1987 Masters: Larry Mize wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Larry Mize won the 1987 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 285 (−3), won a playoff against Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1987 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 9, 1987 to April 12, 1987
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 51st Masters
Par: 72 · 6,905 yards
Made the cut: 54 (cut at 151)
Purse: $867,100 · winner's share $162,000
Champion: Larry Mize · age 28 · United States · born Augusta, Georgia, USA
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 70-72-72-71 = 285 (−3)
Runners-up: Seve Ballesteros (285, −3), Greg Norman (285, −3)
54-hole leaders: Ben Crenshaw (212, −4), Roger Maltbie (212, −4) · Larry Mize was 2 strokes back (T5)
Playoff: sudden death; beat Seve Ballesteros; Greg Norman; Hole 1: Ballesteros bogey (three-putt, eliminated), Mize par, Norman par; Hole 2: Mize birdie (chip-in), Norman missed birdie putt
Caddie: Scott Steele
Low amateur: Bob Lewis (309)

Winner and runners-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Larry Mize	70	72	72	71	285	−3
T2	Seve Ballesteros	73	71	70	71	285	−3
T2	Greg Norman	73	74	66	72	285	−3

What happened at the 1987 Masters

Augusta native Larry Mize won a three-man sudden-death playoff by chipping in from well off the green for birdie on the second extra hole.

Ballesteros was eliminated on the first playoff hole after a three-putt, leaving Mize and Greg Norman to play on.

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).

1987 Masters: Larry Mize wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runners-up

What happened at the 1987 Masters

How this was built

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