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 Front cover of the 2020 Masters Journal | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 9-13, 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; 60 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $11,500,000 |
| Winner's share | $2,750,000 |
| Champion | |
 Justin Harding | |
| 281 (–7), playoff | |
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)
- 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 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 |
68 | −4 |
| Bernd Wiesberger |  Austria
| |||
| T3 | Dustin Johnson | United States |
69 | −3 |
| Tony Finau | United States
| |||
| Victor Perez |  France
| |||
| T6 | Tyler Duncan | United States |
70 | −2 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa
| |||
| Jon Rahm |  Spain
| |||
| Bubba Watson | United States
| |||
| T10 | Patrick Cantlay | United States |
71 | −1 |
| Kevin Kisner | United States
| |||
| Brooks Koepka | United States
| |||
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland | |||
| Louis Oosthuizen | South Africa
| |||
| Matthew Fitzpatrick |  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 |
68-73=141 | −3 |
| 2 | Jordan Spieth | United States |
68-74=142 | −2 |
| 3 | Tony Finau | United States |
69-74=143 | −1 |
| T4 | Kevin Kisner | United States |
71-73=144 | E |
| Justin Harding | South Africa |
73-71=144 | ||
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa |
70-74=144 | ||
| Dustin Johnson | United States |
69-75=144 | ||
| T8 | Adam Scott |  Australia |
73-72=145 | +1 |
| Jazz Janewattananond |  Thailand |
75-70=145 | ||
| Scottie Scheffler | United States |
74-71=145 | ||
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | England |
71-74=145 | ||
| Bubba Watson | United States |
70-75=145 |
Amateurs: Michel (+2), Ogletree (+7), Lin (+9), Augenstein (+10), Sugrue (+12), Gallegos (+17)
Third round
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 |
68-73-70=211 | −5 |
| T2 | Tony Finau | United States |
69-74-69=212 | −4 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa |
70-74-68=212 | ||
| Matthew Fitzpatrick | England |
71-74-67=212 | ||
| T5 | Patrick Cantlay | United States |
71-75-67=213 | −3 |
| Dustin Johnson | United States |
69-75-69=213 | ||
| Jordan Spieth | United States |
68-74-71=213 | ||
| Kevin Kisner | United States |
71-73-69=213 | ||
| T9 | Adam Scott | Australia |
73-72-69=214 | −2 |
| Jazz Janewattananond | Thailand |
75-70-69=214 |
Amateur: Michel (+6)
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
- 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 |
| Harding |
−1 | −1 | E | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 |
| Kisner |
−3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 |
| Woods |
−1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| Finau |
−4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 |
| Fitzpatrick |
−4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −6 |
 Stenson |
−1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −6 | −6 | −5 |
| Janewattananond |
−1 | E | +1 | +1 | E | E | −1 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 |
| Cantlay |
−3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 |
| Bezuidenhout |
−5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −5 |
| 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 |
| Harding |
E | E | E | E |
 Kisner |
E | E | E | +1 |
Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
References
- ↑ "Sky seals exclusive live Masters deal in blow to BBC". Sports Business. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
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