1986 Masters Tournament

The 1986 Masters Tournament was the 50th Masters Tournament, held April 10–13 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1986 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 10–13, 1986
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,905 yards (6,314 m)[1]
Field88 players, 48 after cut
Cut149 (+5)
Prize fund$785,000
Winner's share$144,000
Champion
Jack Nicklaus
279 (−9)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

Jack Nicklaus won his record 18th professional major with a historic one-stroke victory. He shot a final round 65 (−7), with a back nine of 30 (−6), for a total score of 279 (−9).[2][3] At age 46, he became the oldest winner of the Masters and the second-oldest winner of any major championship, behind Julius Boros, who was 48 when he captured the PGA Championship in 1968. The win also gave Nicklaus a record six Masters victories, the first in 1963, less than ten months after his first major win at the 1962 U.S. Open. The 23-year span of Masters victories and 24-year span of major victories are also records. The runners-up were Tom Kite and Greg Norman, whose near-misses at the Masters are also noteworthy. The winner's share was $144,000, more than seven times what Nicklaus earned for his first Augusta win.

Course
Main article: Augusta National Golf Club
HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Tea Olive400410Camellia4854
2Pink Dogwood555511White Dogwood4554
3Flowering Peach360412Golden Bell1553
4Flowering Crab Apple205313Azalea4655
5Magnolia435414Chinese Fir4054
6Juniper180315Firethorn5005
7Pampas360416Redbud1703
8Yellow Jasmine535517Nandina4004
9Carolina Cherry435418Holly4054
Out3,46536In3,44036
Source:[1]Total6,90572

Field
1. Masters champions

Tommy Aaron, George Archer, Seve Ballesteros (3,8,9), Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd (4,8,11,12,13), Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Bernhard Langer (8,11,12), Jack Nicklaus (8), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler (8,12,13), Tom Watson (2,3,8,10,12), Fuzzy Zoeller (2,9,11,12,13)

The following categories only apply to Americans
2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)

Larry Nelson (4)

3. The Open champions (last five years)

Bill Rogers

4. PGA champions (last five years)

Hubert Green (10,12,13), Hal Sutton (11,12,13), Lee Trevino (8,10)

5. 1985 U.S. Amateur semi-finalists

Chip Drury (a), Peter Persons (a), Sam Randolph (6,7,8,a)

6. Previous two U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions

Scott Verplank (7,11,a)

7. Members of the 1985 U.S. Walker Cup team

Bob Lewis (a), Jay Sigel (a), Michael Podolak (a), Randy Sonnier (a)

8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1985 Masters Tournament

Fred Couples (10), Jay Haas (9), Gary Hallberg, Billy Kratzert, Gary Koch, Wayne Levi (11,12), Bruce Lietzke, John Mahaffey (11,12), Mark McCumber, Mark O'Meara (9,12,13), Tim Simpson (11), Curtis Strange (11,12,13), Jim Thorpe (11,12), Lanny Wadkins (9,11,12,13)

9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1985 U.S. Open

Andy Bean (10,11), Rick Fehr, Hale Irwin (11), Tom Kite (11,12,13), Johnny Miller, Corey Pavin (11,12), Don Pooley, Jack Renner (12), Tony Sills, Scott Simpson, Joey Sindelar (11,12), Payne Stewart (12)

10. Top eight players and ties from 1985 PGA Championship

Buddy Gardner

11. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Phil Blackmar (12), George Burns (12), Bob Eastwood, Danny Edwards (12), Dan Forsman, Bill Glasson (12), Ken Green, Donnie Hammond, Kenny Knox, Roger Maltbie (12), Calvin Peete (12,13), Doug Tewell, Bob Tway, Mark Wiebe

12. Top 30 players from the 1985 PGA Tour money list

Peter Jacobsen (13), Larry Mize, Mac O'Grady, Dan Pohl, Larry Rinker

13. Members of the U.S. 1985 Ryder Cup team
14. Foreign invitations

Isao Aoki (8), Dave Barr (9), Chen Tze-chung (9), Chen Tze-ming (10), David Graham (2,8), Jack Kay Jr. (5,a), Sandy Lyle (3,11), Garth McGimpsey (6,a), Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Greg Norman (9), Nick Price (10), Denis Watson (9)

  • Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.

