusta National Golf Club

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Tea Olive 445 4 10 Camellia 495 4
2 Pink Dogwood 575 5 11 White Dogwood 505 4
3 Flowering Peach 350 4 12 Golden Bell 155 3
4 Flowering Crab Apple 240 3 13 Azalea 510 5
5 Magnolia 495 4 14 Chinese Fir 440 4
6 Juniper 180 3 15 Firethorn 530 5
7 Pampas 450 4 16 Redbud 170 3
8 Yellow Jasmine 570 5 17 Nandina 440 4
9 Carolina Cherry 460 4 18 Holly 465 4
Out 3,765 36 In 3,710 36
Source: Total 7,475 72

Field

The Masters has the smallest field of the four major championships. Officially, the Masters remains an invitation event, but there is a set of qualifying criteria that determines who is included in the field. Each player is classified according to the first category by which he qualified, with other categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses. Dates when a qualifying category will be completely determined are indicated in italics.

Golfers who qualify based solely on their performance in amateur tournaments (categories 6–10) must remain amateurs on the starting day of the tournament to be eligible to play.

1. Past Masters Champions

Ángel Cabrera, Fred Couples, Sergio García (17), Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson (4), Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson, Larry Mize, José María Olazábal, Patrick Reed (15,16,17), Charl Schwartzel, Adam Scott (15,16,17), Vijay Singh, Jordan Spieth (3,4,12,17), Bubba Watson (11,17), Mike Weir, Danny Willett (17), Tiger Woods (11,15,17)

2. Last five PGA Champions

Jason Day (11,17), Brooks Koepka (3,11,12,13,14,15,16,17), Justin Thomas (11,15,16,17), Jimmy Walker

3. Last five U.S. Open Champions

Dustin Johnson (11,12,16,17), Gary Woodland (13,15,16,17)

4. Last five Open Champions

Shane Lowry (14,17), Francesco Molinari (11,17), Henrik Stenson (17)

5. Winners of The Players Championship in the last three years

Kim Si-woo, Rory McIlroy (15,16,17), Webb Simpson (11,15,16,17), Christiaan Bezuidenhout (15, 18)

6. Top two finishers in the 2019 U.S. Amateur

John Augenstein (a), Andy Ogletree (a)

7. Winner of the 2019 Amateur Championship

James Sugrue (a)

8. Winner of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

Lin Yuxin (a)

9. Winner of the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur

Lukas Michel (a)

10. Winner of the 2020 Latin America Amateur Championship

Abel Gallegos (a)

11. The top 12 finishers and ties in the 2019 Masters Tournament

Patrick Cantlay (12,15,16,17), Tony Finau (14,16,17), Rickie Fowler (16,17), Justin Harding, Matt Kuchar (16,17), Ian Poulter (17), Jon Rahm (13,16,17), Xander Schauffele (13,16,17)

12. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2019 PGA Championship

Matt Wallace (17)

13. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2019 U.S. Open

Chez Reavie (15,16,17), Justin Rose (16,17)

14. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2019 Open Championship

Tommy Fleetwood (16,17), Lee Westwood

15. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the FedEx Cup, between the 2019 Masters Tournament and the 2020 Masters Tournament

Cameron Champ, Tyler Duncan, Dylan Frittelli, Lanto Griffin, Tyrrell Hatton (17), Max Homa, Im Sung-jae (16,17), Kang Sung-hoon, Andrew Landry, Nate Lashley, Marc Leishman (16,17), Sebastián Muñoz, Kevin Na (17), Joaquín Niemann, Pan Cheng-tsung, J. T. Poston, Cameron Smith, Nick Taylor, Brendon Todd, Matthew Wolff
(through the Arnold Palmer Invitational, April 5)

16. All players qualifying for the 2019 edition of The Tour Championship

Abraham Ancer (17), Paul Casey (17), Corey Conners, Bryson DeChambeau (17), Lucas Glover, Charles Howell III, Kevin Kisner (17), Jason Kokrak, Hideki Matsuyama (17), Louis Oosthuizen (17), Brandt Snedeker (17)

17. Top 50 on the final 2019 Official World Golf Ranking list

An Byeong-hun, Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Adam Hadwin, Billy Horschel, Shugo Imahira, Jazz Janewattananond, Victor Perez, Andrew Putnam, Erik van Rooyen, Bernd Wiesberger

18. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking list on March 30, 2020

