1991 Masters Tournament
American golf tournament held in 1991
Golf tournament
Augusta National
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The 1991 Masters Tournament was the 55th Masters Tournament held April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Ian Woosnam won his only major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up José María Olazábal.[2][3]
Woosnam, Olazábal, and two-time champion Tom Watson, age 41, were all tied at −11 going into the 72nd hole. Olazábal, a group ahead of the final pairing of Woosnam and Watson, went from fairway bunker to greenside bunker and failed to hole a 45-foot (14 m) par putt. Watson, who had eagled both 13 and 15,[4] missed the fairway right with his tee shot and then hit his second shot into a greenside bunker. He chipped out and three-putted for a double bogey.[5] Woosnam then holed an 8-foot (2.4 m) par putt for the green jacket.[6][7][8]
It was the fourth consecutive year that the Masters champion was from the United Kingdom, which had no winners prior to Sandy Lyle's victory in 1988. Through 2017, Woosnam is the only winner at Augusta from Wales. Olazábal later won two Masters, in 1994 and 1999.
Phil Mickelson, a 20-year-old junior at Arizona State, was the low amateur at 290 (+2) and tied for 46th place.
Field
- 1. Masters champions
Tommy Aaron, George Archer, Seve Ballesteros (3,9), Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw (9,12), Nick Faldo (3,10), Raymond Floyd (2,9), Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (9), Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize (9,10,13), Jack Nicklaus (9), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player (9), Craig Stadler (9,10), Tom Watson (9,14), Fuzzy Zoeller (9,10)
- Jack Burke Jr., Bob Goalby, Ben Hogan, Herman Keiser, Cary Middlecoff, Byron Nelson, Henry Picard, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, and Art Wall Jr. did not play.
- 2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)
Hale Irwin (12,13), Scott Simpson (9,10), Curtis Strange (9,14)
- 3. The Open champions (last five years)
Mark Calcavecchia (9,13,14), Greg Norman (10,12,13)
- 4. PGA champions (last five years)
Wayne Grady (13), Larry Nelson (10), Jeff Sluman (10), Bob Tway (12,13)
- Payne Stewart (11,12,13,14) was injured and did not play
- 5. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up
Phil Mickelson (a,12), Manny Zerman (a)
- 6. The Amateur champion
Rolf Muntz (a)
- 7. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion
Michael Combs (a)
- 8. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
Jim Stuart (a)
- 9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1990 Masters
Bill Britton (11), Fred Couples (11,13,14), Donnie Hammond, Scott Hoch (10), John Huston (10,13), Steve Jones (10), Tom Kite (12,13,14), José María Olazábal (10,12), Masashi Ozaki, Ronan Rafferty, Lee Trevino, Lanny Wadkins (12,13,14)
- 10. Top 16 players and ties from the 1990 U.S. Open
Jim Benepe, Mark Brooks, Billy Ray Brown, Mike Donald, John Inman, Tom Sieckmann, Tim Simpson (11,12,13)
- 11. Top eight players and ties from 1990 PGA Championship
Chip Beck (12,13,14), Billy Mayfair (13), Mark McNulty, Gil Morgan (12,13), Don Pooley, Loren Roberts (13)
- 12. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters
Paul Azinger (13,14), Jay Don Blake, Steve Elkington (13), David Frost, Jim Gallagher Jr. (13), Morris Hatalsky, Nolan Henke, Kenny Knox, Wayne Levi (13), Davis Love III (13), Andrew Magee, Rocco Mediate, Jodie Mudd (13), Mark O'Meara (13,14), Steve Pate, Corey Pavin (13), Ted Schulz, Joey Sindelar, Ian Woosnam
- Peter Persons, the winner of the Chattanooga Classic was not invited.
