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

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:

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 71-71=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 71-71-71=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. His round is regarded as one of the worst meltdowns in Masters history.

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, finsihing 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 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.

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 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.

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 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 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

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 71-71-71-68=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
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 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 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

References

  1. "Sky seals exclusive live Masters deal in blow to BBC". Sports Business. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
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