Viktor Hovland, Graeme McDowell, Scottie Scheffler

Past champions expected in the field

Player Country Year(s) won
Tiger Woods Unaligned States of Azania United States 1997, 2001, 2002,
2005, 2019
Patrick Reed Unaligned States of Azania United States 2018
Sergio García Spain Spain 2017
Danny Willett England England 2016
Jordan Spieth Unaligned States of Azania United States 2015
Bubba Watson Unaligned States of Azania United States 2012, 2014
Adam Scott wikipedia:Australia Australia 2013
Charl Schwartzel South Africa South Africa 2011
Phil Mickelson Unaligned States of Azania United States 2004, 2006, 2010
Ángel Cabrera wikipedia:Argentina Argentina 2009
Trevor Immelman South Africa South Africa 2008
Zach Johnson Unaligned States of Azania United States 2007
Mike Weir Wikipedia:Canada Canada 2003
Vijay Singh Fiji 2000
José María Olazábal Spain Spain 1994, 1999
Bernhard Langer wikipedia:Germany Germany 1985, 1993
Fred Couples Unaligned States of Azania United States 1992
Sandy Lyle Scotland Scotland 1988
Larry Mize Unaligned States of Azania United States 1987


Par 3 contest

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Defending Masters champion Tiger Woods in a practice round on Monday April 6, 2020

Patrick Cantlay won the par-3 contest with a 7-under par 20, one stroke off the record set by 2016 winner Jimmy Walker. Walker shot a 1-under 26, but was not competing for the title. Cantlay was 5-under heading into the 9th hole, which has seen plenty of drama over the years. It is well known for 2018, when Jack Nicklaus's grandson, G.T., hit an ace in exhibition with Nicklaus's partners Gary Player, and the eventual champion of the event, Tom Watson watching on. Cantlay fired an 8-iron into the back portion of the green and used the slope to reel the ball back in with an immense amount of spin. Gaining momentum and following the correct line, the ball fell into the hole, counting as a 2-under par eagle for the hole, giving Cantlay the sole lead over clubhouse leaders Ian Poulter and John Rahm. Adam Scott made a charge, birdieing the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th holes, bringing him to 6-under, one behind Cantlay's mark. He went on to 2-putt the 9th for a par to finish in a tie for second at -6 (21). 2019 winner, Matt Wallace, shot a 1-under 26, and finished in a tie for 18th. There were a total of 94 participants in the event, which set a Masters record. 28 players competed for the Crystal Bowl.

Weather

Thursday: Sunny and breezy. High of 82°F/27°C. Wind 15-20 mph. Gusts to 25-30 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny and windy. High of 65°F/18°C. Wind 15-25 mph. Gusts to 40 mph.

Saturday: Sunny and clear. High of 75°F/28°C. Wind 5-10 mph. Gusts to 15 mph.

Sunday: Rain and a thunderstorm. High of 72°F/25°C. Wind 10-15 mph. Gusts to 25 mph. Precipitation 80%.

Monday: Mostly sunny with few clouds. High of 82°F/27°C. Wind 5-10 mph. Gusts to 15 mph.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 2020

2016 champion Jordan Spieth shot a score of 68 (-4) to get into a share for the lead, the fourth time he's been either the leader or co-leader after the first round of the Masters in six years. Bernd Wiesberger, for the first time in his career, shot a round low enough to lead the Masters tournament. Later in the day, world number three Dustin Johnson made a charge from E, birdieing the 15th, 16th, and 18th holes to get into a share for third at -3. 2020 Players champion Christiaan Bezuidenhout shot an opening round 70 (-2) to tie for sixth place. The pack at -1 consisted of three major champions, and the world number one, three, and seven, being Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, and Patrick Cantlay, who won Wednesday's par-3 contest, respectively. Scoring conditions on Thursday were less than ideal, due to the gusty winds in the afternoon, leaving the morning players with the favorable draw. The scoring average for the the first round was 74.80 (+2.8). 15 players broke par, most of them coming from the morning groupings. Defending champion Tiger Woods shot a disappointing 75 (+3), good enough for a tie for 44th. 2004 Masters champion Phil Mickelson shot the same score.

