1982 Masters Tournament Explained

1982 Masters Tournament
Dates:April 8–11, 1982
Location:Augusta, Georgia
Course:Augusta National Golf Club
Org:Augusta National Golf Club
Tour:PGA Tour
Par:72
Yardage:[1] [2]
Field:76 players, 47 after cut
Cut:154 (+10)
Purse:$367,152
Winners Share:$64,000
Score:284 (−4), playoff
Previous:1981
Next:1983
Map:USA#USA Georgia
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Augusta National
Coordinates:33.503°N -82.02°W

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]

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 2021, 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

See main article: Augusta National Golf Club.

HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Tea Olive400410Camellia4854
2Pink Dogwood555511White Dogwood4554
3Flowering Peach360412Golden Bell1553
4Flowering Crab Apple205313Azalea4655
5Magnolia435414Chinese Fir4054
6Juniper180315Firethorn5005
7Pampas360416Redbud1703
8Yellow Jasmine535517Nandina4004
9Carolina Cherry435418Holly4054
Out3,46536In3,44036
Source:Total6,90572

Field

1. Masters championsTommy 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)
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-finalistsNathaniel Crosby (6, a), Bob Lewis (7, a), Brian Lindley (a), Willie Wood (a)
6. Previous two U.S. Amateur and Amateur champions
7. Members of the 1981 U.S. Walker Cup teamFrank Fuhrer III (a), Jim Holtgrieve (a), Jodie Mudd (a), Corey Pavin (a), Jay Sigel (a)
8. Top 24 players and ties from the 1981 Masters TournamentJohn 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. OpenGeorge Burns, Frank Conner, Mark Hayes, Lon Hinkle, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, John Schroeder, Jim Thorpe
10. Top eight players and ties from 1981 PGA ChampionshipKeith Fergus (11), Dan Pohl
11. Winners of PGA Tour events since the previous MastersAndy 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 invitationsIsao 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)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 8, 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 69 −3
T2 72 E
T4 73 +1
Gay Brewer
David Graham
Morris Hatalsky
Greg Norman
Peter Oosterhuis
T10 74 +2
Source:[16]

Second round

Friday, April 9, 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 75-69=144 E
74-70=144
3 76-69=145 +1
T4 73-73=146 +2
74-72=146
69-77=146
77-69=146
T8 75-72=147 +3
74-73=147
73-74=147
74-73=147
74-73=147
72-75=147
75-72=147
Source:[4] [17]

Third round

Saturday, April 10, 1982

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 75-69-67=211 −5
T2 73-73-68=214 −2
74-73-67=214
T4 74-72-69=215 −1
75-72-68=215
T6 79-71-66=216 E
77-69-70=216
T8 69-77-71=217 +1
75-75-67=217
74-70-73=217
Source:[18]

Final round

Sunday, April 11, 1982

Final leaderboard

Champion
Silver Cup winner (low amateur)
(a) = amateur
(c) = past champion
Top 10!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Money (US$)
T1 75-75-67-67=284 −4 Playoff
75-69-67-73=284
T3 Seve Ballesteros (c) 73-73-68-71=285 −3 21,000
74-73-67-71=285
T5 76-69-73-69=287 −1 13,500
Tom Watson (c) 77-69-70-71=287
T7 Raymond Floyd (c) 74-72-69-74=289 +1 11,067
79-71-70-69=289
74-70-73-72=289
T10 75-72-73-70=290 +2 8,550
74-73-73-70=290
75-72-68-75=290
Fuzzy Zoeller (c) 72-76-70-72=290

Sources:[19] [20]

Scorecard

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par 454343454443545344
Stadler −5−6−6−6−6−7−8−8−8−8−8−7−7−6−6−5−5−4
Pohl E−1−1−1−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−3−4−3−3−4−4−4
Ballesteros −1−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1EEE−1−1−2−3
Pate −1−1−1EEEEEE−1−1−1−1−1−2−3−3−3
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[5] [6]

Playoff

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
14 E64,000
2x 39,000

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Augusta National yardage . Lakeland Ledger . (Florida). Associated Press . April 8, 1982 . 1D.
  2. News: 1982 Masters Golf Scores . Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press . April 12, 1982 . 17.
  3. News: Stadler takes a second fitting on jacket . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Boswell . Thomas . April 12, 1982 . 1C.
  4. News: The weather gives, takes at Masters. Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . wire services . April 10, 1982 . 1B .
  5. Up To Par When He Had To Be . Sports Illustrated . Jenkins . Dan . Dan Jenkins . April 19, 1982 . 16.
  6. News: Stadler's Sudden Death Effort Captures Masters . Youngstown Vindicator . (Ohio). Associated Press . April 12, 1982 . 17.
  7. News: Augusta loses caddy tradition . Spartanburg Herald-Journal . (South Carolina). (Dallas Morning News) . Wade . Harless . April 7, 1983 . C1.
  8. News: New Masters caddies collide . Sunday Star-News . (Wilmington, North Carolina) . Anderson . Dave . Dave Anderson (sportswriter) . April 10, 1983 . 6D.
  9. News: Chi Chi prefers own caddy . Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press . Loomis . Tom . April 6, 1973 . 30.
  10. News: Westchester winner may bypass events . Victoria Advocate . (Texas). Associated Press . August 26, 1974 . 1B.
  11. News: Touring golf pros prefer their own caddies . Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press . May 5, 1974 . 76.
  12. News: Open golfers to pick own caddies in 1976 . Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press . November 15, 1975 . 17.
  13. News: Break for some . Rome News-Tribune . (Georgia) . Associated Press . January 18, 1976 . 3B.
  14. News: Tour caddies at Augusta? . Times-News . (Hendersonville, North Carolina). November 12, 1982 . 14.
  15. News: Nicklaus leads by three in rain-delayed Masters . Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press . April 9, 1982 . 15 .
  16. News: A day late, but Jack's back at Masters . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . April 9, 1982 . 1D .
  17. News: Golf: Masters . Spokesman-Review . April 10, 1982 . 18 .
  18. News: Stadler likes three-stroke lead and chances . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . April 11, 1982 . 7C .
  19. Web site: Masters – Past Winners & Results . Augusta National Inc. . April 20, 2021.
  20. Web site: Past results – Masters tournament . PGA Tour . April 20, 2021.

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