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 Front cover of the 2020 Masters Journal | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 9-12, 2020 |
| Location | Augusta, 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 | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,475 yards |
| Field | 96 players |
| Prize fund | $11,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $2,750,000 |
| Champion | |
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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 9–12 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)
- Past champions not expected to play: Tommy Aaron, Jack Burke, Jr., Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Bob Goalby, Jack Nicklaus, Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller.
- 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
Par 3 contest
Wednesday, April 8, 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. High of 82°F/27 °C. Wind 15-20 mph. Gusts to 25-30 mph.
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
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.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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| T1 | Jordan Spieth |  United States |
68 | −4 |
| Bernd Wiesberger |  Austria
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| T3 | Dustin Johnson | United States |
69 | −3 |
| Tony Finau | United States
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| Victor Perez |  France
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| T6 | Tyler Duncan | United States |
70 | −2 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout |  South Africa
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| Jon Rahm |  Spain
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| Bubba Watson | United States
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| T10 | Patrick Cantlay | United States |
71 | −1 |
| Kevin Kisner | United States
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| Brooks Koepka | United States
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| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | |||
| Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa
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| Matthew Fitzpatrick |  England
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References
- ↑ "Sky seals exclusive live Masters deal in blow to BBC". Sports Business. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
External links
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