2003 Masters Tournament
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The 2003 Masters Tournament was the 67th Masters Tournament held from April 10-13 at Augusta National Golf Club
. Mike Weir
won his first title in a one-hole playoff over Len Mattiace
. He was the first Canadian
to win any of the four major championships, and he was also the first left-handed player to win the Masters.
, who posted a six-under 66 on the day. The score was even more impressive considering only seven golfers shot under par for the round. Sergio García
shot a three-under 69 to leave him in a second place tie with 2002 U.S. Amateur champion Ricky Barnes
. Three-time major champion, Nick Price
, shot a two-under 70 to leave him in a fourth place tie with Canadian Mike Weir
. Two-time defending champ and three-time Masters champion, Tiger Woods
shot a disappointing four-over 76 to leave him ten strokes back after just one round.
took a four stroke 36-hole lead with a four-under 68 to put him at -6 for the tournament. Only 16 of the 93 competitors finished with a round below par, and only four golfers would be under par at the halfway mark. First round leader Darren Clarke
came back to earth with a four-over 76, but it still left him all by himself in second place at -2. Phil Mickelson
charged up the leaderboard with a two-under 70 to put him in a tie for third place with amateur, Ricky Barnes
. In fact, Barnes was among three amateurs who would make the cut (Hunter Mahan
, Ryan Moore). Five golfers would be tied for fifth at even par including two former Masters champions in Vijay Singh
and José María Olazábal
. The cut was set at +5, and the biggest name to fail to make the weekend was Colin Montgomerie
.
Amateurs: Barnes
(-1), Mahan
(+1), Moore (+3), Larrázabal (+19), Zahringer (+23).
charged to the 54-hole lead with a six-under 66 to move to -5. Second round leader, Mike Weir
shot a three-over 75 to fall back to -3 and into second place by himself. 2000 Masters champion, Vijay Singh
moved into a tie for third with another major champion in David Toms
at -2. Tiger Woods
matched the round of the day with a six-under 66 to move way up the leaderboard into a tie for fifth to keep his bid for three-straight Masters championships in a row very much alive. Phil Mickelson
and José María Olazábal
completed the three-way tie with Woods for fifth place. Len Mattiace
shot a three-under 69 to put himself at even par and kept his hopes alive for a major championship.
, Mike Weir
bested him in a sudden death playoff to take home his first major championship. Weir became the first Canadian ever to win one of golf's four major championships, and he also became the first left-handed player to win the Masters. The sudden death playoff at the par 4 10th proved to be the only extra hole needed as Weir's bogey was good enough as Mattiace double-bogeyed the hole. Weir recovered from his awful third round with his second 68 of the weekend to force the playoff. However, before going to the sudden death playoff, Weir needed to make a 7-foot par putt on the 18th hole to force the extra hole. Mattiace's only bogey (besides the playoff hole) of his tournament low seven-under 65 was at the 18th hole a few groups earlier. Because Mattiace was so far behind the lead coming into the final round, he had to wait around about an hour before the playing the playoff hole as his group finished well before Weir's, who was in the final pairing.
Third round leader Jeff Maggert
shot a disappointing three-over 75 to give him a fifth place finish by his lonesome. Maggert made a triple bogey 7 on the third hole and a quintuple bogey 8 on the twelfth hole. Phil Mickelson
's four-under 68 might have seemed like it could be enough going into the day, but he finished third two strokes behind Weir and Mattiace. It marked Mickelson's third straight third place finish at the Masters. Jim Furyk
also shot a four-under 68 giving him a fourth place finish which equaled his best Masters finish at -4. Ernie Els
and Vijay Singh
rounded out the rest under par at -1 and a tie for sixth. Tiger Woods
, who was bidding for his third straight Masters victory, shot a disappointing three-over 75 after putting himself back in contention with a strong third round. Amateur Ricky Barnes
took home the low-amateur honors after being near the top of the leaderboard the first two rounds.
Amateurs: Barnes
(+3), Mahan
(+6), Moore (+13).
