2020 Masters Final Results and Recap

2020 Masters Final Results and Recap

It was a Masters that I hope we never have to see again — not for any failing of Augusta National or the competitors — but because its presence in November reminds us all of the lives lost in the COVID pandemic.

That said, it was fun to see Augusta National in November, and to watch the tournament and then head straight into college and pro football.

Dustin Johnson was among the leaders all four days of the 2020 Masters and finished with a record breaking 268 (-20). His calm demeanor and confidence bordering on swagger never ceases to amaze me. I think it is all the more remarkable given the near misses he has had in Majors.

Much of the discussion heading into the week was about the Incredible Hulk Bryson Dechambeau, but he turned out to be pretty much of a bust. He complained about dizziness and headaches, but in any case, he finished tied for 34, eighteen strokes behind Johnson.

A much better story that emerged through the week was 63 year old Bernhard Langer, who finished t29 at -3. Langer averaged 264 yards off the tee, giving up fifty or more yards to his younger competition.

Here’s a remarkable stat: In his long career, Langer has played with Gene Sarazen, who was born in 1902 (at the 1976 Open), and Abel Gallegos, who was born in 2002 (at this week’s Masters).

Earlier this year, I posted an article on Bernhard Langer’s workout. You can read it at the link.

Langer finished ahead of DeChambeau, Tiger, Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and many other notables.

I had hoped that this was the year for Rickie Fowler, but he came up short at 29 — tied with Langer. I am beginning to think that, for all his talent, a Major just isn’t in the cards for Fowler. He is however, only 31 — Johnson was 32 when he won his first Major — the US Open.

The surprises of the tournament were Sungjae Im and Cameron Smith, who finished tied for second at -15. Before the tournament, Cameron Smith was at +8000. Im wasn’t even on the betting radar.

Reigning champion Tiger Woods was never really in the tournament. He gave his acolytes some hope with an opening 68, but then turned in rounds of 71, 72 and 76. The final round was badly marred when he took a hacker-like 10 on the par 3 twelfth. One in the water. A second in the sand. A shot out of that bunker back into the water …

Of course, he then birdied five of the next six holes. He is, after all, Tiger Woods.

Rory lived up to the old saw “You can’t win a Major on the first day, but you can lose it. His 75 in round one put him out of contention, but he fought back valiantly with rounds of 66, 67 and 69. If he shoots a 66 instead of a 75 on day one, Rory is in a playoff with Johnson.

Finally, there was Justin Thomas, who was one of the favorites going into the tournament — and is certainly one of the finest players of his generation. This year marked his best Masters finish at solo 4. He was playing well and had a chance, but a double bogey in the second round on the first (he started on 10) derailed him. He still had an outside chance on Sunday, but a bogey on the par 5 second put him off his game and he didn’t make his first birdie until the eighth.

The final results of the 2020 Masters follows.