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Jordan Spieth United States United States 68 −4
Bernd Wiesberger Austria Austria
T3 Dustin Johnson United States United States 69 −3
Tony Finau United States United States
Victor Perez France France
T6 Tyler Duncan United States United States 70 −2
Christiaan Bezuidenhout South Africa South Africa
Jon Rahm Spain Spain
Bubba Watson United States United States
T10 Patrick Cantlay United States United States 71 −1
Kevin Kisner United States United States
Brooks Koepka United States United States
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland
Louis Oosthuizen South Africa South Africa
Matthew Fitzpatrick England England

Amateurs: Michel (+1), Sugrue (+5), Ogletree (+6), Augenstein (+7), Lin (+8), Gallegos (+10)

Second round

Friday, April 10, 2020

At the end of a tough second round, Bernd Wiesberger held on to capture the sole lead at 3-under par (141). He shot a 40 on the front nine to fall back to even par, but made three birdies and no bogeys on the back nine to secure a one shot lead over Jordan Spieth heading into moving day. Spieth held a five shot lead at one point, birdieing the 7th and 8th holes to move to −6, five shots clear of then-second place Kevin Kisner, who was finishing up at the 18th, but made a bogey to fall back to even par. Before that had happened, Spieth scored a bogey on the par-4 9th to fall back to −5 for the championship. Coming in, he fell victim to the swirling winds, and bogeyed the 12th, 14th, 15th, and 17th holes. He did make a birdie on the 18th to move into sole second at −2. At the end of the round, 3 players found themselves in red figures, the other being Tony Finau, who shot a 74 to back up his opening round 69. The low rounds of the day belonged to Australian Jason Day, who after the first round was in a tie for 91st place, and Jazz Janewattananond, who shot an opening round 73, with joint 70s (−2). Only 8 players broke par in the second round, all of whom made the +6 (150) cut. Defending champion Tiger Woods was among those who shot under par, carding a 1-under 71, enough to jolt him from the middle of the field to a tie for 13th place heading into the third round. The weather on the second day was gruesome, with consistent winds of 20 mph and gusts to nearly 35 mph at times. The strongest gust of the day was recorded at 3:07 pm EST, at 42 mph. The scoring average for the day was 75.125 (+3.1).

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Bernd Wiesberger Austria Austria 68-73=141 −3
2 Jordan Spieth United States United States 68-74=142 −2
3 Tony Finau United States United States 69-74=143 −1
T4 Kevin Kisner United States United States 71-73=144 E
Justin Harding South Africa South Africa 73-71=144
Christiaan Bezuidenhout South Africa South Africa 70-74=144
Dustin Johnson United States United States 69-75=144
T8 Adam Scott wikipedia:Australia Australia 73-72=145 +1
Jazz Janewattananond Thailand Thailand 75-70=145
Scottie Scheffler United States United States 74-71=145
Matthew Fitzpatrick England England 71-74=145
Bubba Watson United States United States 70-75=145

Amateurs: Michel (+2), Ogletree (+7), Lin (+9), Augenstein (+10), Sugrue (+12), Gallegos (+17)

Third round

First round co-leader Jordan Spieth in the third round of the 2020 Masters Tournament

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Following the conclusion of the third round, Bernd Wiesberger continued to hold on to the lead, firing a solid 2-under par 70 in favorable scoring conditions for moving day. With minimal winds and clear skies, players from lower down on the leader board fired rounds that moved them into contention heading into the final round, including Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick, who lost his tee time, and was the first man off on Saturday morning, shot a 5-under 67 to move into a tie for second with South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout and American Tony Finau. Patrick Cantlay started the day five shots back in a tie for 13th place, but shot a 67 (-5) to finish in a tie for 5th, putting him within striking distance heading into the final round. First round co-leader Jordan Spieth failed to get it going in the good conditions, starting with a bogey at the first. A double bogey at the 9th hole led many to believe he had fallen from contention, but he rallied on the back nine just as he did the day prior, shooting a 4-under par 32, the tied lowest on the back nine for the week. Heading into the final round, Spieth sat at 213 (-3), or a tie for 5th. Tiger Woods shot a second consecutive round in red figures, and a 3-under 69 put him in a tie for 11th heading into the final round, 4 shots back of Wiesberger. Much less windy and warmer, the scores were low. 25 players broke par, and three players shot the low round of the day, a 5-under par 67. Victor Perez's round of 67 was noted to be the most impressive, considering he started the day well behind the leaders, but finished the day at 1-under for the tournament (215), and in contention. The scoring average for the day was 72.3 (+0.3).

