1989 Masters: Nick Faldo wins at Augusta National Golf Club
Nick Faldo won the 1989 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 283 (−5), won a playoff against Scott Hoch.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1989 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.
- Dates
- April 6, 1989 to April 9, 1989
- Course
- Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
- Edition
- 53rd Masters
- Par
- 72 · 6,905 yards
- Made the cut
- 52 (cut at 151)
- Purse
- $1,000,000 · winner's share $200,000
- Champion
- Nick Faldo · age 31 · England · born Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
- Champion's title
- 1st Masters title
- Winning score
- 68-73-77-65 = 283 (−5)
- Runner-up
- Scott Hoch (283, −5)
- 54-hole leader
- Ben Crenshaw (213, −3) · Nick Faldo was 5 strokes back (T9)
- Playoff
- sudden death; beat Scott Hoch; Hole 1: Faldo bogey, Hoch bogey (missed a two-foot putt to win); Hole 2: Faldo birdie (about 25-foot putt)
- Caddie
- Andy Prodger
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Faldo | 68 | 73 | 77 | 65 | 283 | −5 |
| 2 | Scott Hoch | 69 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 283 | −5 |
What happened at the 1989 Masters
Scott Hoch missed a two-foot putt to win on the first playoff hole, and Faldo birdied the next hole to win.
Faldo shot a final-round 65 to come from five strokes back and became the first English Masters champion.
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).
Sources
- Wikipedia: 1989 Masters Tournament
- golfcompendium.com: 1989 masters
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- todays-golfer.com: how the masters prize money has changed over the years
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- Wikipedia: Masters Tournament
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- todays-golfer.com: cut rules
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- golfcompendium.com: masters winners
- golfcompendium.com: us open winners
- golfcompendium.com: pga championship winners
- golfcompendium.com: british open winners
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- Wikipedia: Nick Faldo