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Sunday 12 April 1987PGA TourYear in Review
Mize wins Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia · Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 April 1987 · Larry Mize’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $867,100 USD
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 44 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 65° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/9°C · wind 19 km/h WNW, gusts 43 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R225°/8°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 21 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/12°C · wind 20 km/h SW, gusts 62 · 1.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R427°/14°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 45 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- Masters
1934–2026 in our record, 90 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Greg Norman AUS · 285lost the sudden-death playoff at the 11th (second extra hole) when Mize chipped in for birdie 1987 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
- Seve Ballesteros ESP · 285eliminated at the first playoff hole (10th) after failing to make par 1987 Masters Tournament - Wikipedia
85 started · cut +7, 54 made it
Same week
Men's major
Masters
Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman
From the papers
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault, Wayback capture; by Sarah Ballard)
20 April 1987
Both.... But when you're playing somebody like Greg Norman, you can't be trying to make pars.
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault, Wayback capture; by Sarah Ballard)
20 April 1987
Peeking through the fence is about as close as I got.
Sports Illustrated (SI Vault, Wayback capture; by Sarah Ballard)
20 April 1987
I didn't think Larry would get down in two, and I was right. He got down in one,
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Mize | 70 · 72 · 72 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T2 | Greg Norman | 73 · 74 · 66 · 72 | 285 | −3 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | 73 · 71 · 70 · 71 | 285 | −3 |
| T4 | Ben Crenshaw | 75 · 70 · 67 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Roger Maltbie | 76 · 66 · 70 · 74 | 286 | −2 |
| T4 | Jodie Mudd | 74 · 72 · 71 · 69 | 286 | −2 |
| T7 | Jay Haas | 72 · 72 · 72 · 73 | 289 | +1 |
| T7 | Bernhard Langer | 71 · 72 · 70 · 76 | 289 | +1 |
| T7 | Jack Nicklaus | 74 · 72 · 73 · 70 | 289 | +1 |
| T7 | Tom Watson | 71 · 72 · 74 · 72 | 289 | +1 |
| T7 | D. A. Weibring | 72 · 75 · 71 · 71 | 289 | +1 |
The golfer
born 1958-09-23, Augusta, Georgia, U.S.; USA; turned pro 1980; age 28 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 1.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet