In 1987 Larry Mize hit an incredible chip shop to win a 3-man playoff at The Masters
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Larry Mize
In 1986 Jack Nicklaus became the oldest player to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 46
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The Masters
1980 - Seve Ballesteros (Spain) -13
Dates: April 10 - 13
Prize: $55,000
Runner up: Gibby Gilbert (USA) and Jack Newton (Australia) -9
Runner up prize: $30,500
Location: Augusta, Georgia
1981 - Tom Watson (USA) -8
Dates: April 9 - 12
Prize: $60,000
Runner up: Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus -6
Runner up prize: $30,500
Location: Augusta, Georgia
1982 - Craig Stadler (Playoff)
Dates: April 8 - 11
* Craig Stadler and Dan Pohl tied at -4
Stadler won the first hole of the playoff
Prize: $64,000
Runner up prize: $39,000
Location: Augusta, Georgia
1983 - Seve Ballesteros (Spain) −8
Dates: April 7 - 11
Prize: $90,000
Runner up: Ben Crenshaw (USA) and Tom Kite (USA)
Runner up prize: $44,000
Location: Augusta, Georgia
1984 - Ben Crenshaw (USA) -11
Dates: April 12 - 15
Prize: $108,000
Runner up: Tom Watson (USA) −9
Runner up prize: $64,800
Location: Augusta, Georgia
1985 - Bernhard Langer (West Germany) -6
Dates: April 11 - 14
Prize: $126,000
Runner up: Seve Ballesteros (Spain) and Raymond Floyd -4
Runner up prize: $52,267
Location: Augusta, Georgia
1986 - Jack Nicklaus (USA) -9
Dates: April 10 - 13
Prize: $144,000
Runner up: Tom Kite (USA) -8 and Greg Norman (Australia) -8
Runner up prize: $70,400
Location: Augusta, Georgia
1987 - Larry Mize (USA) Playoff
Dates: April 9 - 12
* Larry Mize, Seve Ballesteros (Spain) and Greg Norman (Australia) finished -3
Mize won on the 2nd hole of playoffs
Prize: $162,000
Runner up prize: $79,200
Location: Augusta, Georgia
1988 - Sandy Lyle (Scotland) -7
Dates: April 7 - 10
Prize: 183,800
Runner up: Mark Calcavecchia (USA) -6
Runner up prize: 110,200
Location: Augusta, Georgia
1989 - Nick Faldo (England) Playoff
Dates: April 6 - 9
* Nick Faldo and Scott Hoch (USA) finished -5
Faldo won on the second hole of the playoff
Prize: $200,000
Runner up prize: 120,000
Location: Augusta, Georgia
History of the Masters
The Masters Tournament was first played in 1934, with Horton Smith winning the first tournament.
The Masters is the first of four major championships to be played each year, with the final round of the Masters always being scheduled for the second Sunday in April.
The Masters champion gets an automatic bid to play in the U.S Open, the PGA Championship and the British Open for the next five years, and earn a lifetime invitation to the Masters.
They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to the Players Championship for the five years.
The champion also receives the "Green Jacket". and takes it home for a year and returns it the next Masters and traditionally puts it on the next winner.
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U.S. Open Winners
1980 - Jack Nicklaus (USA) -8
Course: Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey
1981 - David Graham (Australia) -7
Course: Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
1982 - Tom Watson USA) -6
Course: Pebble Beach in Pebble Beach, California
1983 - Larry Nelson (USA) -4
Course: Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania
1984 - Fuzzy Zoeller (USA) -4
Course: Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York
1985 - Andy North (USA) -1
Course: Oakland Hills in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
1986 - Raymond Floyd (USA) -1
Course: Shinnecock Hills in Shinnecock Hills, New York
1987 - Scott Simpson (USA) -3
Course: Olympic Club in San Francisco, California
1988 - Curtis Strange (USA) -6
Course: The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts
1989 - Curtis Strange (USA) -2
Course: Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York