2002 Masters Tournament


The 2002 Masters Tournament was the 66th Masters Tournament, held April 11–14 at Augusta National Golf Club. Tiger Woods won his third Masters, and second consecutive, with a score of 276, three strokes ahead of runner-up Retief Goosen. The course was lengthened by over the previous year. It was only the third successful defense of a Masters title, previously accomplished in 1966 by Jack Nicklaus and 1990 by Nick Faldo.

Course

Field

;1. Masters champions
Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Charles Coody, Fred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Nick Faldo, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Larry Mize, José María Olazábal, Mark O'Meara, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Vijay Singh, Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller
;2. U.S. Open champions
Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Lee Janzen
;3. The Open champions
David Duval, Paul Lawrie, Justin Leonard
;4. PGA champions
Davis Love III, David Toms
;5. The Players Championship winners
Craig Perks
;6. U.S. Amateur champion and runner-up
Bubba Dickerson, Robert Hamilton
;7. The Amateur champion
Michael Hoey
;8. U.S. Amateur Public Links champion
Chez Reavie
;9. U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
Tim Jackson
;10. Top 16 players and ties from the 2001 Masters
Paul Azinger, Ángel Cabrera, Mark Calcavecchia, Chris DiMarco, Brad Faxon, Jim Furyk, Toshimitsu Izawa, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Rocco Mediate, Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker, Kirk Triplett
;11. Top eight players and ties from the 2001 U.S. Open
Mark Brooks, Stewart Cink, Tom Kite
;12. Top four players and ties from 2001 PGA Championship
Shingo Katayama, Steve Lowery
;13. Top four players and ties from the 2001 Open Championship
Darren Clarke, Niclas Fasth, Billy Mayfair
;14. Top 40 players from the 2001 PGA Tour money list
Robert Allenby, Billy Andrade, José Cóceres, Joe Durant, Bob Estes, Sergio García, Scott Hoch, Jerry Kelly, Tom Lehman, Frank Lickliter, Shigeki Maruyama, Scott McCarron, Jesper Parnevik, Tom Pernice, Jr., Kenny Perry, Jeff Sluman, Kevin Sutherland, Scott Verplank, Mike Weir
;15. Top 3 players from the 2002 PGA Tour money list on March 10
;16. Top 50 players from the final 2001 world ranking
Stuart Appleby, Thomas Bjørn, Michael Campbell, Pádraig Harrington, Charles Howell III, Paul McGinley, Colin Montgomerie, Nick Price, Adam Scott, Toru Taniguchi, Lee Westwood
;17. Top 50 players from world ranking published March 10
John Daly, Matt Kuchar, Rory Sabbatini
;18. Special foreign invitation
Greg Norman
All the amateurs except Tim Jackson were playing in their first Masters, as were Niclas Fasth, Charles Howell III, Jerry Kelly, Paul McGinley, Craig Perks, Adam Scott, Kevin Sutherland, and Toru Taniguchi.

Nationalities in the field

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 11, 2002
Davis Love III, the 1997 PGA Championship winner, rolled out to the first round lead with a five-under 67. Sergio García who had little success prior to this year at the Masters, shot a four-under 68 to place him in a tie for second with Ángel Cabrera. 2001 U.S. Open champion, Retief Goosen, shot a three-under 69 to place him in a tie with Phil Mickelson and Pádraig Harrington for fourth. There was a massive eleven-way tie at -2 for seventh after the first round. Most notably in this group was two-time and defending Masters champion, Tiger Woods. This group saw two other Masters champions in Vijay Singh and José María Olazábal. Four others were in red figures at -1 with Greg Norman headlining that group.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Davis Love III67−5
T2Ángel Cabrera68−4
T2Sergio García68−4
T4Retief Goosen69−3
T4Pádraig Harrington69−3
T4Phil Mickelson69−3
T7Darren Clarke70−2
T7Chris DiMarco70−2
T7Ernie Els70−2
T7Miguel Ángel Jiménez70−2
T7Justin Leonard70−2
T7José María Olazábal70−2
T7Jesper Parnevik70−2
T7Nick Price70−2
T7Vijay Singh70−2
T7Scott Verplank70−2
T7Tiger Woods70−2

