# 1990 Masters Tournament

The 1990 Masters Tournament was the 54th Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Nick Faldo won his second consecutive Masters and the third of his six major titles on the second sudden-death playoff hole over Raymond Floyd, the 1976 champion. The playoff began on the tenth hole where both made par. At the next hole, #11, Floyd put his 7-iron approach shot into the pond left of the green, while Faldo hit to within 18 feet (5.5 m) of the cup; he lagged his birdie putt to within a few inches and tapped in for the win. It foiled Floyd's attempt to win a major in four different decades. Afterward, he said, "This is the most devastating thing that's ever happened to me in my career. I've had a lot of losses, but nothing like this."
Floyd led after each of the second and third rounds and had earned the reputation of being a good front-runner in his career. A birdie on 12 gave Floyd a four-shot lead with six holes to play. Faldo birdied 13, 15, and 16, and Floyd's bogey on 17 left them tied at 10-under par at the end of 72 holes.
It was the third consecutive year that the Masters champion was from the United Kingdom, which had no winners prior to Sandy Lyle's victory in 1988.
Faldo was the second to win consecutive titles at Augusta, following Jack Nicklaus (1965 and 1966). Faldo's wins came at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, at the eleventh green. Tiger Woods later won back-to-back Masters in 2001 and 2002. Faldo won his third Masters six years later in 1996, for his sixth and final major title.
Chris Patton was the only amateur to make the cut and tied for 39th place at 296 (+8).

## Field
### 1. Masters champions

Tommy Aaron, George Archer, Seve Ballesteros (3,9), Gay Brewer, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw (9,13), Nick Faldo (3), Raymond Floyd (2), Doug Ford, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle (3), Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus (9), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Craig Stadler (11,13), Tom Watson (9,14), Fuzzy Zoeller
* 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)

Andy North, Scott Simpson (10,12), Curtis Strange (9,11,13,14)

### 3. The Open champions (last five years)

Mark Calcavecchia (13,14), Greg Norman (9,12,13)

### 4. PGA champions (last five years)

Hubert Green (10), Larry Nelson (10), Jeff Sluman (9), Payne Stewart (9,10,12,13,14), Bob Tway (12,13)

### 5. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up

Danny Green (a), Chris Patton (a)

### 6. The Amateur champion

Stephen Dodd (a)

### 7. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion

Tim Hobby (a)

### 8. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion

James Taylor (a)

### 9. Top 24 players and ties from the 1989 Masters Tournament

Paul Azinger (10,12,13,14), Chip Beck (10,13,14), Fred Couples (12,13,14), David Frost (12,13), Ken Green (12,14), Scott Hoch (10,11,12,13), Tom Kite (10,12,13,14), Jodie Mudd (12,13), José María Olazábal (10), Mark O'Meara (12,13,14), Masashi Ozaki (10), Don Pooley, Tom Purtzer, Mike Reid (11,13), Lee Trevino, Ian Woosnam (10,11)

### 10. Top 16 players and ties from the 1989 U.S. Open

Brian Claar, Peter Jacobsen (12), Mark Lye, Mark McCumber (12,13,14), Tom Pernice Jr.

### 11. Top eight players and ties from 1989 PGA Championship

Andy Bean, Dave Rummells (13)

### 12. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters

Tommy Armour III, Ian Baker-Finch, Bill Britton, Curt Byrum, Tom Byrum, Mike Donald (13), Dan Forsman, Robert Gamez, Wayne Grady (13), Donnie Hammond (13), Mike Hulbert (13), John Huston, David Ishii, Steve Jones (13), John Mahaffey (13), Blaine McCallister (13), Ted Schulz (13), Tony Sills, Tim Simpson (13), Leonard Thompson
* Stan Utley, the winner of the Chattanooga Classic was not invited.

### 13. Top 30 players from the 1989 PGA Tour money list

Bill Glasson, Wayne Levi, Hal Sutton

### 14. Members of the U.S. 1989 Ryder Cup team

Lanny Wadkins

### 15. Special foreign invitation

Naomichi Ozaki, Craig Parry, Ronan Rafferty, Peter Senior

## Round summaries
### First round

Thursday, April 5, 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Mike Donald | 64 | −8 |
| 2 | John Huston | 66 | −6 |
| 3 | Peter Jacobsen | 67 | −5 |
| 4 | Bill Britton | 68 | −4 |
| T5 | George Archer | 70 | −2 |
| T5 | Raymond Floyd | 70 | −2 |
| T5 | Bill Glasson | 70 | −2 |
| T5 | Bernhard Langer | 70 | −2 |
| T5 | Larry Mize | 70 | −2 |
| T5 | Jumbo Ozaki | 70 | −2 |
| T5 | Curtis Strange | 70 | −2 |
Source:

