2008 Masters: Trevor Immelman wins at Augusta National Golf Club
Trevor Immelman won the 2008 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 280 (−8), by 3 strokes over Tiger Woods.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 2008 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.
- Dates
- April 10, 2008 to April 13, 2008
- Course
- Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
- Edition
- 72nd Masters
- Par
- 72 · 7,445 yards
- Made the cut
- 45 (cut at 147)
- Purse
- $7,500,000 · winner's share $1,350,000
- Champion
- Trevor Immelman · age 28 · South Africa · born Cape Town, South Africa
- Champion's title
- 1st Masters title
- Winning score
- 68-68-69-75 = 280 (−8) · won by 3 strokes
- Runner-up
- Tiger Woods (283, −5)
- 54-hole leader
- Trevor Immelman (205, −11)
- Caddie
- Neil Wallace
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Immelman | 68 | 68 | 69 | 75 | 280 | −8 |
| 2 | Tiger Woods | 72 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 283 | −5 |
What happened at the 2008 Masters
Immelman won his first major by three strokes over Tiger Woods.
His closing 75 was, per Golf Australia, the highest final round ever shot by a 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: 2008 Masters Tournament
- archive.golf.org.au: immelman masters augusta
- golfchannel.com: masters winners champions results scores records every year
- golfcompendium.com: 2008 masters
- pgatour.com: bio
- Wikipedia: Trevor Immelman
- todays-golfer.com: how the masters prize money has changed over the years
- golf.com: masters purse masters winners payouts alltime
- Wikipedia: Masters Tournament
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- golfcompendium.com: what is the cut at the masters
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