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Bernd Wiesberger Austria Austria 68-73-70=211 −5
T2 Tony Finau United States United States 69-74-69=212 −4
Christiaan Bezuidenhout South Africa South Africa 70-74-68=212
Matthew Fitzpatrick England England 71-74-67=212
T5 Patrick Cantlay United States United States 71-75-67=213 −3
Dustin Johnson United States United States 69-75-69=213
Jordan Spieth United States United States 68-74-71=213
Kevin Kisner United States United States 71-73-69=213
T9 Adam Scott wikipedia:Australia Australia 73-72-69=214 −2
Jazz Janewattananond Thailand Thailand 75-70-69=214

Amateur: Michel (+6)

Final round

Bernd Wiesberger en-route to a third round 70 to give him a one stroke lead over three men chasing their first Green Jacket prior to Sunday and Monday's final round

Sunday, April 12, 2020
Monday, April 13, 2020

The final round of the tournament began at 9:40 am EDT on Sunday, April 12. 15 groups teed off before play was suspended for impending storms at 12:07 pm EDT. The course endured a nearly 20-minute downpour, leaving standing water on some lower-elevated greens. The Augusta National Golf Club maintenance staff worked all afternoon to get conditions favorable for playing, which resumed at 6:21pm EDT. The first group to begin their rounds following the break teed off at 6:30 pm EDT, continuing until 7:30 pm EDT, in which the groups who teed off played until the suspension of play at dusk, at 8:00 pm. In total, Monday saw eight groupings begin their final rounds, including leaders Bernd Wiesberger, Tony Finau, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, and Matthew Fitzpatrick. Only one group finished their round on Sunday, consisting of Bryson DeChambeau, who finished his week with a 299 (+11), and Corey Conners, who finished with a 301 (+13). The Monday finish would mark the first since 1983. April 12, 2020 marked the fourth time that the final round of the Masters was conducted on Easter Sunday.

The final round resumed at 12:26pm EDT on Monday April 13, 2020, and the final grouping teed off on schedule from Sunday, at 2:40pm EDT. In one of the most dramatic Masters Sundays known in history, there were numerous different lead changes that eventually led to Justin Harding capturing his first Masters title and first major championship title, defeating Kevin Kisner in 4 playoff holes.

Bernd Wiesberger got off to a rocky start, bogeying his first four holes, while Christiaan Bezuidenhout birdied one and two, giving him a 2 shot lead over Tony Finau and Matthew Fitzpatrick, who both pared their first two holes. As the front nine continued, Wiesberger never bounced back from the bogeys. He made a birdie at 12, and another one at 15, but went on to bogey 17 and 18 to fall out of the top-12.

2019 champion Tiger Woods went on a Sunday charge, birdieing 4 of his first 6 holes, and shooting an opening nine 32 to get within striking distance of the leaders making the turn. He went on to birdie the 12th and the 15th, finishing with a 5-under 67, good enough to jolt him into a tie for 3rd.

Henrik Stenson shot an unprecedented round of golf, shooting a 29 on the opening nine, giving him a share for the lead with Bezuidenhout making the turn, and birdied the 11th hole to take the sole lead at −8. On 12, he hit his tee shot to within 10 feet and made a birdie to take a two stroke lead at −9. He went on to birdie the 15th hole and moved to −10. He found trouble on the 16th hole, hitting his tee shot into the water. He re-teed the shot, and hit a second ball in the water. He dropped in the zone, and hit his fifth shot to 18 feet, and two putted for a quadruple bogey 7, dropping him to −6, one behind Tony Finau, and Justin Harding. His tee shot on 18 went wide right, and found the pine straw and was behind a tree, leading to a punch out back on the fairway, leaving him 126 yards in for his third shot. He hit his approach to within 6 ft. He missed the putt and made a bogey 5, dropping him back to −5, good enough for a tie for 6th place. Stenson's round went down as one of the biggest meltdowns in the history of the Masters Tournament.

Justin Harding, the eventual champion of the tournament, shot what most would consider the most quiet round en route to a championship in Masters history. He shot a −2 34 on the front nine to edge himself up the leader board. On 11, he hit a miraculous approach shot to within 3 feet, and converted the birdie attempt to move to −4 for the tournament. He went to birdie the 12th hole, right after witnessing Stenson make his birdie putt to move to −9. Sitting at −5 for the championship, he went on to card birdies at the 15th and 18th holes, setting the clubhouse lead at −7. Harding exclaimed following the playoff with Kevin Kisner that he was not aware of Henrik Stenson's meltdown, and believed that he was running away with the tournament following his birdie at the 15th that resonated throughout the entire course, considering he was en route to a Masters record low round.

