1995 Masters Tournament
The 1995 Masters Tournament was the 59th Masters Tournament, held April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Ben Crenshaw won his second Masters championship, one stroke ahead of runner-up Davis Love III. It was an emotional victory for Crenshaw as it came just days after the death of his mentor, Harvey Penick. Crenshaw and Tom Kite attended the funeral in Texas on Wednesday and did not return to Augusta until that night, on the eve of the first round.[1][2][3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 6–9, 1995 |
| 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) |
| Field | 86 players, 47 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | $2.2 million |
| Winner's share | $396,000 |
| Champion | |
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| 274 (−14) | |
The 1995 Masters marked the first major championship for Tiger Woods, who qualified as the 1994 U.S. Amateur champion.[4] A 19-year-old college freshman at Stanford, he tied for 41st place and was the leading amateur, the only one to make the cut.[5][6] Woods' average driving distance was the longest in the tournament.[7]
Field
- 1. Masters champions
Seve Ballesteros (9), Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Fred Couples (10,12,13), Ben Crenshaw (9,13), Nick Faldo (3,11,12), Raymond Floyd (9), Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize (9), Jack Nicklaus, José María Olazábal (11,12,13), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson (9,10), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller (13)
- Tommy Aaron, George Archer, 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)
Ernie Els (9,13), Hale Irwin (9,12,13), Lee Janzen (12), Tom Kite (9,13), Payne Stewart
- 3. The Open champions (last five years)
Ian Baker-Finch (9), Greg Norman (9,10,11,13), Nick Price (4,12,13)
- 4. PGA champions (last five years)
Paul Azinger, John Daly (12), Wayne Grady
- 5. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up
Trip Kuehne (a), Tiger Woods (a)
- 6. The Amateur champion
Lee S. James (a)
- 7. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion
Guy Yamamoto (a)
- 8. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
Tim Jackson (a)
- 9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1994 Masters
Chip Beck, Brad Faxon (13), David Edwards (10), Dan Forsman, Bill Glasson (13), Jay Haas (13), John Huston (13), Tom Lehman (12,13), Jim McGovern (10), Mark O'Meara (12), Corey Pavin (11,12,13), Loren Roberts (10,12,13), Lanny Wadkins
- 10. Top 16 players and ties from the 1994 U.S. Open
John Cook (11), Clark Dennis, Scott Hoch (13), Steve Lowery (12,13), Jeff Maggert (13), Colin Montgomerie, Frank Nobilo, Jeff Sluman, Curtis Strange, Duffy Waldorf
- 11. Top eight players and ties from 1994 PGA Championship
Steve Elkington (12), Phil Mickelson (12,13)
- 12. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters
Mark Brooks, Bob Estes (13), Rick Fehr (13), David Frost (13), Mike Heinen, Brian Henninger, Peter Jacobsen, Neal Lancaster, Bruce Lietzke (13), Davis Love III, Mark McCumber (13), John Morse, Kenny Perry (13), Dicky Pride, Vijay Singh, Mike Springer (13), Mike Sullivan
- 13. Top 30 players from the 1994 PGA Tour money list
Brad Bryant, Mark Calcavecchia, Hal Sutton
- 14. Special foreign invitation
David Gilford, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Mark McNulty, Tommy Nakajima, Masashi Ozaki
Nationalities in the field
| North America (63) | South America (0) | Europe (10) | Oceania (6) | Asia (2) | Africa (5) |
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Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Crenshaw | | 1984 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 274 | −14 | 1 |
| Fred Couples | | 1992 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 75 | 282 | −6 | T10 |
| José María Olazábal | | 1994 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 284 | −4 | T14 |
| Tom Watson | | 1977, 1981 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 284 | −4 | T14 |
| Raymond Floyd | | 1976 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 285 | −3 | T17 |
| Ian Woosnam | | 1991 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 285 | −3 | T17 |
| Nick Faldo | | 1989, 1990 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 286 | −2 | T24 |
| Bernhard Langer | | 1985, 1993 | 71 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 288 | E | T31 |
