2002 Masters: Tiger Woods wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Tiger Woods won the 2002 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 276 (−12), by 3 strokes over Retief Goosen.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 2002 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 11, 2002 to April 14, 2002
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 66th Masters
Par: 72 · 7,270 yards
Made the cut: 45 (cut at 147)
Purse: $5,600,000 · winner's share $1,008,000
Champion: Tiger Woods · age 26 · United States · born Cypress, California, USA
Champion's title: 3rd Masters title
Winning score: 70-69-66-71 = 276 (−12) · won by 3 strokes
Runner-up: Retief Goosen (279, −9)
54-hole leaders: Retief Goosen (205, −11), Tiger Woods (205, −11)
Caddie: Steve Williams
Course note: Nine holes lengthened (Nos. 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18), about 285 yards in all, course from about 6,985 to about 7,270 yards; No. 18 tee back about 60 yards; No. 1 fairway bunker reshaped; new practice putting green.

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Tiger Woods	70	69	66	71	276	−12
2	Retief Goosen	69	67	69	74	279	−9

What happened at the 2002 Masters

Woods became the third player to win back-to-back Masters titles, after Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo.

Woods and Retief Goosen shared the 54-hole lead, and Woods closed with 71 to Goosen's 74 in the final pairing to win by three.

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).

2002 Masters: Tiger Woods wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 2002 Masters

How this was built

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