Kevin Kinser began his day with round 1 co-leader Jordan Spieth, and got off to a solid start, birdieing the 5th and 7th holes to get to −5 for the tournament, taking the co-lead with Christiaan Bezuidenhout at that point. He made a bogey at the 9th and settled for a 1-under 35 on the front nine. He took advantage of the calm weather conditions on the back nine, birdieing the 13th hole to get back to −5. He pared the 14th, 15th, and 16th in subtle fashion. He was unaware that Stenson had been rallying, and believed that getting to 7-under would be good enough for a playoff, even without knowledge of Wiesberger's collapse, and Stenson's eventual collapse. Kisner went on to birdie 17 and 18 to set the clubhouse pace tie Harding at −7.

Tony Finau held a portion of the lead for the majority of the final round, and even had himself at −7 by the 18th hole, but bogeyed the 18th and fell out of the playoff.

Summary

The final round of the tournament began on Sunday, April 12, but play was halted due to rain until the early evening. At 8 pm EDT, play was suspended due to darkness and resumed at lunchtime on Monday, April 13.

54-hole leader Bernd Wiesberger got off to a shaky start, and soon fell out of contention for his first Masters title. Many players were in and out of contention as the final round played on, including the defending champion, Tiger Woods, who fired a final round 67 to finish in a tie for third.

Henrik Stenson shot the most unbelievable round of the day, and the tournament, carding a 67. He was −10 through 15 holes, which is a Masters record for the lowest score relative to par in a round at the Masters through that amount of holes. He went +5 in his final 3 holes, and fell out of the lead he had built over Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Matthew Fitzpatrick.

Kevin Kisner took advantage of the late collapse by Stenson, birdieing his final two holes to move to −7, which would eventually be good enough to get into a playoff with Justin Harding, who shot a 66.

In the sudden-death playoff, which took four holes, the two players took very unconventional approaches to finding ways to beat the other competitor. On the first playoff hole, Kisner laid back off the tee nearly 30 yards from Harding, who hit his second shot to nearly 40 feet, en route to a two-putt par. Kisner his his approach to 17 feet, but too made par.

Both players pared the 2nd and 3rd playoff holes, before entering the 10th hole all square with impending darkness. At 7:51 pm EDT, Kisner claimed he was unable to see, but Harding refuted the claim and Augusta National Golf Club staff agreed play could continue for up to 20 more minutes. Kisner went on to bogey the hole after his drive found the trees on the right, and Harding made par to secure his first major championship victory in what will be known as one of the most drama-filled final rounds in golf.

Timeline of key events

2.59pm

Bernd Wiesberger bogeys the first hole, while Christiaan Bezuidenhout makes an easy birdie from six feet, leading to an opening hole two-shot swing. Tiger Woods birdies the 3rd hole to move to 3-under.

Leaderboard: −5: Bezuidenhout (1); −4: Wiesberger (1), Finau (2), Fitzpatrick (2), Cantlay (3); −3: Kisner (4), Woods (4)


3.07pm

Tony Finau makes a birdie at the third hole and joins Christiaan Bezuidenhout at 5-under. Stenson birdies the third hole to go 3-under through three.

Leaderboard: −5: Finau (3), Bezuidenhout (1); −4: Cantlay (3), Fitzpatrick (2), Wiesberger (1); −3: Kisner (4), Woods (4), Stenson (3)


3.28pm

Finau makes bogey at the par-3 4th, and drops back to 4-under, now two shots behind Bezuidenhout, who birdied his opening two holes. Bernd Wiesberger is coming off four consecutive bogeys, now sitting at 1-under, five strokes off the pace.

Leaderboard: −6: Bezuidenhout (4); −4: Cantlay (5), Kisner (5), Finau (4), ; −3: Fitzpatrick (5), Woods (5), Stenson (5)


4.09pm

Stenson makes an eagle at the par-5 8th hole to match Bezuidenhout's birdie on the same hole. Both players move to 7-under, two clear of Cantlay and Kisner.

Leaderboard: −7: Stenson (8), Bezuidenhout (8); −5: Cantlay (8), Kisner (8); −4: Finau (8)


4.52pm

Stenson continues his run of solid golf, and makes a birdie at the par-4 11th hole, but again being matched by Bezuidenhout. Both players move to 8-under in what many thought was shaping up to be a two-man race. Harding makes a birdie at the par-3 12th to move to 5-under.

Leaderboard: −8: Stenson (11), Bezuidenhout (11); −6: Finau (11); −5: Harding (12), Woods (14); −4: Kisner (11)


5.16pm

Finau makes a bogey at the par-5 13th, allowing Stenson to open up a three shot gap following his birdie at the par-3 12th between him, Fitzpatrick, Finau, Kisner, Woods, Harding and Bezuidenhout, who hit his tee shot into Rae's Creek at the 12th, culminating in a double bogey.

