1986 Masters Tournament

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tournament_name = 1986 Masters Tournament


dates = April 10 - 13, 1986
location = Augusta, Georgia
course = Augusta National Golf Club
tour = PGA Tour
par = 72
yardage = 6,925
field = 88 players, 48 after cut
cut = 149 (+5)
purse = $758,600
winners_share = $144,000
Champion = Jack Nicklaus
Score = 279 (-9)The 1986 Masters Tournament was the 50th Masters Tournament, and was the first golfing major of 1986. Jack Nicklaus won his record 18th professional major with a historic victory in which he shot 65 during the final round for a final tally of 279 (-9). His win made him the oldest winner of the Masters, and the second oldest winner of any major championship behind only Julius Boros who was 48 when he captured the 1968 PGA Championship. The win also gave him a record 6 Masters victories. His first was in 1963 and his first major win was the 1962 U.S. Open Golf Championship. The 23 years between Masters victories and 24 years between major victories are also records. The runner-up, along with Tom Kite, was Greg Norman, whose near-misses at the Masters are also noteworthy. Nicklaus won $144,000 for his first place finish.

Final leaderboard

Tournament notes

*Jack Nicklaus increased his record for most Masters wins to 6, and most major championship wins to 18
*Jack Nicklaus became the oldest winner of a Masters at 46 years, 2 months, 23 days
*Gary Koch won the Par 3 contest with a score of 23 (-4)
*Nick Price set a course record with his third round 63 (tied by Greg Norman in 1996)
*Nick Price tied a record with a 30 on the back nine in the third round (tied with 4 others)
*Nick Price set a single-round record at Augusta with 10 birdies in round 3
*Sam Randolph was low amateur for the second consecutive year

External links

* [http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/results/1986.html Full Results]