Dates | April 10–13, 1986 |
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Location | Augusta, Georgia |
Course(s) | Augusta National Golf Club |
Organized by | Augusta National Golf Club |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,905 yards (6,314 m) |
Field | 88 players, 48 after cut |
Cut | 149 (+5) |
Prize fund | $785,000 |
Winner's share | $144,000 |
Jack Nicklaus | |
279 (–9) | |
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The 1986 Masters Tournament was the 50th Masters Tournament, held April 10–13 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Jack Nicklaus won his record 18th professional major with a historic one-stroke victory. He shot a final round 65 (–7), with a back nine of 30 (–6), for a total score of 279 (–9). At age 46, he became the oldest winner of the Masters and the second-oldest winner of any major championship, behind Julius Boros, who was 48 when he captured the PGA Championship in 1968. The win also gave Nicklaus a record six Masters victories, the first in 1963, less than ten months after his first major win at the 1962 U.S. Open. The 23-year span of Masters victories and 24-year span of major victories are also records. The runners-up were Tom Kite and Greg Norman, whose near-misses at the Masters are also noteworthy. The winner's share was $144,000, up from $20,000 at Nicklaus' first win at Augusta in 1963.
Thursday, April 10, 1986
Friday, April 11, 1986
Saturday, April 12, 1986
Sunday, April 13, 1986
In one of the most memorable and exciting final rounds in Masters history, five different players held at least a share of the lead in the final round. Seve Ballesteros gained a share of the lead on the front 9 helped by a hole-out eagle at 8. Jack Nicklaus played his first eight holes in even par, but stormed into contention with birdies at 9, 10 and 11. However, Nicklaus bogeyed the 12th to fall three behind the leaders. Greg Norman, tied for the lead at –7 as he made the turn, double-bogeyed the 10th hole to give Ballesteros the outright lead by one shot over Tom Kite. Ballesteros hit his second shot at 13 to within six feet. After Kite lagged up his own eagle putt on 13, Ballesteros holed his putt for his second eagle of the day and a three shot lead over Kite. Kite then holed his birdie putt to cut the lead back to two.