Leaderboard: −9: Stenson (14); −6: Woods (F), Fitzpatrick (F), Harding (17), Kisner (17), Bezuidenhout (14), Finau (14) ; −5: Cantlay (17), Janewattananond (F)


5.38pm

Stenson makes a birdie at the par-5 15th, moving him to 10-under. Bezuidenhout and Finau also make biride, moving to 7-under. Both Harding and Kisner make birdie at the 18th to move into a clubhouse share at 7-under par.

Leaderboard: −10: Stenson (15); −7: Harding (F), Kisner (F), Bezuidenhout (15), Finau (15); −6: Woods (F), Fitzpatrick (F)


5.56pm

Stenson hits two consecutive balls into the water at the par-3 16th. He makes a quadruple bogey and falls back to 6-under. Both Bezuidenhout and Finau make par, and tie for the lead with Kisner and Harding, both already in the clubhouse.

Leaderboard: −7: Harding (F), Kisner (F), Bezuidenhout (16), Finau (16); −6: Woods (F), Fitzpatrick (F), Stenson (16)


6.19pm

Bezuidenhout, following a bogey at the 17th, makes another bogey at the 18th, and falls back to finish at 5-under for the tournament. Stenson also makes bogey at the last, and backs up to 5-under, ending a stretch of three holes where he went 5-over. Joining the group, Finau bogeys the 18th and finishes at 6-under par, one back of Kisner and Harding. Wiesberger is the last person to play in regulation, and taps in for a par at the 18th for a 2-over 74, good enough for a share of 14th place for the 18, 32, and 54-hole leader.

Leaderboard: −7: Harding (F), Kisner (F); −6: Woods (F), Finau (F), Fitzpatrick (F); −5: Stenson (F), Janewattananond (F), Cantlay (F), Bezuidenhout (F); −3: Wiesberger (F)

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Cup winner (leading amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion

