1992 Masters Tournament

The 1992 Masters Tournament was the 56th Masters Tournament, held April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1992 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 9–12, 1992
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]
Field83 players, 63 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund$1.5 million
Winner's share$270,000
Champion
Fred Couples
275 (−13)
Augusta 
Location in the United States
Augusta 
Location in Georgia

Fred Couples won his only major championship, two strokes ahead of 49-year-old runner-up Raymond Floyd, the 1976 champion.[1][2] He was the first American winner in five years at Augusta, the longest run at the Masters without a winner from the U.S.; the previous four were won by players from Europe, all from the United Kingdom. Though he had yet to win a major, Couples entered this Masters at age 32 as the world's top-ranked player and the odds-on favorite.[3][4][5]

The 36-hole cut at 145 (+1) eliminated only twenty competitors and 63 played on the weekend, the most since 1966. The Masters did not have a cut until its 21st edition in 1957. George Archer, the 1969 champion, made the cut in his final Masters at age 52 and finished in 51st place.

Less than an hour after the leaders teed off on Saturday afternoon, thunderstorms caused a delay of nearly three hours. Six players did not finish the third round due to darkness,[6] but the pairing just ahead, Ian Baker-Finch and Jeff Sluman, ran between their shots on the final two holes and completed the round.[1] The three pairings returned early on Sunday morning to complete the round; Couples and Floyd were in the penultimate pairing and had four holes remaining.[6] Early in the final round, Mark Calcavecchia shot a record 29 (−7) on the back nine with birdies at 10 and the final six holes; he finished ten strokes back.[7]

Davis Love III won the 33rd Par 3 contest on Wednesday with a score of 22.[8]

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:[9]Total6,90572

Field
1. Masters champions

Tommy Aaron, George Archer, Seve Ballesteros (3,9), Gay Brewer, Ben Crenshaw (9), Nick Faldo (3,9,10), Raymond Floyd (9,10,11,12), Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle (10), Larry Mize (9), Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler (9,11,12,13), Tom Watson (9,10), Ian Woosnam (13), Fuzzy Zoeller (9,10)

2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)

Hale Irwin (9,10), Scott Simpson (9,10), Payne Stewart (4), Curtis Strange

3. The Open champions (last five years)

Mark Calcavecchia (9,12), Ian Baker-Finch (9,13)

4. PGA champions (last five years)

John Daly (13), Wayne Grady, Larry Nelson (10), Jeff Sluman (13)

5. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up

Mitch Voges (a), Manny Zerman (a)

6. The Amateur champion

Gary Wolstenholme (a)

7. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion

David Berganio Jr. (a)

8. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion

Jim Stuart (a)

9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1991 Masters

Steve Elkington (12,13), Jim Gallagher Jr. (10,11,13), Peter Jacobsen, Andrew Magee (12,13), Billy Mayfair, Mark McCumber, Rocco Mediate (13), Jodie Mudd, Tommy Nakajima, José María Olazábal (10,12), Steve Pate (11,12,13), Corey Pavin (10,12,13), Lanny Wadkins (13)

10. Top 16 players and ties from the 1991 U.S. Open

Fred Couples (12,13), Nolan Henke (13), Davis Love III (12,13), Craig Parry, D. A. Weibring (12,13)

11. Top eight players and ties from 1991 PGA Championship

David Feherty, Bob Gilder, John Huston, Kenny Knox, Bruce Lietzke (13), Steven Richardson, Hal Sutton

12. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Fulton Allem, Billy Andrade (13), Chip Beck (13), Mark Brooks (13), Billy Ray Brown, Russ Cochran (13), John Cook (13), Brad Faxon, Bruce Fleisher, Mike Hulbert (13), Lee Janzen, Blaine McCallister, Mark O'Meara (13), David Peoples, Kenny Perry, Nick Price (13), Dillard Pruitt, Tom Purtzer (13)

13. Top 30 players from the 1991 PGA Tour money list

Paul Azinger, Jay Don Blake, Ted Schulz

14. Special foreign invitation

Rodger Davis, Colin Montgomerie, Greg Norman, Naomichi Ozaki

Nationalities in the field
North America (61)South America (0)Europe (10)Oceania (6)Asia (2)Africa (4)
 United States (61) England (3) Australia (6) Japan (2) South Africa (3)
 Northern Ireland (1) Zimbabwe (1)
 Scotland (2)
 Wales (1)
 Spain (2)
 Germany (1)