### Second round

Friday, April 6, 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Raymond Floyd | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| 2 | Scott Hoch | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| 3 | John Huston | 66-74=140 | −4 |
| 4 | Jumbo Ozaki | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| T5 | Bill Britton | 68-74=142 | −2 |
| T5 | Mike Hulbert | 71-71=142 | −2 |
| T5 | Peter Jacobsen | 67-75=142 | −2 |
| T5 | Jack Nicklaus | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| T5 | Craig Stadler | 72-70=142 | −2 |
| T10 | Fred Couples | 74-69=143 | −1 |
| T10 | Nick Faldo | 71-72=143 | −1 |
| T10 | Bernhard Langer | 70-73=143 | −1 |
| T10 | Curtis Strange | 70-73=143 | −1 |
Source:
Amateurs: Patton (E), Dodd (+11), Hobby (+14), Green (+15), Taylor (+17)

### Third round

Saturday, April 7, 1990
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Raymond Floyd | 70-68-68=206 | −10 |
| 2 | John Huston | 66-74-68=208 | −8 |
| 3 | Nick Faldo | 71-72-66=209 | −7 |
| 4 | Jack Nicklaus | 72-70-69=211 | −5 |
| T5 | Scott Hoch | 71-68-73=212 | −4 |
| T5 | Bernhard Langer | 70-73-69=212 | −4 |
| T7 | Bill Britton | 68-74-71=213 | −3 |
| T7 | José María Olazábal | 72-73-68=213 | −3 |
| T7 | Scott Simpson | 74-71-68=213 | −3 |
| T10 | Tom Kite | 75-73-66=214 | −2 |
| T10 | Curtis Strange | 70-73-71=214 | −2 |
Source:

