1982 Masters Tournament
The 1982 Masters Tournament was the 46th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Craig Stadler won his only major championship by defeating Dan Pohl on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 8–11, 1982 |
| Location | Augusta, Georgia |
| Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,905 yards (6,314 m)[1][2] |
| Field | 76 players, 47 after cut |
| Cut | 154 (+10) |
| Prize fund | $367,152 |
| Winner's share | $64,000 |
| Champion | |
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| 284 (−4), playoff | |
Challenging weather conditions on Thursday and Friday led to the cut at 154 (+10), the highest since the cut was introduced in 1957 and still the highest through 2019, with the co-leaders, Stadler and Curtis Strange, at even par 144.[4]
In the final round, Stadler shot a 33 on the front had a six-shot lead with seven holes to play. He bogeyed four of those holes, including a three-putt from twenty feet (6 m) on the 72nd green to force a playoff with Pohl; the playoff began and ended at the tenth hole. Pohl carded two rounds of 67 on the weekend after two rounds of 75.[5][6] In the sudden-death playoff, Stadler made a routine par and won the Masters when Pohl missed his six-foot par attempt.
This was the final year that players were required to use Augusta National club caddies.[7][8] The practice was previously employed at the other majors and some PGA Tour events well into the 1970s;[9][10][11] the U.S. Open first allowed the players to use their own caddies in 1976.[12][13] The policy change at Augusta National was announced by chairman Hord Hardin in November 1982.[14]
It was the final Masters as a competitor for 1946 champion Herman Keiser, age 67, who withdrew in the first round.[15]
Course
| Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tea Olive | 400 | 4 | 10 | Camellia | 485 | 4 | |
| 2 | Pink Dogwood | 555 | 5 | 11 | White Dogwood | 455 | 4 | |
| 3 | Flowering Peach | 360 | 4 | 12 | Golden Bell | 155 | 3 | |
| 4 | Flowering Crab Apple | 205 | 3 | 13 | Azalea | 465 | 5 | |
| 5 | Magnolia | 435 | 4 | 14 | Chinese Fir | 405 | 4 | |
| 6 | Juniper | 180 | 3 | 15 | Firethorn | 500 | 5 | |
| 7 | Pampas | 360 | 4 | 16 | Redbud | 170 | 3 | |
| 8 | Yellow Jasmine | 535 | 5 | 17 | Nandina | 400 | 4 | |
| 9 | Carolina Cherry | 435 | 4 | 18 | Holly | 405 | 4 | |
| Out | 3,465 | 36 | In | 3,440 | 36 | |||
| Source:[1] | Total | 6,905 | 72 | |||||
Field
- 1. Masters champions
Tommy Aaron, George Archer (8), Seve Ballesteros (3), Gay Brewer (8), Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Raymond Floyd (8,11,12), Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Herman Keiser, Jack Nicklaus (2,3,4,8,9,10,12), Arnold Palmer, Gary Player (8), Sam Snead, Art Wall Jr., Tom Watson (3,8,11,12), Fuzzy Zoeller (10,11)
- Jack Burke, Jr., Jimmy Demaret, Ralph Guldahl, Claude Harmon, Ben Hogan, Cary Middlecoff, Byron Nelson, Henry Picard, and Gene Sarazen did not play.
- The following categories only apply to Americans
- 2. U.S. Open champions (last five years)
Hubert Green (8,11), Hale Irwin (11,12), Andy North
- 3. The Open champions (last five years)
Bill Rogers (9,11,12)
- 4. PGA champions (last five years)
John Mahaffey (8,11), Larry Nelson (10,12), Lanny Wadkins (8,9,11)
- 5. 1981 U.S. Amateur semi-finalists
Nathaniel Crosby (6,a), Bob Lewis (7,a), Brian Lindley (a), Willie Wood (a)
- 6. Previous two U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions
- Hal Sutton (7) forfeited his exemption by turning professional.
