1988 Masters: Sandy Lyle wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Sandy Lyle won the 1988 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 281 (−7), by 1 stroke over Mark Calcavecchia.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1988 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 7, 1988 to April 10, 1988
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 52nd Masters
Par: 72
Made the cut: 46 (cut at 151)
Purse: $1,000,000 · winner's share $183,800
Champion: Sandy Lyle · age 30 · Scotland · born Shrewsbury, England
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 71-67-72-71 = 281 (−7) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Mark Calcavecchia (282, −6)
54-hole leader: Sandy Lyle (210, −6)
Caddie: Dave Musgrove
Low amateur: Jay Sigel (300)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Sandy Lyle	71	67	72	71	281	−7
2	Mark Calcavecchia	71	69	72	70	282	−6

What happened at the 1988 Masters

Lyle hit a 7-iron from the fairway bunker on the 72nd hole to about 10 feet and holed the birdie putt to win by one.

Lyle became the first British golfer, and the first Scot, to win the Masters.

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).

1988 Masters: Sandy Lyle wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1988 Masters

How this was built

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