Second round

Friday, April 12, 2002
Saturday, April 13, 2002
Vijay Singh, the 2000 champion, headlined the second round with a dominant, seven-under 65 to bolt up to the top of the leaderboard at −9. The Fijian was not the only impressive player on the day, as four players shot five-under 67s, including Retief Goosen who moved into second at −8 and Ernie Els who moved into third at −7. Three-time Masters champion, Nick Faldo, also was among those who posted a 67. Tiger Woods headlined the five players tied for fourth at −5. Woods shot a three-under 69 to place him four strokes off the lead heading to the weekend. Also in this group was two-time champion José María Olazábal. Phil Mickelson was among the four players tied for ninth at −3. Because of the good deal of low scoring, the cut was set at +3, and Jim Furyk and David Duval headlined the list of notables to fail to make the weekend. Second round play was suspended due to weather and 38 golfers had to complete it Saturday morning.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Vijay Singh70-65=135−9
2Retief Goosen69-67=136−8
3Ernie Els70-67=137−7
T4Ángel Cabrera68-71=139−5
T4Sergio García68-71=139−5
T4Pádraig Harrington69-70=139−5
T4José María Olazábal70-69=139−5
T4Tiger Woods70-69=139−5
T9Thomas Bjørn74-67=141−3
T9Chris DiMarco70=71=141−3
T9Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-71=141−3
T9Phil Mickelson69-72=141−3

Amateurs: Hoey, Dickerson, Hamilton, Jackson, Reavie.

Third round

Saturday, April 13, 2002
The defending champion, Tiger Woods, charged to a tie for the lead with a six-under 66 to move to -11. Woods, looking for his seventh major championship, was 6-0 going into the final round of a major championship with at least a share of the lead. South African Retief Goosen shot a three-under 69 to move from second place at the beginning of the day to a tie with Woods for the 54-hole lead. Vijay Singh shot a disappointing par 72 after his 65 in the second round to remain at -9 and in third place all by himself. Phil Mickelson charged up the leaderboard with a four-under 68 into a tie for fourth with Ernie Els and Sergio García. José María Olazábal shot a one-under 71 to move to -6 and sole ownership of seventh place. Two Europeans sat six shots behind the lead in a tie for eighth at -5. Because the second round had to be completed Saturday morning, third round play began with golfers teeing off from the 1st and 10th holes to ensure the round would be completed by night fall.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Retief Goosen69-67-69=205−11
T1Tiger Woods70-69-66=205−11
3Vijay Singh70-65-72=207−9
T4Ernie Els70-67-72=209−7
T4Sergio García68-71-70=209−7
T4Phil Mickelson69-72-68=209−7
7José María Olazábal70-69-71=210−6
T8Thomas Bjørn74-67-70=211−5
T8Pádraig Harrington69-70-72=211−5
10Ángel Cabrera68-71-73=212−4

Final round

Sunday, April 14, 2002
For the first time since Nick Faldo in 1990, a defending Masters champion successfully defended his title. Tiger Woods captured his third green jacket and seventh overall major championship with a one-under 71 to complete his tournament at -12. This was only the third time in Masters history that a player won back-to-back titles. Woods set yet another Masters record for the best score by a golfer defending his championship.
Woods was not threatened during the final round as his 54-hole co-leader, Retief Goosen, shot a two-over 74 to fall to -9 and a second-place finish. Phil Mickelson, José María Olazábal, and Pádraig Harrington all shot one-under 71s to finish third, fourth, and tied for fifth respectively. Ernie Els and Vijay Singh spoiled great first and second rounds with scores over par in the final round. Els shot a one-over 73 to tie for fifth, and Singh shot a four-over 76 to finish in seventh. Sergio García had his best Masters finish in eighth place at -4. Overall, the scoring was much more difficult during the final round than it was in the other three rounds. The only score below 70 was by Shigeki Maruyama, who shot a five-under 67 to finish -1 for the tournament and a tie for 14th place.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Tiger Woods70-69-66-71=276−121,008,000
2Retief Goosen69-67-69-74=279−9604,800
3Phil Mickelson69-72-68-71=280−8380,800
4José María Olazábal70-69-71-71=281−7268,800
T5Ernie Els70-67-72-73=282−6212,800
T5Pádraig Harrington69-70-72-71=282−6212,800
7Vijay Singh70-65-72-76=283−5187,600
8Sergio García68-71-70-75=284−4173,600
T9Ángel Cabrera68-71-73-73=285−3151,200
T9Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-71-74-70=285−3151,200
T9Adam Scott71-72-72-70=285−3151,200

Scorecard

Final round
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454343454443545344
Woods−11−12−13−13−12−13−13−13−13−13−12−12−12−12−13−13−12−12
Goosen−10−10−10−9−9−9−9−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−8−9−9−9
Mickelson−8−9−8−7−7−8−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8
Olazábal−5−6−6−6−6−5−5−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−7−7−7−7
Els−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−9−9−9−9−6−6−6−6−6−6
Harrington−5−5−5−5−4−4−5−5−5−4−4−3−4−4−5−5−6−6
Singh−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−9−10−10−9−9−9−8−4−5−5−5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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