1990 Masters: Nick Faldo wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Nick Faldo won the 1990 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 278 (−10), won a playoff against Raymond Floyd.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 1990 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 5, 1990 to April 8, 1990
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 54th Masters
Par: 72 · 6,905 yards
Made the cut: 49 (cut at 148)
Purse: $1,250,000 · winner's share $225,000
Champion: Nick Faldo · age 32 · England · born Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Champion's title: 2nd Masters title
Winning score: 71-72-66-69 = 278 (−10)
Runner-up: Raymond Floyd (278, −10)
54-hole leader: Raymond Floyd (206, −10) · Nick Faldo was 3 strokes back (3)
Playoff: sudden death (holes 10, 11); beat Raymond Floyd; Hole 10: Faldo par, Floyd par; Hole 11: Faldo par (tap-in), Floyd hit approach into the water; 11
Caddie: Fanny Sunesson
Low amateur: Chris Patton (296)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Nick Faldo	71	72	66	69	278	−10
2	Raymond Floyd	70	68	68	72	278	−10

What happened at the 1990 Masters

Faldo became only the second player, after Jack Nicklaus in 1965-66, to win back-to-back Masters, both in playoffs.

Raymond Floyd, 48, hit his approach into the water on the second playoff hole, the 11th, ending his bid to become the oldest 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).

1990 Masters: Nick Faldo wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1990 Masters

How this was built

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