1996 Masters Tournament

The 1996 Masters Tournament was the 60th Masters Tournament, held April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

1996 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 11–14, 1996
LocationAugusta, Georgia
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Organized byAugusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length6,925 yards (6,332 m)[1]
Field92 players, 44 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund$2.5 million
Winner's share$450,000
Champion
Nick Faldo
276 (−12)
Augusta 
Location in the United States
Augusta 
Location in Georgia

Nick Faldo won his third Masters and his sixth and final major title, five strokes ahead of runner-up Greg Norman.[2][3] Faldo overcame a six-stroke deficit going into the final day as Norman, leader after each of the first three rounds, faltered down the stretch once again at Augusta.[4][5] The win was the seventh by a European in the last nine Masters. The first win by an Australian at the Masters came seventeen years later when Adam Scott won in 2013.

In the first round, Norman shot the second-ever 63 at the Masters (Nick Price had the first 63, in the third round in 1986). Opening with six pars, Norman birdied nine of the final twelve holes.[6]

Faldo moved into second place with a 67 on Friday and stayed in second, though six shots behind, with a scrambling par on 18 late Saturday afternoon. The par meant that Faldo would be paired with Norman on Sunday which may have proved critical.

In the final round, Norman maintained a four shot lead through 7 holes, and then proceeded to lose five shots to par over the next five holes. Faldo picked up one birdie in that stretch to assume a two shot lead after Norman's tee shot on 12 found the water for a double-bogey. Any thoughts of Norman winning were dashed when his tee shot on the par three 16th also found the water. Faldo's 67 was the best round of the day while Norman's 78 was one of the worst rounds of the day, together yielding the greatest comeback/collapse in Masters history. In addition it tied the largest lead ever blown in a PGA Tour tournament. This record has yet to be broken.[7][8]

None of the five amateurs made the cut, including 20-year-old Tiger Woods, in his second Masters.[9] He returned as a professional the next year and won by twelve strokes.

Field
1. Masters champions

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

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

Ernie Els (11,12,13), Lee Janzen (9,10,12,13), Tom Kite, Corey Pavin (9,10,12,13), Payne Stewart (12,13)

3. The Open champions (last five years)

Ian Baker-Finch, John Daly (4,12), Tom Lehman (10,12,13), Greg Norman (9,10,12,13), Nick Price (4,10,13)

4. PGA champions (last five years)

Paul Azinger (9), Steve Elkington (9,11,12,13)

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

Buddy Marucci (a), Tiger Woods (a)

6. The Amateur champion

Gordon Sherry (a)

7. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion

Chris Wollmann (a)

8. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion

Jerry Courville, Jr. (a)

9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1995 Masters

David Edwards, Brad Faxon (11), David Frost, David Gilford, Jay Haas (10,11,13), Brian Henninger, Scott Hoch (12,13), John Huston, Hale Irwin, Davis Love III (10,12,13), Phil Mickelson (10,12,13), Colin Montgomerie (11), Kenny Perry (13), Loren Roberts (13), Curtis Strange, Duffy Waldorf (10,12)

10. Top 16 players and ties from the 1995 U.S. Open

Brad Bryant (12,13), Bill Glasson, Neal Lancaster, Jeff Maggert (11), Mark McCumber, Frank Nobilo, Mark Roe, Vijay Singh (12,13), Jeff Sluman (11), Steve Stricker, Bob Tway (12,13)

11. Top eight players and ties from 1995 PGA Championship

Bob Estes, Justin Leonard (13), Steve Lowery, Mark O'Meara (12,13)

12. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Woody Austin (13), Mark Brooks, Mark Calcavecchia (13), Ed Dougherty, Fred Funk (13), Jim Furyk, Jim Gallagher Jr. (13), Paul Goydos, Tim Herron, Billy Mayfair (13), Scott McCarron, Paul Stankowski, Hal Sutton, Ted Tryba, D. A. Weibring

13. Top 30 players from the 1995 PGA Tour money list

David Duval, Scott Simpson, Kirk Triplett

14. Special foreign invitation

Michael Campbell, Alex Čejka, Satoshi Higashi, Masashi Ozaki, Costantino Rocca, Sam Torrance

Nationalities in the field
North America (68)South America (0)Europe (12)Oceania (6)Asia (2)Africa (4)
 United States (68) England (3) Australia (3) Japan (2) South Africa (3)
 Scotland (4) Fiji (1) Zimbabwe (1)
 Wales (1) New Zealand (2)
 Spain (1)
 Germany (2)
 Italy (1)

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Nick Faldo England1989, 199069677367276−121
Fred Couples United States199278687171288ET15
Larry Mize United States198775717768291+3T23
Raymond Floyd United States197670747771292+4T25
Craig Stadler United States198273727178294+6T29
Ian Woosnam Wales199172697380294+6T29
Bernhard Langer Germany1985, 199375707278295+7T36
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1965, 1966,
1972, 1975, 1986		70737678297+9T41
Seve Ballesteros Spain1980, 198373737776299+1143