- 13. Top 30 players from the 1990 PGA Tour money list
John Cook, Ian Baker-Finch, Robert Gamez, Peter Jacobsen, Nick Price, Brian Tennyson
- 14. Members of the U.S. 1989 Ryder Cup team
Ken Green, Mark McCumber
- 15. Special foreign invitation
Frankie Miñoza, Tsuneyuki Nakajima
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 11, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Jim Gallagher Jr. | 67 | −5 |
| Mark McCumber | |||
| Lanny Wadkins | |||
| T4 | Fred Couples | 68 | −4 |
| Jack Nicklaus | |||
 José María Olazábal | |||
 Masashi Ozaki | |||
| Tom Watson | |||
| T9 | Mark Brooks | 69 | −3 |
| Wayne Levi | |||
| Phil Mickelson (a) | |||
| Scott Simpson |
Second round
Friday, April 12, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Watson | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| T2 | Mark Calcavecchia | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| Mark McCumber | 67-71=138 | ||
| Lanny Wadkins | 67-71=138 | ||
 Ian Woosnam | 72-66=138 | ||
| T6 | Billy Ray Brown | 74-65=139 | −5 |
| Raymond Floyd | 71-68=139 | ||
 Bernhard Langer | 71-68=139 | ||
| José María Olazábal | 68-71=139 | ||
| T10 | Hale Irwin | 70-70=140 | −4 |
| Jodie Mudd | 70-70=140 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | 68-72=140 | ||
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 70-70=140 |
Amateurs: Mickelson (−2), Zerman (−2), Stuart (+9), Combs (+11), Muntz (+11)
Source:[9]
Third round
Saturday, April 13, 1991
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 72-66-67=205 | −11 |
| 2 | Tom Watson | 68-68-70=206 | −10 |
| T3 | José María Olazábal | 68-71-69=208 | −8 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 67-71-70=208 | ||
| 5 | Larry Mize | 72-71-66=209 | −7 |
| T6 |  Ian Baker-Finch | 71-70-69=210 | −6 |
| Raymond Floyd | 71-68-71=210 | ||
| Andrew Magee | 70-72-68=210 | ||
| T9 | Ben Crenshaw | 70-73-68=211 | −5 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 73-70-68=211 | ||
| Mark McCumber | 67-71-73=211 | ||
| Jodie Mudd | 70-70-71=211 | ||
| Scott Simpson | 69-73-69=211 |
Final round
Sunday, April 14, 1991
Final leaderboard
| Champion |
| Silver Cup winner (low amateur) |
| (a) = amateur |
| (c) = past champion |
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Woosnam | 72-66-67-72=277 | −11 | 243,000 |
| 2 | José María Olazábal | 68-71-69-70=278 | −10 | 145,800 |
| T3 | Ben Crenshaw (c) | 70-73-68-68=279 | −9 | 64,800 |
| Steve Pate | 72-73-69-65=279 | |||
| Lanny Wadkins | 67-71-70-71=279 | |||
| Tom Watson (c) | 68-68-70-73=279 | |||
| T7 | Ian Baker-Finch | 71-70-69-70=280 | −8 | 42,100 |
| Andrew Magee | 70-72-68-70=280 | |||
| Jodie Mudd | 70-70-71-69=280 | |||
| T10 | Hale Irwin | 70-70-75-66=281 | −7 | 35,150 |
| Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 74-71-67-69=281 |
| Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
| T12 | Mark Calcavecchia | 70-68-77-67=282 | −6 | 26,500 | |
 Nick Faldo (c) | 72-73-67-70=282 | ||||
| Billy Mayfair | 72-72-72-66=282 | ||||
| Craig Stadler (c) | 70-72-71-69=282 | ||||
| Fuzzy Zoeller (c) | 70-70-75-67=282 | ||||
| T17 | Raymond Floyd (c) | 71-68-71-73=283 | −5 | 18,920 | |
| Jim Gallagher Jr. | 67-74-71-71=283 | ||||
| Peter Jacobsen | 73-70-68-72=283 | ||||
| Mark McCumber | 67-71-73-72=283 | ||||
| Larry Mize (c) | 72-71-66-74=283 | ||||
| T22 | Seve Ballesteros (c) | 75-70-69-70=284 | −4 | 12,960 | |
| Steve Elkington | 72-69-74-69=284 | ||||
| Rocco Mediate | 72-69-71-72=284 | ||||
| Corey Pavin | 73-70-69-72=284 | ||||
| Scott Simpson | 69-73-69-73=284 | ||||
| T27 | Jay Don Blake | 74-72-68-71=285 | −3 | 10,200 | |
| Mark O'Meara | 74-68-72-71=285 | ||||
| T29 | Morris Hatalsky | 71-72-70-73=286 | −2 | 9,200 | |
| John Huston | 73-72-71-70=286 | ||||
| Jeff Sluman | 71-71-72-72=286 | ||||
| T32 |  David Frost | 71-73-71-72=287 | −1 | 8,000 | |
| Bernhard Langer (c) | 71-68-74-74=287 | ||||
| Wayne Levi | 69-73-70-75=287 | ||||
| T35 | Mark Brooks | 69-72-74-73=288 | E | 6,371 | |