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Raymond Floyd United States197669686971277−112
Larry Mize United States198773697168281−7T6
Nick Faldo England1989, 199071726871282−6T13
Ian Woosnam Wales199169667375283−5T19
Fuzzy Zoeller United States197971707369283−5T19
Craig Stadler United States198270717073284−4T25
Bernhard Langer Germany198569736974285−3T31
Sandy Lyle Scotland198872697075286−2T37
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1965, 1966,
1972, 1975, 1986		69756974287−1T42
Ben Crenshaw United States198472717174288E46
Tom Watson United States1977, 198173707671290+2T48
George Archer United States196974697672291+351
Tommy Aaron United States197376697771293+5T54
Seve Ballesteros Spain1980, 198375687081294+6T59

Source:[10]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		7573148+4
Gary Player South Africa1961, 1974, 19787573148+4
Gay Brewer United States19678177158+14
Doug Ford United States19578282164+20

Source:[11][12]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 9, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Jeff Sluman United States65−7
Lanny Wadkins United States
T3Wayne Grady Australia68−4
Mike Hulbert United States
Davis Love III United States
Ted Schulz United States
T7Fulton Allem South Africa69−3
Fred Couples United States
Steve Elkington Australia
Raymond Floyd United States
John Huston United States
Bernhard Langer Germany
Bruce Lietzke United States
Jodie Mudd United States
Jack Nicklaus United States
Craig Parry Australia
Steven Richardson England
Ian Woosnam Wales

Second round

Friday, April 10, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Craig Parry Australia69-66=135−9
Ian Woosnam Wales69-66=135
3Fred Couples United States69-67=136−8
T4Raymond Floyd United States69-68=137−7
Ted Schulz United States68-69=137
T6Ian Baker-Finch Australia70-69=139−5
Jeff Sluman United States65-74=139
D. A. Weibring United States71-68=139
T9Fulton Allem South Africa69-71=140−4
Steve Elkington Australia69-71=140
Davis Love III United States68-72=140
Greg Norman Australia70-70=140
Lanny Wadkins United States65-75=140

Amateurs: Zerman (−3), Berganio Jr. (+3), Voges (+4), Wolstenholme (+7), Stuart (+14)

Third round

Saturday, April 11, 1992
Sunday, April 12, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Craig Parry Australia69-66-69=204−12
2Fred Couples United States69-67-69=205−11
3Raymond Floyd United States69-68-69=206−10
4Ian Baker-Finch Australia70-69-68=207−9
T5Nick Price Zimbabwe70-71-67=208−8
Ian Woosnam Wales69-66-73=208
T7Bruce Lietzke United States69-72-68=209−7
Ted Schulz United States68-69-72=209
Jeff Sluman United States65-74-70=209
10Mark O'Meara United States74-67-69=210−6

Final round

Sunday, April 12, 1992

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Fred Couples United States69-67-69-70=275−13270,000
2Raymond Floyd United States69-68-69-71=277−11162,000
3Corey Pavin United States72-71-68-67=278−10102,000
T4Mark O'Meara United States74-67-69-70=280−866,000
Jeff Sluman United States65-74-70-71=280
T6Ian Baker-Finch Australia70-69-68-74=281−743,829
Nolan Henke United States70-71-70-70=281
Larry Mize United States73-69-71-68=281
Greg Norman Australia70-70-73-68=281
Steve Pate United States73-71-70-67=281
Nick Price Zimbabwe70-71-67-73=281
Ted Schulz United States68-69-72-72=281

Source:[10]

Amateurs: Zerman (+6)

Scorecard

Final round

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Couples−11−10−11−11−10−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−12−13−13−13−13−13
Floyd−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−11−11−10−10−9−9−10−11−11−11−11
O'Meara−6−7−7−7−6−5−5−5−5−5−4−4−6−6−7−8−8−8
Sluman−7−6−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−6−6−8−8−8−8−8−8
Baker-Finch−10−10−9−9−8−8−8−8−8−7−7−6−6−6−7−7−7−7
Parry−12−13−12−11−10−10−9−9−9−8−8−8−8−8−8−7−7−6
Faldo−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−7−7−5−5−5−6−6−6−6
Woosnam−8−8−7−7−6−6−5−6−6−5−5−3−5−6−7−6−6−5
Calcavecchia+4+4+4+4+5+5+5+4+4+3+3+3+2+1E−1−2−3

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

References
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  6. Green, Bob (April 12, 1992). "Aussies seize lead as storms batter course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.
  7. "Ageless Floyd feisty after finishing second". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. April 13, 1992. p. C2.
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Preceded by
1991 PGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1992 U.S. Open

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