Source:[10]

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Tommy Aaron United States19737176147+3
Tom Watson United States1977, 19817572147+3
Fuzzy Zoeller United States19797473147+3
Sandy Lyle Scotland19887574149+5
Gary Player South Africa1961, 1974, 19787376149+5
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		7476150+6
Ben Crenshaw United States1984, 19957774151+7
Gay Brewer United States19677577152+8
Charles Coody United States19718278160+16
Billy Casper United States19707586161+17
Doug Ford United States19578188169+25

Source:[10][11]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 11, 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Greg Norman Australia63−9
2Phil Mickelson United States65−7
T3Scott Hoch United States67−5
Bob Tway United States
5Lee Janzen United States68−4
T6Nick Faldo England69−3
Brad Faxon United States
David Gilford England
Scott Simpson United States
Vijay Singh Fiji

Source:[1]

Scorecard

First round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
NormanEEEEEE−1−2−3−3−3−4−5−6−7−7−8−9

Source:[12]

Second round

Friday, April 12, 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Greg Norman Australia63-69=132−12
2Nick Faldo England69-67=136−8
T3David Frost South Africa70-68=138−6
Phil Mickelson United States65-73=138
T5Lee Janzen United States68-71=139−5
Bob Tway United States67-72=139
T7Scott Hoch United States67-73=140−4
Scott McCarron United States70-70=140
Vijay Singh Fiji69-71=140
T10Corey Pavin United States75-66=141−3
Ian Woosnam Wales72-69=141

Source:[11]

Amateurs: Woods (+6), Sherry (+11), Wollmann (+14), Courville, Jr. (+16), Marucci (+16)

Third round

Saturday, April 13, 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Greg Norman Australia63-69-71=203−13
2Nick Faldo England69-67-73=209−7
3Phil Mickelson United States65-73-72=210−6
T4David Frost South Africa70-68-74=212−4
Scott McCarron United States70-70-72=212
Duffy Waldorf United States72-71-69=212
T7Scott Hoch United States67-73-73=213−3
John Huston United States71-71-71=213
T9David Duval United States73-72-69=214−2
Ernie Els South Africa71-71-72=214
Lee Janzen United States68-71-75=214
Frank Nobilo New Zealand71-71-72=214
Corey Pavin United States75-66-73=214
Vijay Singh Fiji69-71-74=214
Ian Woosnam Wales72-69-73=214

Final round

Sunday, April 14, 1996

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Nick Faldo England69-67-73-67=276−12450,000
2Greg Norman Australia63-69-71-78=281−7270,000
3Phil Mickelson United States65-73-72-72=282−6170,000
4Frank Nobilo New Zealand71-71-72-69=283−5120,000
T5Scott Hoch United States67-73-73-71=284−495,000
Duffy Waldorf United States72-71-69-72=284
T7Davis Love III United States72-71-74-68=285−377,933
Jeff Maggert United States71-73-72-69=285
Corey Pavin United States75-66-73-71=285
T10David Frost South Africa70-68-74-74=286−265,000
Scott McCarron United States70-70-72-74=286

Source:[10]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14 15161718
Par454343454443545344
Faldo−7−8−8−8−7−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−11−11−11−12
Norman−12−13−13−12−12−12−12−12−11−10−9−7−8−8−9−7−7−7
Mickelson−6−7−7−6−6−7−6−5−5−5−5−4−5−4−6−6−6−6
Nobilo−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−2−3−4−5−4−5−5−5−6−6−5
Hoch−2−3−3−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−4−5−4−4−4−4−4
Waldorf−4−6−6−5−5−4−5−5−5−5−5−5−4−5−5−5−5−4
Frost−4−4−4−4−3−3−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−4−3−2
McCarron−4−4−3−3−2−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

References
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  2. Reilly, Rick (April 22, 1996). "Master Strokes". Sports Illustrated. p. 24.
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  4. Parascenzo, Marino (April 15, 1996). "Faldo in as Shark plunges". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C1.
  5. D'Amato, Gary (April 15, 1996). "On final day, Shark goes belly-up". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. p. 1C.
  6. Bonk, Thomas (April 12, 1996). "Norman's opening 63 'one of great rounds'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. C1.
  7. "Largest 54-hole lead lost in PGA Tour golf history". pga.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  8. "The Masters 1996: Faldo triumphs as Norman blows six-shot lead - as it happened". The Guardian. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. Parascenzo, Marino (April 13, 1996). "Tiger misses cut, but Nicklaus believes young star will purr". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C2.
  10. "1996 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
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  12. "History: hole-by-hole and stats: Greg Norman". Augusta.com. 1996. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
Preceded by
1995 PGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1996 U.S. Open

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