1986 Masters: Jack Nicklaus wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Jack Nicklaus won the 1986 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 279 (−9), by 1 stroke over Tom Kite and Greg Norman.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1986 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 10, 1986 to April 13, 1986
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 50th Masters
Par: 72 · 6,905 yards
Made the cut: 48 (cut at 149)
Purse: $785,000 · winner's share $144,000
Champion: Jack Nicklaus · age 46 · United States · born Columbus, Ohio, USA
Champion's title: 6th Masters title
Winning score: 74-71-69-65 = 279 (−9) · won by 1 stroke
Runners-up: Tom Kite (280, −8), Greg Norman (280, −8)
54-hole leader: Greg Norman (210, −6) · Jack Nicklaus was 4 strokes back (T9)
Caddie: Jack Nicklaus II
Low amateur: Sam Randolph (293)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Jack Nicklaus	74	71	69	65	279	−9
T2	Tom Kite	70	74	68	68	280	−8
T2	Greg Norman	70	72	68	70	280	−8

What happened at the 1986 Masters

Nicklaus, 46, closed with a 65 to win his sixth Masters and 18th and final major, becoming the oldest Masters champion.

Nick Price set the Masters 18-hole record with a third-round 63.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Masters data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: masters.json (the Masters room's data).

1986 Masters: Jack Nicklaus wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1986 Masters

How this was built

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