1988 Masters Tournament

1988 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 7–10, 1988
Location Augusta, Georgia
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 6,925 yards (6,332 m)[1]
Field 90 players, 46 after cut
Cut 151 (+7)
Prize fund $1.0 million
Winner's share $183,800
Champion
Scotland Sandy Lyle
281 (−7)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

The 1988 Masters Tournament was the 52nd Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Sandy Lyle won his second major title with a birdie on the 72nd hole to win by one stroke over runner-up Mark Calcavecchia.[2]

Lyle led after 36 and 54 holes,[3] but relinquished the lead on the final nine; he carded a double-bogey on the par-3 12th after his tee shot hit the bank and rolled back into Rae's Creek. Having failed to make birdie on either of the two par-5s on the back nine, he remained one stroke behind Calcavecchia at the par-3 16th. Lyle's tee shot found the green and left him with a 15-foot (4.6 m) putt for birdie, which he holed.[4]

Tied for the lead on the 18th tee, Lyle's 1-iron tee shot found the fairway bunker. His 7-iron approach landed past the flag and up the slope of the tier running across the green, before gradually rolling back to finish around 10 feet (3 m) from the hole. After holing the birdie putt, Lyle danced up the green to claim his only green jacket.[5]

From Scotland, Lyle was the first winner of the Masters from the United Kingdom, which had four consecutive with Nick Faldo's playoff wins in 1989 and 1990 and Ian Woosnam's one-stroke victory in 1991. Decades later, Lyle's approach shot from the bunker on the final hole is still regularly referred to by BBC commentators, particularly Peter Alliss, who almost without fail, remark that any shot rolling back to the pin on the 18th has 'shades of Sandy Lyle' about it.

Field

1. Masters champions

Tommy Aaron, George Archer, Seve Ballesteros (3,9,10), Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw (9,10,11,12,13), Raymond Floyd (2), Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer (9,10,13), Larry Mize (10,13), Jack Nicklaus (9), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler (9), Art Wall Jr., Tom Watson (3,9,10,12,13), Fuzzy Zoeller (2)

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

Larry Nelson (4,12,13), Andy North, Scott Simpson (12,13)

3. The Open champions (last five years)

Nick Faldo (12), Sandy Lyle (9,12), Greg Norman (9,13)

4. PGA champions (last five years)

Hubert Green, Hal Sutton (13), Lee Trevino, Bob Tway

5. 1987 U.S. Amateur semi-finalists

Stephen Ford (a), Scott Gump (a), Billy Mayfair (a,7), Eric Rebmann (a)

6. Previous two Amateur champions

David Curry (a), Paul Mayo (a)

7. Members of the 1987 U.S. Walker Cup team

Buddy Alexander (a,8), Bob Lewis (a,8), Bill Loeffler (a), Len Mattiace (a), Brian Montgomery (a), Jay Sigel (a,8)

  • Billy Andrade (8), Chris Kite, Jim Sorenson forfeited their exemptions by turning professional.
8. Members of the 1986 U.S. Eisenhower Trophy team
9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1987 Masters Tournament

Paul Azinger (12,13), Chip Beck (12,13), Mark Calcavecchia (13), Chen Tze-chung, John Cook (12,13), Jay Haas (12), Tom Kite (12,13), Gary Koch, Roger Maltbie, Mark McCumber (11,12,13), Jodie Mudd, Mark O'Meara (13), Nick Price (13), Curtis Strange (10,12,13), Bobby Wadkins (10,11,13), Lanny Wadkins (11,12,13), D. A. Weibring (11,12,13)

10. Top 16 players and ties from the 1987 U.S. Open

Isao Aoki, Lennie Clements, Bob Eastwood, Tommy Nakajima, Mac O'Grady, Dan Pohl (13), Tim Simpson, Jim Thorpe

11. Top eight players and ties from 1987 PGA Championship

Scott Hoch (13), Don Pooley (12,13)

12. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Dave Barr, Ken Brown, Keith Clearwater, Fred Couples (13), Gary Hallberg, Steve Jones, Kenny Knox, Davis Love III, Steve Pate (13), Sam Randolph, Mike Reid (13), Joey Sindelar, J. C. Snead, Doug Tewell, Robert Wrenn

13. Top 30 players from the 1987 PGA Tour money list

David Frost, Corey Pavin, Jeff Sluman, Payne Stewart

14. Special foreign invitation

Andy Bean, Rodger Davis, Mark McNulty, Ian Woosnam

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Craig Stadler United States198276697068283−53
Ben Crenshaw United States198472736772284−44
Bernhard Langer West Germany198571727173287−1T9
Tom Watson United States1977, 198172717371287−1T9
Seve Ballesteros Spain1980, 198373727073288ET11
Raymond Floyd United States197680696871288ET11
Fuzzy Zoeller United States197976667276290+2T16
Jack Nicklaus United States1963, 1965, 1966,
1972, 1975, 1986		75737272292+4T21
Larry Mize United States198778717679304+16T45