| Fred Couples | 68-73-72-75=288 | ||||
| Ken Green | 70-74-71-73=288 | ||||
| Scott Hoch | 72-70-73-73=288 | ||||
 Mark McNulty | 72-74-75-67=288 | ||||
| Jack Nicklaus (c) | 68-72-72-76=288 | ||||
| Masashi Ozaki | 68-77-69-74=288 | ||||
| T42 | Billy Ray Brown | 74-65-77-73=289 | +1 | 4,875 | |
| Donnie Hammond | 72-73-73-71=289 | ||||
| Davis Love III | 72-71-74-72=289 | ||||
| Curtis Strange | 72-74-72-71=289 | ||||
| T46 | Phil Mickelson (a) | 69-73-74-74=290 | +2 | 0 | |
| Don Pooley | 72-71-69-78=290 | 4,050 | |||
| Joey Sindelar | 72-70-70-78=290 | ||||
| T49 | Tommy Aaron (c) | 70-74-73-74=291 | +3 | 3,533 | |
| Nick Price | 72-73-72-74=291 | ||||
| Lee Trevino | 71-72-77-71=291 | ||||
| 52 | Paul Azinger | 72-73-67-80=292 | +4 | 3,300 | |
| T53 | Nolan Henke | 73-71-72-77=293 | +5 | 3,200 | |
| Brian Tennyson | 78-67-75-73=293 | ||||
| 55 | Larry Nelson | 74-69-76-75=294 | +6 | 3,100 | |
| 56 | Tom Kite | 71-75-78-71=295 | +7 | 3,100 | |
| 57 | Manny Zerman (a) | 71-71-77-80=299 | +11 | 0 | |
| CUT | Bill Britton | 72-75=147 | +3 | ||
| John Cook | 77-70=147 | ||||
| Greg Norman | 78-69=147 | ||||
| Gary Player (c) | 72-75=147 | ||||
| Billy Casper (c) | 77-71=148 | +4 | |||
| Mike Donald | 73-75=148 | ||||
| Steve Jones | 73-75=148 | ||||
| Tom Sieckmann | 72-76=148 | ||||
| Robert Gamez | 72-77=149 | +5 | |||
 Ronan Rafferty | 73-76=149 | ||||
| Loren Roberts | 72-77=149 | ||||
| Chip Beck | 74-76=150 | +6 | |||
| Wayne Grady | 74-76=150 | ||||
| Bob Tway | 75-75=150 | ||||
| Kenny Knox | 72-79=151 | +7 | |||
| Tim Simpson | 73-78=151 | ||||
| Jim Benepe | 78-74=152 | +8 | |||
| Gay Brewer (c) | 78-74=152 | ||||
| Ted Schulz | 74-78=152 | ||||
 Sandy Lyle (c) | 77-76=153 | +9 | |||
 Frankie Miñoza | 78-75=153 | ||||
| Gil Morgan | 77-76=153 | ||||
| Jim Stuart (a) | 81-72=153 | ||||
| Charles Coody (c) | 77-77=154 | +10 | |||
| Michael Combs (a) | 81-74=155 | +11 | |||
| John Inman | 75-80=155 | ||||
 Rolf Muntz (a) | 80-75=155 | ||||
| Arnold Palmer (c) | 78-77=155 | ||||
| WD | George Archer (c) | 73 | +1 | ||
| Doug Ford (c) | |||||
Scorecard
| 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 |
| Woosnam | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 |
| Olazábal | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −10 | −9 | −8 | 8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 |
| Crenshaw | −5 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
| Pate | −2 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 |
| Wadkins | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −9 |
| Watson | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −7 | −9 | −9 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −9 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:[2] [dead link]
References
- ^ Juliano, Joe (April 13, 1991). "Augusta course shows Masters touch". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. p. B1.
- ^ a b "Little Woosnam wins the big one". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 15, 1991. p. 1-part 2. [dead link]
- ^ Denlinger, Ken (April 15, 1991). "Woosnam perseveres the most". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
- ^ Eisenberg, John (April 15, 1991). "Maybe Watson was real story". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Baltimore Sun). p. 3B.
- ^ "Watson's hopes die with double-bogey". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 15, 1991. p. 4-part 2. [dead link]
- ^ GOLF; Woosnam Wins On 18th Green
- ^ Garrity, John (April 22, 1991). "Fight to the finish". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (April 15, 1991). "Woosnam's par masters a cruel 18th". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. p. B1.
- ^ Florence, Mal (April 13, 1991). "Watson wields master's touch". Eugene Register-Guard. (Los Angeles Times). p. 1D.
- ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
External links
- Masters.com – Past winners and results
- Augusta.com – 1991 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
