2012 Masters: Bubba Watson wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Bubba Watson won the 2012 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 278 (−10), won a playoff against Louis Oosthuizen.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 2012 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 5, 2012 to April 8, 2012
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 76th Masters
Par: 72 · 7,435 yards
Made the cut: 63 (cut at 149)
Purse: $8,000,000 · winner's share $1,440,000
Champion: Bubba Watson · age 33 · United States · born Bagdad, Florida, USA
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 69-71-70-68 = 278 (−10)
Runner-up: Louis Oosthuizen (278, −10)
54-hole leader: Peter Hanson (207, −9) · Bubba Watson was 3 strokes back (4)
Playoff: sudden death (holes 18, 10); beat Louis Oosthuizen; Hole 18: Watson 4, Oosthuizen 4; Hole 10: Watson 4, Oosthuizen 5; 10
Caddie: Ted Scott
Low amateur: Patrick Cantlay (295)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Bubba Watson	69	71	70	68	278	−10
2	Louis Oosthuizen	68	72	69	69	278	−10

What happened at the 2012 Masters

Louis Oosthuizen made a double eagle on the par-5 second hole in the final round, the fourth albatross in Masters history.

Watson hooked a wedge from the trees on the second playoff hole (the 10th) to win his first major after Oosthuizen bogeyed.

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).

2012 Masters: Bubba Watson wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 2012 Masters

How this was built

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