- 7. Members of the 1981 U.S. Walker Cup team
Frank Fuhrer III (a), Jim Holtgrieve (a), Jodie Mudd (a), Corey Pavin (a), Jay Sigel (a)
- Ron Commans, Joey Rassett, and Dick von Tacky forfeited their exemptions by turning professional.
- 8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1981 Masters Tournament
John Cook (9), Ben Crenshaw (9,12), Bob Gilder (10), Peter Jacobsen, Tom Kite (10,11,12), Bruce Lietzke (10,11,12), Johnny Miller (11,12), Gil Morgan, Jerry Pate (11,12), Calvin Peete (9), Don Pooley, Jim Simons (11), Curtis Strange
- 9. Top 16 players and ties from the 1981 U.S. Open
George Burns, Frank Conner, Mark Hayes, Lon Hinkle, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, John Schroeder, Jim Thorpe
- Sammy Rachels did not play
- 10. Top eight players and ties from 1981 PGA Championship
Keith Fergus (11), Dan Pohl
- 11. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous Masters
Andy Bean, Danny Edwards, Dave Eichelberger, Ed Fiori, Jay Haas, Morris Hatalsky, Wayne Levi, Jack Renner , J. C. Snead, Craig Stadler, Ron Streck, Lee Trevino (12), Tom Weiskopf
- 12. Members of the U.S. 1981 Ryder Cup team
- 13. Foreign invitations
Isao Aoki (9,10), Dave Barr (11), David Graham (2,4,8,9), Yutaka Hagawa, Bernhard Langer, Greg Norman (8,10), Peter Oosterhuis (11), Philippe Ploujoux (6,a)
- Numbers in brackets indicate categories that the player would have qualified under had they been American.
Nationalities in the field
| North America (67) | South America (0) | Europe (4) | Oceania (2) | Asia (2) | Africa (1) |
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Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seve Ballesteros | | 1980 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 285 | −3 | T3 |
| Tom Watson | | 1977, 1981 | 77 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 287 | −1 | T5 |
| Raymond Floyd | | 1976 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 289 | +1 | T7 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | | 1979 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 72 | 290 | +2 | T10 |
| Jack Nicklaus | | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975 | 69 | 77 | 71 | 75 | 292 | +4 | T15 |
| Gary Player | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1961, 1974, 1978 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 292 | +4 | T15 |
| George Archer | | 1969 | 79 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 296 | +8 | T30 |
| Tommy Aaron | | 1973 | 78 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 300 | +12 | T36 |
| Gay Brewer | | 1967 | 73 | 80 | 72 | 80 | 305 | +17 | 45 |
| Bob Goalby | | 1968 | 81 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 308 | +20 | 46 |
| Arnold Palmer | | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 80 | 309 | +21 | 47 |
Source:[16]
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Coody | | 1971 | 75 | 81 | 156 | +12 |
| Art Wall, Jr. | | 1959 | 75 | 82 | 157 | +13 |
| Billy Casper | | 1970 | 85 | 74 | 159 | +15 |
| Doug Ford | | 1957 | 86 | 83 | 169 | +25 |
| Sam Snead | | 1949, 1952, 1954 | 82 | WD | ||
| Herman Keiser | | 1946 | WD |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, April 8, 1982
Source:[18]
Second round
Friday, April 9, 1982
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Craig Stadler | | 75-69=144 | E |
| Curtis Strange | | 74-70=144 | ||
| 3 | Tom Kite | | 76-69=145 | +1 |
| T4 | Seve Ballesteros | | 73-73=146 | +2 |
| Raymond Floyd | | 74-72=146 | ||
| Jack Nicklaus | | 69-77=146 | ||
| Tom Watson | | 77-69=146 | ||
| T8 | Andy Bean | | 75-72=147 | +3 |
| Mark Hayes | | 74-73=147 | ||
| Peter Oosterhuis | | 73-74=147 | ||
| Gary Player | | 74-73=147 | ||
| Jerry Pate | | 74-73=147 | ||
| Jack Renner | | 72-75=147 | ||
| Tom Weiskopf | | 75-72=147 |
Source:[4]
Third round
Saturday, April 10, 1982
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Stadler | | 75-69-67=211 | −5 |