Note: Top 12 and ties qualify for the 2021 Masters Tournament

Top 10
Place Player Country Score To par Money (US$)
T1 Justin Harding South Africa South Africa 73-71-71-66=281 −7 Playoff
Kevin Kisner United States United States 71-73-69-68=281
T3 Tiger Woods (c) United States United States 75-71-69-67=282 −6 858,667
Tony Finau United States United States 69-74-69-70=282
Matthew Fitzpatrick England England 71-74-67-70=282
T6 Henrik Stenson Sweden Sweden 72-74-70-67=283 −5 403,938
Jazz Janewattananond Thailand Thailand 75-70-69-69=283
Patrick Cantlay United States United States 71-75-67-70=283
Christiaan Bezuidenhout South Africa South Africa 70-74-68-71=283
T10 Adam Scott wikipedia:Australia Australia 73-72-69-70=284 −4 310,500
Bubba Watson (c) United States United States 70-75-72-67=284
Dustin Johnson United States United States 69-75-69-71=284
Jordan Spieth (c) United States United States 68-74-71-71=284
Leaderboard below the top 10
Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
T14 Bernd Wiesberger Austria Austria 68-73-70-74=285 −3 225,400
Kim Si-Woo wikipedia:South Korea South Korea 74-72-71-68=285
T16 Viktor Hovland Norway Norway 74-73-71-68=286 −2 184,000
Victor Perez France France 69-79-67-71=286
18 Justin Thomas United States United States 74-72-70-71=287 −1 161,000
19 Sungjae Im wikipedia:South Korea Korea 73-75-73-67=288 E 107,956
T20 Lukas Michel (a) wikipedia:Australia Australia 73-73-76-67=289 +1 0
Kevin Na United States United States 75-73-75-66=289 78,200
T22 Rory McIlroy wikipedia:United Kingdom Northern Ireland 71-77-71-71=290 +2 68,042
Tyler Duncan United States United States 70-76-74-70=290
T24 Louis Oosthuizen South Africa South Africa 71-75-73-72=291 +3 55,488
Scottie Scheffler United States United States 74-71-72-74=291
Ian Poulter England England 74-76-68-73=291
T27 Charl Schwartzel (c) South Africa South Africa 76-74-73-69=292 +4 44,850
Joaquin Niemann Wikipedia:Chile Chile 76-73-70-73=292
Francesco Molinari wikipedia:Italy Italy 73-76-74-69=292
Gary Woodland United States United States 73-77-75-67=292
T31 Jason Day wikipedia:Australia Australia 80-70-73-70=293 +5 37,950
Lee Westwood England England 74-74-74-71=293
Rafael Cabrera Bello Spain Spain 74-74-75-70=293
Tommy Fleetwood England England 74-75-71-73=293
Brandt Snedeker United States United States 72-78-71-72=293
Charles Howell III United States United States 74-75-73-71=293
T37 Phil Mickelson (c) United States United States 75-75-72-72=294 +6 32,430
Jon Rahm Spain Spain 70-78-71-75=294
Lucas Glover United States United States 73-74-75-72=294
Brooks Koepka United States United States 71-78-72-73=294
T41 Erik Van Rooyen South Africa South Africa 75-73-72-75=295 +7 28,693
Xander Schauffele United States United States 73-74-74-74=295
Hideki Matsuyama wikipedia:Japan Japan 78-71-72-74=295
T44 Nate Lashley United States United States 75-75-74-72=296 +8 26,910
Shane Lowry Republic of Ireland Ireland 75-75-74-72=296
T46 Matt Kuchar United States United States 76-74-70-77=297 +9 26,335
Bernhard Langer (c) wikipedia:Germany Germany 76-72-76-73=297
Paul Casey England England 75-74-73-75=297
T49 Justin Rose England England 76-74-71-77=298 +10 25,990
Patrick Reed (c) United States United States 72-74-75-77=298
51 Bryson DeChambeau United States United States 74-76-76-73=299 +11 25,415
T52 Zach Johnson United States United States 74-75-75-76=300 +12 15,925
Brendon Todd United States United States 79-71-75-75=300
Andrew Putnam United States United States 74-75-75-76=300
55 Corey Conners Wikipedia:Canada Canada 75-72-79-75=301 +13 10,500
56 Matt Wallace England England 73-74-76-79=302 +14 8,500
T57 Abraham Ancer Mexico 73-76-75-79=303 +15 7,500
Cameron Champ United States United States 77-73-74-79=303
59 Matthew Wolff United States United States 75-74-74-81=304 +16 6,500
60 Nick Taylor Wikipedia:Canada Canada 72-77-76-81=306 +18 5,500
CUT Andy Ogletree (a) United States United States 78-73=151 +7
Graeme McDowell wikipedia:United Kingdom Northern Ireland 76-75=151
Sebastian Munoz Colombia 74-77=151
Tyrrell Hatton England England 77-74=151
Sergio Garcia (c) Spain Spain 74-77=151
Webb Simpson Spain Spain 75-76=151
Marc Leishman wikipedia:Australia Australia 76-76=152 +8
Jason Kokrak United States United States 75-77=152
Cameron Smith wikipedia:Australia Australia 77-75=152
J.T. Poston United States United States 75-77=152
Dylan Frittelli South Africa South Africa 76-76=152
Rickie Fowler United States United States 75-77=152
Andrew Landry United States United States 77-75=152
Jimmy Walker United States United States 77-76=153 +9
Lanto Griffin United States United States 76-77=153
Max Homa United States United States 76-77=153
C.T. Pan Chinese Taipei 75-78=153
Angel Cabrera (c) wikipedia:Argentina Argentina 78-75=153
Yuxin Lin (a) Wikipedia:China China 80-73=153
Danny Willett England England 77-76=153
Billy Horschel United States United States 78-76=154 +10
John Augenstein (a) United States United States 79-75=154
Sung Kang wikipedia:South Korea South Korea 79-75=154
Trevor Immelman (c) South Africa South Africa 77-77=154
Mike Weir (c) Wikipedia:Canada Canada 75-79=154
Chez Reavie United States United States 77-77=154
Shugo Imahira wikipedia:Japan Japan 76-78=154
Larry Mize (c) United States United States 81-74=155 +11
James Sugrue (a) Republic of Ireland Ireland 77-79=156 +12
Fred Couples (c) United States United States
Adam Hadwin Wikipedia:Canada Canada 78-79=157 +13
Beyong Hun An wikipedia:South Korea South Korea 79-78=157
Vijay Singh (c) Fiji 79-79=158 +14
Jose Maria Olazabal (c) Spain Spain 77-82=159 +15
Abel Gallegos (a) wikipedia:Argentina Argentina 82-79=161 +17
Sandy Lyle (c) Scotland Scotland 83-84=167 +23
Source:[2]