Nationalities in the field
North America (75)South America (0)Europe (4)Oceania (2)Asia (4)Africa (3)
 Canada (2) Scotland (1) Australia (2) Japan (2) South Africa (1)
 United States (73) Northern Ireland (1) Taiwan (2) Zimbabwe (2)
 Spain (1)
 West Germany (1)

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1965,
1966, 1972, 1975		74716965279−91
Seve Ballesteros Spain1980, 198371687270281−74
Tom Watson United States1977, 198170746871283−5T6
Ben Crenshaw United States198471717470286−2T16
Bernhard Langer West Germany198574686975286−2T16
Fuzzy Zoeller United States197973736972287−1T21

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Gary Player South Africa1961, 1974, 19787773150+6
Craig Stadler United States19827476150+6
Raymond Floyd United States19767478152+8
Gay Brewer United States19677776153+9
Billy Casper United States19707875153+9
Charles Coody United States19717677153+9
George Archer United States19697580155+11
Tommy Aaron United States19737977156+12
Doug Ford United States19577878156+12
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		8076156+12
Bob Goalby United States19687981160+16

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 10, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Ken Green United States68−4
Billy Kratzert United States
T3Chen Tze-chung Taiwan69−3
Gary Koch United States
T5Dave Barr Canada70−2
Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan
Greg Norman Australia
Tom Kite United States
Bob Tway United States
Tom Watson United States

Second round

Friday, April 11, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Seve Ballesteros Spain71-68=139−5
2Billy Kratzert United States68-72=140−4
3Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan70-71=141−3
T4Chen Tze-chung Taiwan69-73=142−2
Ben Crenshaw United States71-71=142
Danny Edwards United States71-71=142
Greg Norman Australia70-72=142
Bernhard Langer West Germany74-68=142
T9Gary Koch United States69-74=143−1
Mark McCumber United States76-67=143
Corey Pavin United States71-72=143
Bob Tway United States70-73=143

Third round

Saturday, April 12, 1986

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Greg Norman Australia70-72-68=210−6
T2Seve Ballesteros Spain71-68-72=211−5
Bernhard Langer West Germany74-68-69=211
Donnie Hammond United States73-71-67=211
Nick Price Zimbabwe79-69-63=211
T6Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan70-71-71=212−4
Tom Kite United States70-74-68=212
Tom Watson United States70-74-68=212
T9Danny Edwards United States71-71-72=214−2
Gary Koch United States69-74-71=214
Sandy Lyle Scotland76-70-68=214
Mark McCumber United States76-67-71=214
Jack Nicklaus United States74-71-69=214
Corey Pavin United States71-72-71=214
Bob Tway United States70-73-71=214

Final round

Sunday, April 13, 1986

In one of the most memorable and exciting final rounds in Masters history, five different players held at least a share of the lead in the final round. Seve Ballesteros gained a share of the lead on the front 9 helped by a hole-out eagle at 8. Jack Nicklaus played his first eight holes in even par, but stormed into contention with birdies at 9, 10 and 11. However, Nicklaus bogeyed the 12th to fall three behind the leaders. Greg Norman, tied for the lead at −7 as he made the turn, double-bogeyed the 10th hole to give Ballesteros the outright lead by one shot over Tom Kite. Ballesteros hit his second shot at 13 to within six feet. After Kite lagged up his own eagle putt on 13, Ballesteros holed his putt for his second eagle of the day and a three shot lead over Kite. Kite then holed his birdie putt to cut the lead back to two.

After a par at 14, Nicklaus began his legendary charge at 15. After hitting his 204-yard (187 m) approach to 12 feet (3.7 m), he buried the putt for eagle to pull within two shots of Ballesteros. Nicklaus then hit his tee shot on 16 to within 3 feet and after holing his birdie putt he was within one shot of Ballesteros who was playing the 15th hole. Ballesteros, who was in prime position to go for the green in two, pull hooked his approach into the water. After failing to get up and down, Ballesteros bogeyed the hole, giving Nicklaus a share of the lead. Kite made birdie at 15 to enter into a three-way tie with Ballesteros and Nicklaus. After a wayward drive, Nicklaus hit his approach on 17 to 18 feet (5.5 m). After long deliberation, he holed his putt on 17 for sole possession of the lead for the first time in the tournament. He two-putted for par on 18 to post −9 and a one shot lead.[4]