| T2 | Seve Ballesteros | | 73-73-68=214 | −2 |
| Jerry Pate | | 74-73-67=214 | ||
| T4 | Raymond Floyd | | 74-72-69=215 | −1 |
| Tom Weiskopf | | 75-72-68=215 | ||
| T6 | Bob Gilder | | 79-71-66=216 | E |
| Tom Watson | | 77-69-70=216 | ||
| T8 | Jack Nicklaus | | 69-77-71=217 | +1 |
| Dan Pohl | | 75-75-67=217 | ||
| Curtis Strange | | 74-70-73=217 |
Source:[19]
Final round
Sunday, April 11, 1982
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Craig Stadler | | 75-69-67-73=284 | −4 | Playoff |
| Dan Pohl | | 75-75-67-67=284 | |||
| T3 | Seve Ballesteros | | 73-73-68-71=285 | −3 | 21,000 |
| Jerry Pate | | 74-73-67-71=285 | |||
| T5 | Tom Kite | | 76-69-73-69=287 | −1 | 13,500 |
| Tom Watson | | 77-69-70-71=287 | |||
| T7 | Raymond Floyd | | 74-72-69-74=289 | +1 | 11,067 |
| Larry Nelson | | 79-71-70-69=289 | |||
| Curtis Strange | | 74-70-73-72=289 | |||
| T10 | Andy Bean | | 75-72-73-70=290 | +2 | 8,550 |
| Mark Hayes | | 74-73-73-70=290 | |||
| Tom Weiskopf | | 75-72-68-75=290 | |||
| Fuzzy Zoeller | | 72-76-70-72=290 |
Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 |
| E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 |
| −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 |
| −1 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
Playoff
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Stadler | | 4 | E | 64,000 |
| 2 | Dan Pohl | | x | 39,000 |
- Sudden-death playoff began and ended on hole #10, when Stadler parred to win.[3]
References
- "Augusta National yardage". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). Associated Press. April 8, 1982. p. 1D.
- "1982 Masters Golf Scores". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 12, 1982. p. 17.
- Boswell, Thomas (April 12, 1982). "Stadler takes a second fitting on jacket". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- "The weather gives, takes at Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. April 10, 1982. p. 1B.
- Jenkins, Dan (April 19, 1982). "Up To Par When He Had To Be". Sports Illustrated. p. 16.
- "Stadler's Sudden Death Effort Captures Masters". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 12, 1982. p. 17.
- Wade, Harless (April 7, 1983). "Augusta loses caddy tradition". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. (South Carolina). (Dallas Morning News). p. C1.
- Anderson, Dave (April 10, 1983). "New Masters caddies collide". Sunday Star-News. (Wilmington, North Carolina). p. 6D.
- Loomis, Tom (April 6, 1973). "Chi Chi prefers own caddy". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 30.
- "Westchester winner may bypass events". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. August 26, 1974. p. 1B.
- "Touring golf pros prefer their own caddies". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. May 5, 1974. p. 76.
- "Open golfers to pick own caddies in 1976". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. November 15, 1975. p. 17.
- "Break for some". Rome News-Tribune. (Georgia). Associated Press. January 18, 1976. p. 3B.
- "Tour caddies at Augusta?". Times-News. (Hendersonville, North Carolina). November 12, 1982. p. 14.
- "Nicklaus leads by three in rain-delayed Masters". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. April 9, 1982. p. 15.
- "1982 Masters". databasegolf.com. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- "Golf: Masters". Spokesman-Review. April 10, 1982. p. 18.
- "A day late, but Jack's back at Masters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 9, 1982. p. 1D.
- "Stadler likes three-stroke lead and chances". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. April 11, 1982. p. 7C.
External links
- Masters.com – past winners and results
- About.com – 1982 Masters
- Augusta.com – 1982 Masters leaderboard and scorecards
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Major Championships | Succeeded by 1982 U.S. Open |