*Weir defeated Mattiace on first playoff hole (Par 4 10th: Weir 5, Mattiace 6)
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...
. Mike Weir
Mike Weir
Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003....
won his first title in a one-hole playoff over Len Mattiace
Len Mattiace
Leonard Earl "Len" Mattiace is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Mattiace was born in Mineola, New York. He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1990 with a degree in Sociology. While at Wake Forest, he played on the...
. He was the first Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to win any of the four major championships, and he was also the first left-handed player to win the Masters.
First Round (Friday morning)
With play suspended due to rain on Thursday, the first round started at 7am Friday morning with players teeing off at the 1st and 10th holes. The round was dominated by Darren ClarkeDarren Clarke
Darren Christopher Clarke is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who currently plays on the European Tour and has previously played on the PGA Tour. He has won 22 tournaments worldwide on a number of golf's main tours including the European Tour, the PGA Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the...
, who posted a six-under 66 on the day. The score was even more impressive considering only seven golfers shot under par for the round. Sergio García
Sergio García
Sergio García Fernández is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the United States PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings...
shot a three-under 69 to leave him in a second place tie with 2002 U.S. Amateur champion Ricky Barnes
Ricky Barnes
Richard Kyle Barnes is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona...
. Three-time major champion, Nick Price
Nick Price
Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:...
, shot a two-under 70 to leave him in a fourth place tie with Canadian Mike Weir
Mike Weir
Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003....
. Two-time defending champ and three-time Masters champion, Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
shot a disappointing four-over 76 to leave him ten strokes back after just one round.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Clarke Darren Clarke Darren Christopher Clarke is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who currently plays on the European Tour and has previously played on the PGA Tour. He has won 22 tournaments worldwide on a number of golf's main tours including the European Tour, the PGA Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the... |
66 | -6 | |
| T2 | Ricky Barnes Ricky Barnes Richard Kyle Barnes is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona... (a) |
69 | -3 | |
| Sergio García Sergio García Sergio García Fernández is a Spanish professional golfer who plays on both the United States PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has spent much of his career in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings... |
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| T4 | Nick Price Nick Price Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:... |
70 | -2 | |
| Mike Weir Mike Weir Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003.... |
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| T6 | Toru Taniguchi Toru Taniguchi is a Japanese professional golfer.Taniguchi was born in Nara. He has won 17 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour , topped the money list in 2002 and 2007, and is fifth on the career money list... |
71 | -1 | |
| David Toms David Toms David Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship... |
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| T8 | Tim Clark | 72 | E | |
| Jerry Kelly Jerry Kelly Jerome Patrick Kelly is an American professional golfer.Kelly was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turned professional later that year, but didn't make it onto the PGA Tour until 1996. This followed a successful 1995 season on the second tier... |
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| Paul Lawrie Paul Lawrie Paul Stewart Lawrie MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1999.-Life and career:... |
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| Jeff Maggert Jeff Maggert Jeffrey Allan Maggert is an American professional golfer.Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School. He attended Texas A&M University, where he was an All-American member of the golf team.Maggert turned... |
Second Round (Friday afternoon)
Due to play being postponed on Thursday and the first round being played Friday morning, the second round started at 2pm with players teeing off at the 1st and 10th holes. In what proved to be another very difficult round at Augusta, Mike WeirMike Weir
Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003....
took a four stroke 36-hole lead with a four-under 68 to put him at -6 for the tournament. Only 16 of the 93 competitors finished with a round below par, and only four golfers would be under par at the halfway mark. First round leader Darren Clarke
Darren Clarke
Darren Christopher Clarke is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who currently plays on the European Tour and has previously played on the PGA Tour. He has won 22 tournaments worldwide on a number of golf's main tours including the European Tour, the PGA Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the...
came back to earth with a four-over 76, but it still left him all by himself in second place at -2. Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...
charged up the leaderboard with a two-under 70 to put him in a tie for third place with amateur, Ricky Barnes
Ricky Barnes
Richard Kyle Barnes is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona...