| Jack Nicklaus | | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 | 67 | 78 | 70 | 75 | 290 | +2 | T35 |
| Seve Ballesteros | | 1980, 1983 | 75 | 68 | 78 | 75 | 296 | +8 | T45 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Lyle | | 1988 | 75 | 71 | 146 | +2 |
| Craig Stadler | | 1982 | 70 | 76 | 146 | +2 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | | 1979 | 72 | 74 | 146 | +2 |
| Charles Coody | | 1971 | 74 | 73 | 147 | +3 |
| Larry Mize | | 1987 | 76 | 71 | 147 | +3 |
| Gay Brewer | | 1967 | 79 | 70 | 149 | +5 |
| Gary Player | | 1961, 1974, 1978 | 76 | 73 | 149 | +5 |
| Arnold Palmer | | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 79 | 73 | 152 | +8 |
| Billy Casper | | 1970 | 79 | 89 | 168 | +24 |
| Doug Ford | | 1957 | 88 | WD |
Source:[8]
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 6, 1995
Second round
Friday, April 7, 1995
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Haas | | 71-64=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Scott Hoch | | 69-67=136 | −8 |
| John Huston | | 70-66=136 | ||
| T4 | Ben Crenshaw | | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| David Frost | | 66-71=137 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | | 66-71=137 | ||
| T7 | Brian Henninger | | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| Lee Janzen | | 69-69=138 | ||
| Davis Love III | | 69-69=138 | ||
| Corey Pavin | | 67-71=138 |
Amateurs: Woods (E), Jackson (+11), Kuehne (+11), James (+13), Yamamoto (+17)
Third round
Saturday, April 8, 1995
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Ben Crenshaw | | 70-67-69=206 | −10 |
| Brian Henninger | | 70-68-68=206 | ||
| T3 | Fred Couples | | 71-69-67=207 | −9 |
| Steve Elkington | | 73-67-67=207 | ||
| Jay Haas | | 71-64-72=207 | ||
| Scott Hoch | | 69-67-71=207 | ||
| Phil Mickelson | | 66-71-70=207 | ||
| T8 | David Frost | | 66-71-71=208 | −8 |
| John Huston | | 70-66-72=208 | ||
| Curtis Strange | | 72-71-65=208 |
Final round
Sunday, April 9, 1995
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Crenshaw | | 70-67-69-68=274 | −14 | 396,000 |
| 2 | Davis Love III | | 69-69-71-66=275 | −13 | 237,600 |
| T3 | Jay Haas | | 71-64-72-70=277 | −11 | 127,600 |
| Greg Norman | | 73-68-68-68=277 | |||
| T5 | Steve Elkington | | 73-67-67-72=279 | −9 | 83,600 |
| David Frost | | 66-71-71-71=279 | |||
| T7 | Scott Hoch | | 69-67-71-73=280 | −8 | 70,950 |
| Phil Mickelson | | 66-71-70-73=280 | |||
| 9 | Curtis Strange | | 72-71-65-73=281 | −7 | 63,800 |
| T10 | Fred Couples | | 71-69-67-75=282 | −6 | 57,200 |
| Brian Henninger | | 70-68-68-76=282 |
Source:[8]
Amateurs: Woods (+5)
Scorecard
Final round
| 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 |
| −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −15 | −14 |
| −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −12 | −13 | −13 |
| −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −11 | −11 |
| −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 |
| −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
| −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 |
| −8 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 |
| −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −8 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
| −10 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:[9]
References
- Reilly, Rick (April 17, 1995). "For you, Harvey". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
- Bonk, Thomas (April 10, 1995). "Master's touch carries Crenshaw". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1B.
- Dorman, Larry (April 10, 1995). "In memory of golf's master". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (New York Times). p. C1.
- Thiel, Art (April 7, 1995). "Masters just another tale for Tiger". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 5C.
- Newberry, Mark (April 10, 1995). "Tiger Woods loses but gains maturity". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
- "Class dismissed: He'll be back". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 10, 1995. p. C5.
- "Crenshaw wins 1995 Masters". Golf.com. April 17, 1995.
- "1995 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- "Historic Leaderboards: 1995 Masters". AUGUSTA CHRONICLE. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
External links
- About.com: 1995 Masters
- Masters.com – Past winners and results
- Augusta.com – 1995 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
| Preceded by 1994 PGA Championship |
Major Championships | Succeeded by 1995 U.S. Open |