1992 Masters Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Dates | April 9–12, 1992 |
Location | Augusta, Georgia 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,905 yards (6,314 m)[1] |
Field | 83 players, 63 after cut |
Cut | 145 (+1) |
Prize fund | US$1.5 million |
Winner's share | $270,000 |
Champion | |
Fred Couples | |
275 (−13) | |
Location map | |
Location in Georgia | |
The 1992 Masters Tournament was the 56th Masters Tournament, held April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, 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
[edit]Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
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1 | Tea Olive | 400 | 4 | 10 | Camellia | 485 | 4 | |
2 | Pink Dogwood | 555 | 5 | 11 | White Dogwood | 455 | 4 | |
3 | Flowering Peach | 360 | 4 | 12 | Golden Bell | 155 | 3 | |
4 | Flowering Crab Apple | 205 | 3 | 13 | Azalea | 465 | 5 | |
5 | Magnolia | 435 | 4 | 14 | Chinese Fir | 405 | 4 | |
6 | Juniper | 180 | 3 | 15 | Firethorn | 500 | 5 | |
7 | Pampas | 360 | 4 | 16 | Redbud | 170 | 3 | |
8 | Yellow Jasmine | 535 | 5 | 17 | Nandina | 400 | 4 | |
9 | Carolina Cherry | 435 | 4 | 18 | Holly | 405 | 4 | |
Out | 3,465 | 36 | In | 3,440 | 36 | |||
Source:[9] | Total | 6,905 | 72 |
Field
[edit]- 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)
- Jack Burke Jr., Billy Casper, Charles Coody, 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 (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
- 7. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion
- 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, Tsuneyuki 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)
- Scott Hoch (13) did not play.
- 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
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, April 9, 1992
Larry Nelson, who scored 73, was disqualified after the first round for playing with non-conforming clubs. Nelson had played with irons which had a decorative design on the clubface. He reported himself, after being informed that they might be illegal.[10]
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | Jeff Sluman | 65 | −7 |
Lanny Wadkins | |||
T3 | Wayne Grady | 68 | −4 |
Mike Hulbert | |||
Davis Love III | |||
Ted Schulz | |||
T7 | Fulton Allem | 69 | −3 |
Fred Couples | |||
Steve Elkington | |||
Raymond Floyd | |||
John Huston | |||
Bernhard Langer | |||
Bruce Lietzke | |||
Jodie Mudd | |||
Jack Nicklaus | |||
Craig Parry | |||
Steven Richardson | |||
Ian Woosnam |
Second round
[edit]Friday, April 10, 1992
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | Craig Parry | 69-66=135 | −9 |
Ian Woosnam | 69-66=135 | ||
3 | Fred Couples | 69-67=136 | −8 |
T4 | Raymond Floyd | 69-68=137 | −7 |
Ted Schulz | 68-69=137 | ||
T6 | Ian Baker-Finch | 70-69=139 | −5 |
Jeff Sluman | 65-74=139 | ||
D. A. Weibring | 71-68=139 | ||
T9 | Fulton Allem | 69-71=140 | −4 |
Steve Elkington | 69-71=140 | ||
Davis Love III | 68-72=140 | ||
Greg Norman | 70-70=140 | ||
Lanny Wadkins | 65-75=140 |
Amateurs: Zerman (−3), Berganio Jr. (+3), Voges (+4), Wolstenholme (+7), Stuart (+14)
Third round
[edit]Saturday, April 11, 1992
Sunday, April 12, 1992
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Craig Parry | 69-66-69=204 | −12 |
2 | Fred Couples | 69-67-69=205 | −11 |
3 | Raymond Floyd | 69-68-69=206 | −10 |
4 | Ian Baker-Finch | 70-69-68=207 | −9 |
T5 | Nick Price | 70-71-67=208 | −8 |
Ian Woosnam | 69-66-73=208 | ||
T7 | Bruce Lietzke | 69-72-68=209 | −7 |
Ted Schulz | 68-69-72=209 | ||
Jeff Sluman | 65-74-70=209 | ||
10 | Mark O'Meara | 74-67-69=210 | −6 |
Final round
[edit]Sunday, April 12, 1992
Final leaderboard
[edit]Champion |
Silver Cup winner (low amateur) |
(a) = amateur |
(c) = past champion |
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
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1 | Fred Couples | 69-67-69-70=275 | −13 | 270,000 |
2 | Raymond Floyd (c) | 69-68-69-71=277 | −11 | 162,000 |
3 | Corey Pavin | 72-71-68-67=278 | −10 | 102,000 |
T4 | Mark O'Meara | 74-67-69-70=280 | −8 | 66,000 |
Jeff Sluman | 65-74-70-71=280 | |||
T6 | Ian Baker-Finch | 70-69-68-74=281 | −7 | 43,829 |
Nolan Henke | 70-71-70-70=281 | |||
Larry Mize (c) | 73-69-71-68=281 | |||
Greg Norman | 70-70-73-68=281 | |||
Steve Pate | 73-71-70-67=281 | |||
Nick Price | 70-71-67-73=281 | |||
Ted Schulz | 68-69-72-72=281 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
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Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