### Final round

Sunday, April 8, 1990

#### Final leaderboard

* Champion
* Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
* (a) = amateur
* (c) = past champion
Top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (US$) |
| T1 | Nick Faldo (c) | 71-72-66-69=278 | −10 | Playoff |
| T1 | Raymond Floyd (c) | 70-68-68-72=278 | −10 | Playoff |
| T3 | John Huston | 66-74-68-75=283 | −5 | 72,500 |
| T3 | Lanny Wadkins | 72-73-70-68=283 | −5 | 72,500 |
| 5 | Fred Couples | 74-69-72-69=284 | −4 | 50,000 |
| 6 | Jack Nicklaus (c) | 72-70-69-74=285 | −3 | 45,000 |
| T7 | Seve Ballesteros (c) | 74-73-68-71=286 | −2 | 35,150 |
| T7 | Bill Britton | 68-74-71-73=286 | −2 | 35,150 |
| T7 | Bernhard Langer (c) | 70-73-69-74=286 | −2 | 35,150 |
| T7 | Scott Simpson | 74-71-68-73=286 | −2 | 35,150 |
| T7 | Curtis Strange | 70-73-71-72=286 | −2 | 35,150 |
| T7 | Tom Watson (c) | 77-71-67-71=286 | −2 | 35,150 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 :
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 13 | José María Olazábal | 72-73-68-74=287 | −1 | 26,300 |
| T14 | Ben Crenshaw (c) | 72-74-73-69=288 | E | 20,650 |
| T14 | Scott Hoch | 71-68-73-76=288 | E | 20,650 |
| T14 | Tom Kite | 75-73-66-74=288 | E | 20,650 |
| T14 | Larry Mize (c) | 70-76-71-71=288 | E | 20,650 |
| T14 | Ronan Rafferty | 72-74-69-73=288 | E | 20,650 |
| T14 | Craig Stadler (c) | 72-70-74-72=288 | E | 20,650 |
| T20 | Mark Calcavecchia | 74-73-73-69=289 | +1 | 15,100 |
| T20 | Steve Jones | 77-69-72-71=289 | +1 | 15,100 |
| T20 | Fuzzy Zoeller (c) | 72-74-73-70=289 | +1 | 15,100 |
| 23 | Masashi Ozaki | 70-71-77-72=290 | +2 | 13,000 |
| T24 | Donnie Hammond | 71-74-75-71=291 | +3 | 11,000 |
| T24 | Gary Player (c) | 73-74-68-76=291 | +3 | 11,000 |
| T24 | Lee Trevino | 78-69-72-72=291 | +3 | 11,000 |
| T27 | Wayne Grady | 72-75-72-73=292 | +4 | 9,267 |
| T27 | Andy North | 71-73-77-71=292 | +4 | 9,267 |
| T27 | Jeff Sluman | 78-68-75-71=292 | +4 | 9,267 |
| T30 | Peter Jacobsen | 67-75-76-75=293 | +5 | 8,133 |
| T30 | Jodie Mudd | 74-70-73-76=293 | +5 | 8,133 |
| T30 | Ian Woosnam | 72-75-70-76=293 | +5 | 8,133 |
| T33 | Andy Bean | 76-72-74-72=294 | +6 | 7,100 |
| T33 | Bill Glasson | 70-75-76-73=294 | +6 | 7,100 |
| T33 | Naomichi Ozaki | 75-73-74-72=294 | +6 | 7,100 |
| T36 | Mark McCumber | 74-74-76-71=295 | +7 | 6,133 |
| T36 | Payne Stewart | 71-73-77-74=295 | +7 | 6,133 |
| T36 | Bob Tway | 72-76-73-74=295 | +7 | 6,133 |
| T39 | Chip Beck | 72-74-75-75=296 | +8 | 5,500 |
| T39 | Mark Lye | 75-73-73-75=296 | +8 | 5,500 |
| T39 | Chris Patton (a) | 71-73-74-78=296 | +8 | 0 |
| T42 | John Mahaffey | 72-74-75-76=297 | +9 | 4,867 |
| T42 | Don Pooley | 73-73-72-79=297 | +9 | 4,867 |
| T42 | Peter Senior | 72-75-73-77=297 | +9 | 4,867 |
| T45 | Mike Hulbert | 71-71-77-79=298 | +10 | 4,250 |
| T45 | Tom Purtzer | 71-77-76-74=298 | +10 | 4,250 |
| 47 | Mike Donald | 64-82-77-76=299 | +11 | 3,900 |
| 48 | Larry Nelson | 74-73-79-74=300 | +12 | 3,600 |
| 49 | George Archer (c) | 70-74-82-75=301 | +13 | 3,400 |
| CUT | Billy Casper (c) | 74-75=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | David Frost | 74-75=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Robert Gamez | 73-76=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Mark O'Meara | 75-74=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Mike Reid | 76-73=149 | +5 | |
| CUT | Hubert Green | 73-77=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Blaine McCallister | 73-77=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Greg Norman | 78-72=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Tom Pernice Jr. | 74-76=150 | +6 | |
| CUT | Tommy Aaron (c) | 77-74=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Ian Baker-Finch | 77-74=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Dan Forsman | 79-72=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Sandy Lyle (c) | 77-74=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Dave Rummells | 77-74=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Ted Schulz | 75-76=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Tony Sills | 77-74=151 | +7 | |
| CUT | Charles Coody (c) | 75-77=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Tim Simpson | 77-75=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Hal Sutton | 81-71=152 | +8 | |
| CUT | Tommy Armour III | 75-78=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Gay Brewer (c) | 76-77=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Curt Byrum | 76-77=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Brian Claar | 74-79=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | David Ishii | 74-79=153 | +9 | |
| CUT | Tom Byrum | 77-78=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Stephen Dodd (a) | 77-78=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Leonard Thompson | 80-75=155 | +11 | |
| CUT | Paul Azinger | 80-76=156 | +12 | |
| CUT | Arnold Palmer (c) | 76-80=156 | +12 | |
| CUT | Craig Parry | 80-76=156 | +12 | |
| CUT | Ken Green | 78-80=158 | +14 | |
| CUT | Tim Hobby (a) | 76-82=158 | +14 | |
| CUT | Wayne Levi | 77-81=158 | +14 | |
| CUT | Danny Green (a) | 79-80=159 | +15 | |
| CUT | James Taylor (a) | 83-78=161 | +17 | |
| CUT | Doug Ford (c) | 78-85=163 | +19 | |
Sources:

#### 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 |
| Faldo | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 |
| Floyd | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −10 | −10 |
| Huston | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 |
| Wadkins | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 |
| Couples | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −4 |
| Nicklaus | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
    Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey
Source:

### Playoff

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 4-4 | E | 225,000 |
| 2 | Raymond Floyd | 4-x | | 135,000 |
* Sudden-death playoff began on hole #10 and ended at hole #11, when Faldo parred.