1989 Masters Tournament

Field

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

Andy North, Scott Simpson (10), Curtis Strange (9,12,13)

Nick Faldo (10,11), Greg Norman (9,12,13)

Hubert Green (9), Larry Nelson (12,13), Jeff Sluman (12,13), Lee Trevino, Bob Tway (13)

Eric Meeks (a), Danny Yates (a)

Christian Hardin (a)

Ralph Howe III (a)

David Eger (a)

Chip Beck (12,13), Mark Calcavecchia (12,13), Chen Tze-chung, Fred Couples (10,13), David Frost (12,13), Mark McCumber (13), Mark McNulty, Dan Pohl (10,11,13), Don Pooley, Nick Price, Doug Tewell, Lanny Wadkins (10,12,13)

Paul Azinger (11,13), Andy Bean, Bob Gilder (11), Mark O'Meara (12,13), Steve Pate (13), Payne Stewart (13), D. A. Weibring

Tom Kite (12,13), Tommy Nakajima, Dave Rummells

Jim Benepe, Mark Brooks, Bill Glasson (13), Ken Green (13), Morris Hatalsky, Steve Jones, Gary Koch (13), Bruce Lietzke (13), Bob Lohr, Andrew Magee, Blaine McCallister, Jodie Mudd (13), Corey Pavin, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid (13), Gene Sauers, Tom Sieckmann, Tim Simpson, Joey Sindelar (13), Mike Sullivan, Greg Twiggs, Scott Verplank

Jay Haas, Scott Hoch, Peter Jacobsen, Mark Wiebe

José María Olazábal, Masashi Ozaki, Hal Sutton, Ian Woosnam

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Missed the cut

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First round

Thursday, April 6, 1989

Lee Trevino, vying for an elusive Masters title, shot an opening round 67 to lead Nick Faldo by one shot. Only 10 players broke par on day one, including 1984 champion Ben Crenshaw and 1980 and 1983 champion Seve Ballesteros. Defending champion Sandy Lyle birdied 18 to shoot a disappointing 77.

Second round

Friday, April 7, 1989

Lee Trevino and Nick Faldo, who both shot over par on the day, shared the lead after a difficult scoring day. Only four players broke par including Ken Green, who shot 69 and had the round of the day. Seve Ballesteros shot 72 even though he had a 4 putt on the 15th hole.

Third round

Saturday, April 8, 1989

Saturday was a long day that included a 90 minute delay and eventual suspension of play. Ben Crenshaw stormed to a 4 shot lead at the suspension of play. Crenshaw was 3 under on the day through 13. Nick Faldo got off to a slow start with a double bogey on the first hole. On the second hole Faldo holed an improbable 100 foot birdie putt, but was 3 over on the day through 12 holes. Out early, clubhouse leader Greg Norman posted a 68 to reach +1 and close within 5 shots of the lead when play was suspended. Lee Trevino, trying to complete the career Grand Slam, faded out of contention Saturday.

Sunday, April 9, 1989

For the first time since 1984 the third round was completed on Sunday morning. Conditions were ideal, but overnight leader Ben Crenshaw was unable to take advantage as his four shot morning lead was cut to one by the end of the third round. Seve Ballesteros who was +3 at the suspension of play on Saturday birdied 14, 15 and 17 to get back to level par. Nick Faldo continued to struggle in the morning, playing his last 6 holes in +2, to fall 5 shots out of the lead at the end of the third round. First and second round leader Lee Trevino couldn't get any momentum in the morning and finally finished with an 81.

Final round

Sunday, April 9, 1989

An exciting final round had six different players hold at least a share of the lead on the back nine. Nick Faldo, five shots back to start the round, birdied four of his first seven holes to post 32 on the front nine. Faldo continued his comeback with miraculous birdies on 16 and 17 to post 65 and hold the clubhouse lead at −5. In the round Faldo made eight birdies and just one bogey at the 11th hole. Mike Reid chipped in for birdie on the 12th hole to take sole possession of the lead for the first time in the tournament at −6. However, Reid missed a short putt for par on 14 and double-bogeyed 15 after hitting his approach into the water to fade to 6th place. Seve Ballesteros, who held the lead earlier in the day, was just one shot back on 16, but underhit his tee-shot into the water ending any chances of his third Masters title. Greg Norman stormed into contention with birdies on 9, 10, 13, 15, 16 and 17 to tie for the lead. Norman however was unable to get up and down from the front of the green on 18, making bogey and missing a playoff by one shot.

In the end it came down to the final pairing of Ben Crenshaw and Scott Hoch. Hoch birdied the 15th to take sole possession of the lead at −6, but missed a short par putt at 17 to drop back to −5. Crenshaw, three back of the lead after the 15th hole, birdied 16 and 17 to share the lead with Hoch heading to the final hole. Both players hit the fairway off the tee, and then Hoch hit his approach on the green after Crenshaw missed in the front greenside bunker. After Crenshaw chipped out to 12 feet (4 m), Hoch had 25 feet (8 m) for birdie and his first major championship. Hoch barely missed his birdie putt and was able to tap in for par, tying Faldo for the clubhouse lead. Crenshaw then had 12 feet to join a playoff with Faldo and Hoch, but missed.

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Scorecard

Final round

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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Playoff

Faldo and Hoch were in the 10th playoff in Masters history and the 4th to use the sudden death format. The first hole of the playoff was the 10th, where both players made par every day. Both players hit the fairway, but Faldo pushed his approach in the short right side bunker. Hoch then played it safe, hitting the front middle of the green, leaving an uphill birdie putt. After Faldo chipped out to 15 feet (5 m), Hoch had 25 feet (8 m) to win his first major championship. Hoch lagged his putt up to 2 feet, forcing Faldo to make his 15 footer for par. Faldo missed, but made his 4-foot comebacker for a bogey five. Hoch then had his third putt of the day to win the championship, but missed, then made the 4-foot comebacker to extend the playoff.

The next playoff hole was the 11th, which Faldo bogeyed all four times he played it during the week. After Faldo hit his approach to 25 feet, Hoch pushed his approach right of the green. Hoch chipped to six feet, but Faldo now had a putt to win. Faldo made the 25-foot birdie putt for his second major championship and first Masters title.