. In fact, Barnes was among three amateurs who would make the cut (Hunter Mahan
Hunter Mahan
Hunter Myles Mahan is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Mahan was born in Orange, California. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1999 5A Texas State High School Golf Championship while attending McKinney High School and the 1999 U.S. Junior...
, Ryan Moore). Five golfers would be tied for fifth at even par including two former Masters champions in Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008...
and José María Olazábal
José María Olazábal
José María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships.-Career outline:...
. The cut was set at +5, and the biggest name to fail to make the weekend was Colin Montgomerie
Colin Montgomerie
Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer, often referred to by one of his nicknames 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999, and 31...
.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Weir Mike Weir Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003.... |
70-68=138 | -6 | |
| 2 | Darren Clarke Darren Clarke Darren Christopher Clarke is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who currently plays on the European Tour and has previously played on the PGA Tour. He has won 22 tournaments worldwide on a number of golf's main tours including the European Tour, the PGA Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the... |
66-76=142 | -2 | |
| T3 | Ricky Barnes Ricky Barnes Richard Kyle Barnes is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona... (a) |
69-74=143 | -1 | |
| Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed... |
73-70=143 | |||
| T5 | Brad Faxon Brad Faxon Bradford John Faxon, Jr. is an American professional golfer. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour.-Early years and amateur career:Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey and raised in Barrington, Rhode Island... |
73-71=144 | E | |
| Paul Lawrie Paul Lawrie Paul Stewart Lawrie MBE is a Scottish professional golfer who is best known for winning The Open Championship in 1999.-Life and career:... |
72-72=144 | |||
| José María Olazábal José María Olazábal José María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships.-Career outline:... |
73-71=144 | |||
| Vijay Singh Vijay Singh Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008... |
73-71=144 | |||
| David Toms David Toms David Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship... |
71-73=144 | |||
| T10 | Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd (golfer) Jonathan Currie Byrd is an American professional golfer. He was the 2002 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and has won five times on the PGA Tour.-Biography:... |
74-71=145 | +1 | |
| K. J. Choi | 76-69=145 | |||
| Ernie Els Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing... |
79-66=145 | |||
| Jim Furyk Jim Furyk James Michael Furyk is an American professional golfer, 2010 FedEx Cup champion, and 2010 PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk is known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing... |
73-72=145 | |||
| Charles Howell III Charles Howell III Charles Gordon Howell III is an American golfer. He has been featured in the top 15 of the Official World Golf Rankings.-Early years and amateur career:... |
73-72=145 | |||
| Jeff Maggert Jeff Maggert Jeffrey Allan Maggert is an American professional golfer.Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School. He attended Texas A&M University, where he was an All-American member of the golf team.Maggert turned... |
72-73=145 | |||
| Hunter Mahan Hunter Mahan Hunter Myles Mahan is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Mahan was born in Orange, California. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1999 5A Texas State High School Golf Championship while attending McKinney High School and the 1999 U.S. Junior... (a) |
73-72=145 | |||
| Billy Mayfair Billy Mayfair William Fred Mayfair is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour .-Early years and amateur career:Mayfair was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Before his fifteenth birthday, he had won a number of junior golf tournaments. In 1981, he was on the cover of Boys' Life magazine as "golf's... |
75-70=145 | |||
| Nick Price Nick Price Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a South African-Zimbabwean Professional golfer and an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-1990s, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings.-Background:... |
70-75=145 | |||
| John Rollins | 74-71=145 | |||
| Phil Tataurangi Phil Tataurangi Phillip Mikaera Tataurangi is a New Zealand golfer.Tataurangi was born in Auckland. In 1992 he was a member of the New Zealand's winning Eisenhower Trophy team and was the leading individual player in the tournament. He turned professional in 1993 and has played mainly in the United States as a pro... |
75-70=145 |
Amateurs: Barnes
Ricky Barnes
Richard Kyle Barnes is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona...