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
South Africa Harding −1 −1 E −1 −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −7
United States Kisner −3 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −7
United States Woods −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −3 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6
United States Finau −4 −4 −5 −4 −5 −4 −4 −4 −5 −6 −6 −7 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −6
England Fitzpatrick −4 −4 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −2 −3 −3 −4 −5 −6 −7 −6
Sweden Stenson −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −7 −7 −7 −8 −9 −9 −9 −10 −6 −6 −5
Thailand Janewattananond −1 E +1 +1 E E −1 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −2 −2 −4 −4 −5 −5
United States Cantlay −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −3 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5
South Africa Bezuidenhout −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −8 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −6 −5
Austria Wiesberger −4 −3 −2 −1 −1 −1 −1 −1 E E E −1 −1 −2 −3 −3 −3 −3

Playoff

The sudden death playoff began at the par-4 18th at around 6:30pm EDT. Both players found the fairway on their opening tee shot. On his approach, Harding hit a 7-iron to 26 ft. for a birdie attempt. Kisner answered thereafter, firing an 8-iron to the center of the green and letting it roll to 14 ft. for a birdie attempt of his own. On his putt, Harding hit it 3 ft. by, and tapped in for a par. Kisner left his putt short, and too tapped in for par.

Both players arrived to the par-4 10th at 6:59pm EDT, and again found the fairway with solid tee shots. By now, the sun had fallen behind the trees and many believed this would be the final hole. Both players hit lackluster approaches, Harding flying his past the green and Kisner leaving himself a 30-footer for birdie to win his first Masters title. Harding hit a solid chip shot to 6 feet and made his putt for par. Meanwhile, Kisner was lining up his putt while a fan obnoxiously yelled "com'on Kizzy" from right behind the left side of the green. The fan was immediately ejected by tournament officials. Kisner failed to make his birdie attempt and settled for a par.

At 7:21pm EDT, the two arrived back to the 18th hole for what would was already the longest non-18-hole playoff in Masters history, taking at least three holes for completion. Kisner hit his tee shot first as he had done the two previous holes, and found the far right side of the fairway, electing to lay back. Harding hit another perfect tee shot, landing his ball nearly 15 yards past Kisner and setting himself up for a realistic approach opportunity. Kisner hit a miraculous second shot, landing 10 feet from the flag, giving him the best look of the playoff up to that point. Harding had an answer, landing his ball just two feet outside of Kisner's. The next two putts were part of the drama that was the final round of this year's Masters. Harding's ball lipped the left edge and rolled an extra 3 feet. He barely made the par after the ball almost lipped out a second time. Prior to that, Kisner's ball burned the left edge and left him an easy tap in for par.

At 7:50 pm EDT, the players arrived to what would ultimately be the last hole of the playoff. Tournament officials announced at 8:01 pm EDT, following Kisner's visibility complaint, that if there were no winner, the playoff would resume at 8:00 am EDT the following morning. Harding's tee shot on the last hole played a pivotal role in the following minutes in his pursuit to become the Masters champion. Kisner hit the worst tee shot of the playoff, heading wide right into the pine straw, an almost echo of what happened to him during regulation. On his second, Kisner pitched out from deep inside the trees, giving him a lengthy third shot that would take a miraculous approach to salvage a reasonable par attempt. Harding played his second shot safe, hitting to the middle of the green, leaving him 17 feet for a birdie, in contrast to Kisner's tough third shot from the fairway. Kisner hit his approach to 12 feet, a reflection of his strong iron play all week. Unfortunately, the tee shot led to his downfall. He failed to make the par putt and made a bogey five. Harding had two putts to win the tournament, and used them both conservatively, holing his 6 footer for par with visible tension. At 8:19 pm EDT, Justin Harding became the 2020 Masters champion, his first major title and first top-10. It was just his second Masters.

Place Player Country Score To par Money ($)
1 Justin Harding  South Africa 4-4-4-4=16 E 2,070,000
2 Kevin Kisner  United States 4-4-4-5=17 +1 1,500,000

Scorecard

Hole  18   10   18   10 
Par 4 4 4 4
South Africa Harding E E E E
Unaligned States of Azania Kisner E E E +1

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

References

  1. ↑ "Sky seals exclusive live Masters deal in blow to BBC". Sports Business. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named espldrbd

External links

Preceded by
2019 Open Championship 		Major Championships Succeeded by
2020 PGA Championship
Retrieved from "https://iiwiki.us/mediawiki/index.php?title=User:TreyCranfield/Sandbox3&oldid=813206"