Ballesteros three-putted the 17th to fall out of contention, but Kite had 12 feet for birdie on 18 to tie Nicklaus. Kite barely missed his putt on the high side to miss a playoff by one shot. Norman, left for dead after his double-bogey on 10, birdied 14, 15 and 16 to pull within one shot of the lead. After hooking his drive way left on 17, Norman made an incredible shot between two pines to within eight feet. Norman buried the birdie putt, his fourth straight, to tie for the lead. Norman then hit a perfect drive on 18, needing birdie for his first major championship. However, Norman pushed his approach shot into the gallery and subsequently missed his 15-foot (4.6 m) par putt to finish one stroke behind. Nicklaus had stormed back, shooting 30 on the back nine, to win his sixth Masters title and became the oldest Masters champion at age 46.[5][6]

Both Ballesteros and Norman have stated the most regretful shots of their careers were during the final round. For Ballesteros it was his approach shot to the 15th hole and for Norman his approach shot to the 18th.[7][8]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jack Nicklaus United States74-71-69-65=279−9144,000
T2Tom Kite United States70-74-68-68=280−870,400
Greg Norman Australia70-72-68-70=280
4Seve Ballesteros Spain71-68-72-70=281−738,400
5Nick Price Zimbabwe79-69-63-71=282−632,000
T6Jay Haas United States76-69-71-67=283−527,800
Tom Watson United States70-74-68-71=283
T8Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan70-71-71-72=284−423,200
Payne Stewart United States75-71-69-69=284
Bob Tway United States70-73-71-70=284

Scorecard
Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Nicklaus−2−3−3−2−2−2−2−2−3−4−5−4−5−5−7−8−9−9
Kite−3−4−3−3−3−3−3−5−5−5−6−6−7−7−8−8−8−8
Norman−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−5−5−5−5−6−7−8−9−8
Ballesteros−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−8−7−7−7−7−9−9−8−8−7−7
Price−5−5−4−5−5−5−5−5−4−5−4−4−4−5−6−6−6−6
Watson−4−4−4−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−5−6−6−6−5
Nakajima−4−5−5−4−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−4
Hammond−4−5−4−4−3−3−2−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−3−3−3
Langer−5−6−6−6−6−6−5−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[3][9]

Tournament notes
  • Jack Nicklaus increased his record for most Masters wins to six, and most major championship wins to 18.
  • Nicklaus became the oldest winner of a Masters at 46 years, 82 days.
  • Nicklaus tied the course record with a 30 on the second nine in the final round, while Nick Price shot a 30 on the second nine a day earlier (tied with four others). Nicklaus' 30 included a bogey, at the par-3 12th. The record for the back nine is now 29, set in the fourth round in 1992 by Mark Calcavecchia, and tied by David Toms in the fourth round in 1998.
  • Gary Koch won the Par 3 contest with a score of 23 (−4); he tied for 16th at 286 (−2)
  • Nick Price set a course record with his third-round 63 (−9), later tied by Greg Norman in the first round in 1996.
  • Price set a single-round record at Augusta with ten birdies in round 3. The record is now 11 birdies in a single round set by Anthony Kim in the second round in 2009.
  • Sam Randolph was low amateur for the second consecutive year.

Quotes
  • "Yes sir! The battle is joined. My goodness. There is life in the old Bear yet." – Ben Wright's (CBS Sports) call as Nicklaus sank his eagle putt on the 15th hole to pull within two shots of the lead.
  • "And there's no doubt about it, the Bear has come out of hibernation." – Jim Nantz's (CBS Sports) call as Nicklaus sank his 3-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole to pull within one shot of the lead.
  • "Oh he's pulled it! Oh he has pull hooked that! That's destined for the water! And the foreign invasion is reeling under the Bear's attack!" – Ben Wright's call as Ballesteros pulled his 2nd shot into the water at 15.
  • "Maybe... Yes sir!" – Verne Lundquist's (CBS Sports) call as Nicklaus made his 18-foot (5 m) birdie putt on the 17th hole to take sole possession of the lead for the first time in the tournament.

References
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  3. "Nicklaus charge wins Masters". Milwaukee Sentinel. April 14, 1986. pp. 1, 4 (part 2). Retrieved January 3, 2013.
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  • Masters.com – Past winners and results
  • About.com – 1986 Masters
  • Augusta.com – 1986 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
  • You Tube.com – video – 1986 Masters: highlights of final holes from CBS Sports broadcast
Preceded by
1985 PGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1986 U.S. Open

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