T13 | Nick Faldo (c) | 71-72-68-71=282 | −6 | 26,500 | |
Wayne Grady | 68-75-71-68=282 | ||||
Bruce Lietzke | 69-72-68-73=282 | ||||
Craig Parry | 69-66-69-78=282 | ||||
Dillard Pruitt | 75-68-70-69=282 | ||||
Scott Simpson | 70-71-71-70=282 | ||||
T19 | Billy Ray Brown | 70-74-70-69=283 | −5 | 17,550 | |
John Daly | 71-71-73-68=283 | ||||
Mike Hulbert | 68-74-71-70=283 | ||||
Andrew Magee | 73-70-70-70=283 | ||||
Ian Woosnam (c) | 69-66-73-75=283 | ||||
Fuzzy Zoeller (c) | 71-70-73-69=283 | ||||
T25 | Bruce Fleisher | 73-70-72-69=284 | −4 | 11,467 | |
Jim Gallagher Jr. | 74-68-71-71=284 | ||||
John Huston | 69-73-73-69=284 | ||||
Davis Love III | 68-72-72-72=284 | ||||
Craig Stadler (c) | 70-71-70-73=284 | ||||
D. A. Weibring | 71-68-72-73=284 | ||||
T31 | Paul Azinger | 70-73-70-72=285 | −3 | 8,717 | |
Mark Calcavecchia | 73-72-75-65=285 | ||||
Brad Faxon | 71-71-69-74=285 | ||||
Bernhard Langer (c) | 69-73-69-74=285 | ||||
Steven Richardson | 69-75-70-71=285 | ||||
Curtis Strange | 73-72-71-69=285 | ||||
T37 | Steve Elkington | 69-71-74-72=286 | −2 | 6,800 | |
Sandy Lyle (c) | 72-69-70-75=286 | ||||
Mark McCumber | 72-70-76-68=286 | ||||
Rocco Mediate | 70-73-70-73=286 | ||||
Colin Montgomerie | 72-71-73-70=286 | ||||
T42 | Bob Gilder | 72-71-73-71=287 | −1 | 5,450 | |
Billy Mayfair | 71-71-72-73=287 | ||||
Jack Nicklaus (c) | 69-75-69-74=287 | ||||
José María Olazábal | 76-69-72-70=287 | ||||
46 | Ben Crenshaw (c) | 72-71-71-74=288 | E | 4,700 | |
47 | Hale Irwin | 72-70-72-75=289 | +1 | 4,400 | |
T48 | Blaine McCallister | 71-71-76-72=290 | +2 | 3,933 | |
Lanny Wadkins | 65-75-76-74=290 | ||||
Tom Watson (c) | 73-70-76-71=290 | ||||
51 | George Archer (c) | 74-69-76-72=291 | +3 | 3,700 | |
T52 | Fulton Allem | 69-71-78-74=292 | +4 | 3,550 | |
David Feherty | 73-72-77-70=292 | ||||
T54 | Tommy Aaron (c) | 76-69-77-71=293 | +5 | 3,440 | |
Billy Andrade | 73-71-73-76=293 | ||||
John Cook | 72-73-71-77=293 | ||||
Lee Janzen | 74-71-74-74=293 | ||||
David Peoples | 73-71-72-77=293 | ||||
T59 | Seve Ballesteros (c) | 75-68-70-81=294 | +6 | 3,300 | |
Manny Zerman (a) | 70-71-76-77=294 | 0 | |||
T61 | Peter Jacobsen | 72-70-77-76=295 | +7 | 3,300 | |
Tom Purtzer | 76-69-75-75=295 | ||||
63 | Rodger Davis | 77-68-77-79=301 | +13 | 3,200 | |
CUT | Mark Brooks | 73-73=146 | +2 | ||
Kenny Knox | 73-73=146 | ||||
Tsuneyuki Nakajima | 72-74=146 | ||||
David Berganio Jr. (a) | 76-71=147 | +3 | |||
Jodie Mudd | 69-78=147 | ||||
Chip Beck | 76-72=148 | +4 | |||
Jay Don Blake | 73-75=148 | ||||
Russ Cochran | 73-75=148 | ||||
Naomichi Ozaki | 77-71=148 | ||||
Arnold Palmer (c) | 75-73=148 | ||||
Kenny Perry | 72-76=148 | ||||
Gary Player (c) | 75-73=148 | ||||
Mitch Voges (a) | 73-75=148 | ||||
Payne Stewart | 74-75=149 | +5 | |||
Hal Sutton | 76-75=151 | +7 | |||
Gary Wolstenholme (a) | 72-79=151 | ||||
Gay Brewer (c) | 81-77=158 | +14 | |||
Jim Stuart (a) | 79-79=158 | ||||
Doug Ford (c) | 82-82=164 | +20 | |||
DQ | Larry Nelson | 73 | +1 |
Scorecard
[edit]Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rappaport, Ron (April 13, 1992). "Couples golf's singular Master". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (from L.A. Daily News). p. C1.
- ^ Reilly, Rick (April 20, 1992). "Bank Shot". Sports Illustrated. p. 18.
- ^ Grisamore, Ed (April 9, 1992). "Masters mystery". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Knight-Ridder. p. C1.
- ^ Florence, Mal (April 9, 1992). "Couples is the one man expected to tame Augusta". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1D.
- ^ "Couples in spot to lead Masters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. April 11, 1992. p. 2C.
- ^ a b Green, Bob (April 12, 1992). "Aussies seize lead as storms batter course". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1E.
- ^ "Ageless Floyd feisty after finishing second". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. April 13, 1992. p. C2.
- ^ "Love claims Par-3 victory". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). Associated Press. April 9, 1992. p. 6-B.
- ^ "How they played". Post and Courier. (Charleston, South Carolina). April 11, 1992. p. 4C.
- ^ "As he nears 50, Floyd's game really nifty". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Wire reports. April 10, 1992. p. C2.
- ^ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". Augusta National Inc. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Masters.com – Past winners and results
- Augusta.com – 1992 Masters leaderboard and scorecards