(-1), Mahan
Hunter Mahan
Hunter Myles Mahan is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Mahan was born in Orange, California. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1999 5A Texas State High School Golf Championship while attending McKinney High School and the 1999 U.S. Junior...
(+1), Moore (+3), Larrázabal (+19), Zahringer (+23).
Third Round (Saturday)
Moving day lived up to its name at the 2003 Masters as Jeff MaggertJeff Maggert
Jeffrey Allan Maggert is an American professional golfer.Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School. He attended Texas A&M University, where he was an All-American member of the golf team.Maggert turned...
charged to the 54-hole lead with a six-under 66 to move to -5. Second round leader, Mike Weir
Mike Weir
Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003....
shot a three-over 75 to fall back to -3 and into second place by himself. 2000 Masters champion, Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008...
moved into a tie for third with another major champion in David Toms
David Toms
David Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship...
at -2. Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
matched the round of the day with a six-under 66 to move way up the leaderboard into a tie for fifth to keep his bid for three-straight Masters championships in a row very much alive. Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...
and José María Olazábal
José María Olazábal
José María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships.-Career outline:...
completed the three-way tie with Woods for fifth place. Len Mattiace
Len Mattiace
Leonard Earl "Len" Mattiace is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Mattiace was born in Mineola, New York. He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1990 with a degree in Sociology. While at Wake Forest, he played on the...
shot a three-under 69 to put himself at even par and kept his hopes alive for a major championship.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Maggert Jeff Maggert Jeffrey Allan Maggert is an American professional golfer.Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School. He attended Texas A&M University, where he was an All-American member of the golf team.Maggert turned... |
72-73-66=211 | -5 | |
| 2 | Mike Weir Mike Weir Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003.... |
70-68-75=213 | -3 | |
| T3 | Vijay Singh Vijay Singh Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008... |
73-71-70=214 | -2 | |
| David Toms David Toms David Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship... |
71-73-70=214 | |||
| T5 | Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed... |
73-70-72=215 | -1 | |
| José María Olazábal José María Olazábal José María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships.-Career outline:... |
73-71-71=215 | |||
| Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... |
76-73-66=215 | |||
| T8 | Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd (golfer) Jonathan Currie Byrd is an American professional golfer. He was the 2002 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and has won five times on the PGA Tour.-Biography:... |
74-71-71=216 | E | |
| Jim Furyk Jim Furyk James Michael Furyk is an American professional golfer, 2010 FedEx Cup champion, and 2010 PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk is known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing... |
73-72-71=216 | |||
| Len Mattiace Len Mattiace Leonard Earl "Len" Mattiace is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Mattiace was born in Mineola, New York. He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1990 with a degree in Sociology. While at Wake Forest, he played on the... |
73-74-69=216 |
Final Round (Sunday)
Despite one of the largest major championship final round comebacks by Len MattiaceLen Mattiace
Leonard Earl "Len" Mattiace is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Mattiace was born in Mineola, New York. He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1990 with a degree in Sociology. While at Wake Forest, he played on the...
, Mike Weir
Mike Weir
Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003....
bested him in a sudden death playoff to take home his first major championship. Weir became the first Canadian ever to win one of golf's four major championships, and he also became the first left-handed player to win the Masters. The sudden death playoff at the par 4 10th proved to be the only extra hole needed as Weir's bogey was good enough as Mattiace double-bogeyed the hole. Weir recovered from his awful third round with his second 68 of the weekend to force the playoff. However, before going to the sudden death playoff, Weir needed to make a 7-foot par putt on the 18th hole to force the extra hole. Mattiace's only bogey (besides the playoff hole) of his tournament low seven-under 65 was at the 18th hole a few groups earlier. Because Mattiace was so far behind the lead coming into the final round, he had to wait around about an hour before the playing the playoff hole as his group finished well before Weir's, who was in the final pairing.
Third round leader Jeff Maggert
Jeff Maggert
Jeffrey Allan Maggert is an American professional golfer.Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School. He attended Texas A&M University, where he was an All-American member of the golf team.Maggert turned...
shot a disappointing three-over 75 to give him a fifth place finish by his lonesome. Maggert made a triple bogey 7 on the third hole and a quintuple bogey 8 on the twelfth hole. Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed...
