2016 Masters Tournament

2016 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
DatesApril 7–10, 2016
LocationAugusta, Georgia, U.S.
33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020
Course(s)Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,435 yards (6,799 m)
Field89 players, 57 after cut
Cut150 (+6)
Prize fund$10,000,000
Winner's share$1,800,000
Champion
England Danny Willett
283 (−5)
Location map
Augusta National is located in the United States
Augusta National
Augusta National
Location in the United States
Augusta National is located in Georgia
Augusta National
Augusta National
Location in Georgia
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The 2016 Masters Tournament was the 80th edition of the Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Danny Willett won his first major championship, three strokes ahead of runners-up Lee Westwood and defending champion Jordan Spieth.[1] Spieth suffered one of the biggest collapses in Masters history.[2] Spieth led the tournament from the first round and built a five-shot lead going to the back nine on Sunday, but lost six shots to par over the next three holes culminating in a quadruple-bogey on the 12th hole where he hit two balls into Rae's Creek.[3] Willett shot a bogey-free 67 to overtake Spieth when the leader faltered on the back nine. Willett became the first European to win the Masters since 1999, and the first Englishman to do so since Nick Faldo in 1996.[4]

This was the final Masters appearance for former champion Tom Watson.

  1. ^ "Leader Board - 2016 Masters Tournament". Masters Official Website. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Greenstein was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "The Masters 2016 Leaderboard: Sunday Scores, Results and Analysis". Bleacher Report. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "With this win – Danny Willett". PGA European Tour. April 10, 2016.