Source:[1][4][5]

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Gary Player South Africa1961, 1974, 19787875153+9
Charles Coody United States19717876154+10
George Archer United States19698075155+11
Arnold Palmer United States1958, 1960,
1962, 1964		8077157+13
Gay Brewer United States19677881159+15
Doug Ford United States19578082162+18
Art Wall Jr. United States19598679165+21
Tommy Aaron United States19738383166+22
Billy Casper United States19708086166+22

Source:[6]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 7, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Larry Nelson United States69−3
Robert Wrenn United States
T3Mark Calcavecchia United States71−1
Bernhard Langer West Germany
Sandy Lyle Scotland
Don Pooley United States
T7Ben Crenshaw United States72E
Gary Koch United States
Tom Watson United States
T10Seve Ballesteros Spain73+1
Andy Bean United States
Chip Beck United States
Ken Brown Scotland
David Frost South Africa
Gary Hallberg United States
Tom Kite United States
Davis Love III United States

Source:[7]

Second round

Friday, April 8, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Sandy Lyle Scotland71-67=138−6
2Mark Calcavecchia United States71-69=140−4
T3Gary Hallberg United States73-69=142−2
Fuzzy Zoeller United States76-66=142
T5Chip Beck United States73-70=143−1
Fred Couples United States75-68=143
Bernhard Langer West Germany71-72=143
Don Pooley United States71-72=143
Tom Watson United States72-71=143
T10Hubert Green United States74-70=144E
Robert Wrenn United States69-75=144

Source:[6]

Third round

Saturday, April 9, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Sandy Lyle Scotland71-67-72=210−6
T2Mark Calcavecchia United States71-69-72=212−4
Ben Crenshaw United States72-73-67=212
T4Fred Couples United States75-68-71=214−2
Bernhard Langer West Germany71-72-71=214
Fuzzy Zoeller United States76-66-72=214
T7Seve Ballesteros Spain73-72-70=215−1
Don Pooley United States71-72-72=215
Craig Stadler United States76-69-70=215
T10Doug Tewell United States75-73-68=216E
Tom Watson United States72-71-73=216

Source:[3]

Final round

Sunday, April 10, 1988

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Sandy Lyle Scotland71-67-72-71=281−7183,800
2Mark Calcavecchia United States71-69-72-70=282−6110,200
3Craig Stadler United States76-69-70-68=283−569,400
4Ben Crenshaw United States72-73-67-72=284−448,900
T5Fred Couples United States75-68-71-71=285−336,500
Greg Norman Australia77-73-71-64=285
Don Pooley United States71-72-72-70=285
8David Frost South Africa73-74-71-68=286−231,000
T9Bernhard Langer West Germany71-72-71-73=287−128,000
Tom Watson United States72-71-73-71=287

Source:[1][4][5]

Scorecard

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Scotland Lyle−6−7−7−8−8−7−7−7−8−8−7−5−5−5−5−6−6−7
United States Calcavecchia−4−5−5−4−4−3−2−3−4−4−5−5−6−6−6−6−6−6
United States Stadler−1−2−2−2−2−2−3−5−5−5−5−5−4−5−6−5−5−5
United States Crenshaw−3−4−5−5−5−4−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−3−4−4−4−4
United States Couples−2−3−3−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−3−2−2−3−3−3−4−3
Australia Norman+5+4+3+3+3+2+1E−1−1−1−1−2−2−3−3−3−3
United States Pooley−2−3−4−3−3−2−2−3−3−4−4−4−4−3−2−3−3−3
South Africa Frost+3+2+2+2+1EEEEEE+1E−1−1−1−2−2
West Germany Langer−2−3−3−2−2−2−2−2−2−3−3−3−4−3−2−1−1−1
United States WatsonEEE+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1EE+1E+1E−1
Spain BallesterosEEEE−1−1−1E−1−1−1−1EE−1−1−1E

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Juliano, Joe (April 11, 1988). "Great Scot! Lyle wins Masters". Spokesman-Review. Knight-Ridder. p. C1.
  2. ↑ Reilly, Rick (April 18, 1988). "Masterful". Sports Illustrated. p. 26.
  3. 1 2 Denlinger, Ken (April 10, 1988). "Lyle clings to precarious lead at Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  4. 1 2 3 Boswell, Thomas (April 11, 1988). "Lyle escapes sand to trap the Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1B.
  5. 1 2 3 Parascenzo, Marino (April 11, 1988). "Lyle birdies final hole to capture Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
  6. 1 2 Boswell, Thomas (April 9, 1988). "Lyle steps into Masters lead". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  7. ↑ Denlinger, Ken (April 8, 1988). "Wind blows up Masters scores". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Washington Post). p. 1C.
  8. ↑ "Historic leaderboards: 1988 Masters". Augusta.com. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
Preceded by
1987 PGA Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
1988 U.S. Open

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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