's four-under 68 might have seemed like it could be enough going into the day, but he finished third two strokes behind Weir and Mattiace. It marked Mickelson's third straight third place finish at the Masters. Jim Furyk
Jim Furyk
James Michael Furyk is an American professional golfer, 2010 FedEx Cup champion, and 2010 PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk is known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing...
also shot a four-under 68 giving him a fourth place finish which equaled his best Masters finish at -4. Ernie Els
Ernie Els
Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing...
and Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008...
rounded out the rest under par at -1 and a tie for sixth. Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...
, who was bidding for his third straight Masters victory, shot a disappointing three-over 75 after putting himself back in contention with a strong third round. Amateur Ricky Barnes
Ricky Barnes
Richard Kyle Barnes is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona...
took home the low-amateur honors after being near the top of the leaderboard the first two rounds.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Weir Mike Weir Michael Richard Weir, CM, O.Ont is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003.... * |
70-68-75-68=281 | -7 | 1,080,000 | |
| 2 | Len Mattiace Len Mattiace Leonard Earl "Len" Mattiace is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Mattiace was born in Mineola, New York. He attended Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He graduated from Wake Forest University in 1990 with a degree in Sociology. While at Wake Forest, he played on the... |
73-74-69-65=281 | 648,000 | ||
| 3 | Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed... |
73-70-72-68=283 | -5 | 408,000 | |
| 4 | Jim Furyk Jim Furyk James Michael Furyk is an American professional golfer, 2010 FedEx Cup champion, and 2010 PGA Tour Player of the Year. He has won one major championship, the 2003 U.S. Open. Furyk is known for consistently playing at the top level and for a visibly unconventional, looping golf swing... |
73-72-71-68=284 | -4 | 288,000 | |
| 5 | Jeff Maggert Jeff Maggert Jeffrey Allan Maggert is an American professional golfer.Maggert was born in Columbia, Missouri and was raised on a golf course in The Woodlands, Texas, where he attended McCullough High School. He attended Texas A&M University, where he was an All-American member of the golf team.Maggert turned... |
72-73-66-75=286 | -2 | 240,000 | |
| T6 | Ernie Els Ernie Els Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Els is a South African professional golfer, who has been one of the top professional players in the world since the mid-1990s. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature along with his fluid, seemingly effortless golf swing... |
79-66-72-70=287 | -1 | 208,500 | |
| Vijay Singh Vijay Singh Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008... |
73-71-70-73=287 | ||||
| T8 | Jonathan Byrd Jonathan Byrd (golfer) Jonathan Currie Byrd is an American professional golfer. He was the 2002 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, and has won five times on the PGA Tour.-Biography:... |
74-71-71-72=288 | E | 162,000 | |
| José María Olazábal José María Olazábal José María Olazábal Manterola is a Spanish professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two major championships.-Career outline:... |
73-71-71-73=288 | ||||
| Mark O'Meara Mark O'Meara Mark Francis O'Meara is an American professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s... |
76-71-70-71=288 | ||||
| David Toms David Toms David Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship... |
71-73-70-74=288 | ||||
| Scott Verplank Scott Verplank Scott Rachal Verplank is an American professional golfer.Verplank was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He was a leading member of the W.T. White High School Golf Team and a regular at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas... |
76-73-70-69=288 |
Amateurs: Barnes
Ricky Barnes
Richard Kyle Barnes is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Barnes was born in Stockton, California. He played college golf at the University of Arizona...
(+3), Mahan
Hunter Mahan
Hunter Myles Mahan is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.-Amateur career:Mahan was born in Orange, California. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1999 5A Texas State High School Golf Championship while attending McKinney High School and the 1999 U.S. Junior...
(+6), Moore (+13).
*Weir defeated Mattiace on first playoff hole (Par 4 10th: Weir 5, Mattiace 6)