 Front cover of the 2012 Masters Journal | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 5–8, 2012 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia, U.S. 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) | |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,435 yards (6,799 m)[1] |
| Field | 95 players, 63 after cut |
| Cut | 149 (+5) |
| Prize fund | US$8,000,000 |
| Winner's share | $1,440,000 |
| Champion | |
 Bubba Watson | |
| 278 (−10), playoff | |
| Location map | |
  Augusta National Location in the United States  Augusta National Location in Georgia | |
The 2012 Masters Tournament was the 76th Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.[2] Bubba Watson won the year's first major championship on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, defeating Louis Oosthuizen.[3] It was his first major title and his fourth victory on the PGA Tour.[3] Watson was the eighth consecutive first-time major champion, and the 14th winner in as many majors.[4][5] He won a second Masters two years later in 2014.
Two pre-tournament favorites,[3][6] Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, both finished at 293 (+5) in a tie for 40th place. Phil Mickelson was in the final pairing and in contention during the final round, but a triple-bogey six on the fourth hole knocked him back and he finished two strokes behind, in a four-way tie for third.[3] Bo Van Pelt posted the lowest round of the tournament with a 64 (−8) early on Sunday, which propelled him up the leaderboard 35 places to tie for 17th.
It was the first playoff in three years at the Masters; Ángel Cabrera won on the second extra hole in 2009.
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