Finish	Player	To Par	R1	R2	R3	R4	TOT
1	Dustin Johnson	-20	65	70	65	68	268
T2	Cameron Smith	-15	67	68	69	69	273
T2	Sungjae Im	-15	66	70	68	69	273
4	Justin Thomas	-12	66	69	71	70	276
T5	Rory McIlroy	-11	75	66	67	69	277
T5	Dylan Frittelli	-11	65	73	67	72	277
T7	C.T. Pan	-10	70	66	74	68	278
T7	Brooks Koepka	-10	70	69	69	70	278
T7	Jon Rahm	-10	69	66	72	71	278
T10	Webb Simpson	-9	67	73	71	68	279
T10	Corey Conners	-9	74	65	71	69	279
T10	Patrick Reed	-9	68	68	71	72	279
T13	Marc Leishman	-8	70	72	70	68	280
T13	Hideki Matsuyama	-8	68	68	72	72	280
T13	Kevin Na	-8	73	68	69	70	280
T13	Abraham Ancer	-8	68	67	69	76	280
T17	Xander Schauffele	-7	67	73	71	70	281
T17	Patrick Cantlay	-7	70	66	73	72	281
T19	Scottie Scheffler	-6	71	68	72	71	282
T19	Cameron Champ	-6	68	74	68	72	282
T19	Tommy Fleetwood	-6	71	66	71	74	282
T19	Sebastian Munoz	-6	70	68	69	75	282
T23	Louis Oosthuizen	-5	68	70	75	70	283
T23	Justin Rose	-5	67	70	76	70	283
T25	Danny Willett	-4	71	66	74	73	284
T25	Charl Schwartzel	-4	73	71	69	71	284
T25	Shane Lowry	-4	74	69	68	73	284
T25	Ian Poulter	-4	72	71	71	70	284
T29	Nick Taylor	-3	72	72	69	72	285
T29	Bernhard Langer	-3	68	73	73	71	285
T29	Sung Kang	-3	75	69	71	70	285
T29	Rickie Fowler	-3	70	70	75	70	285
T29	Chez Reavie	-3	71	72	72	70	285
T34	Adam Scott	-2	70	72	71	73	286
T34	Bryson DeChambeau	-2	70	74	69	73	286
T34	Si Woo Kim	-2	70	71	73	72	286
T34	Andy Ogletree (a)	-2	73	70	71	72	286
T38	Lee Westwood	-1	68	74	71	74	287
T38	Billy Horschel	-1	70	70	72	75	287
T38	Tiger Woods	-1	68	71	72	76	287
T38	Paul Casey	-1	65	74	71	77	287
T38	Tony Finau	-1	69	75	71	72	287
T38	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-1	69	73	74	71	287
T44	Shugo Imahira	E	72	70	72	74	288
T44	Collin Morikawa	E	70	74	70	74	288
T46	Matt Wallace	1	69	73	70	77	289
T46	Charles Howell III	1	71	70	74	74	289
T46	Matthew Fitzpatrick	1	74	70	73	72	289
T46	Victor Perez	1	70	71	76	72	289
T46	Jordan Spieth	1	74	70	73	72	289
T51	Mike Weir	2	71	72	71	76	290
T51	Jazz Janewattananond	2	69	71	75	75	290
T51	Zach Johnson	2	73	71	73	73	290
T51	Rafael Cabrera Bello	2	73	71	74	72	290
T55	John Augenstein (a)	3	69	72	75	75	291
T55	Phil Mickelson	3	69	70	79	73	291
57	Bubba Watson	4	74	69	71	78	292
58	Bernd Wiesberger	6	71	72	78	73	294
59	Brandt Snedeker	7	71	71	79	74	295
60	Jimmy Walker	8	71	73	76	76	296
CUT	Adam Hadwin	CUT	74	71	—	—	145
CUT	Gary Woodland	CUT	72	73	—	—	145
CUT	Graeme McDowell	CUT	72	73	—	—	145
CUT	Byeong-Hun An	CUT	72	73	—	—	145
CUT	Max Homa	CUT	70	75	—	—	145
CUT	Andrew Putnam	CUT	73	72	—	—	145
CUT	Justin Harding	CUT	75	71	—	—	146
CUT	Kevin Kisner	CUT	71	76	—	—	147
CUT	Matthew Wolff	CUT	70	77	—	—	147
CUT	J.T. Poston	CUT	73	75	—	—	148
CUT	Francesco Molinari	CUT	72	78	—	—	150
CUT	Fred Couples	CUT	77	73	—	—	150
CUT	Sandy Lyle	CUT	78	73	—	—	151
CUT	Nate Lashley	CUT	75	76	—	—	151
CUT	Jose Maria Olazabal	CUT	78	80	—	—	158
CUT	Matt Kuchar	CUT	70	75	—	—	145
CUT	Henrik Stenson	CUT	71	74	—	—	145
CUT	Brendon Todd	CUT	73	73	—	—	146
CUT	Larry Mize	CUT	70	77	—	—	147
CUT	Lanto Griffin	CUT	74	73	—	—	147
CUT	Tyrrell Hatton	CUT	73	74	—	—	147
CUT	Jason Kokrak	CUT	71	77	—	—	148
CUT	Jason Day	CUT	70	78	—	—	148
CUT	Tyler Duncan	CUT	77	71	—	—	148
CUT	Lucas Glover	CUT	77	74	—	—	151
CUT	Andrew Landry	CUT	78	82	—	—	160
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	WD	76	—	—	—	76
CUT	Vijay Singh	WD	75	45	—	—	75
CUT	James Sugrue (a)	CUT	77	71	—	—	148
CUT	Lukas Michel (a)	CUT	76	74	—	—	150
CUT	Yuxin Lin (a)	CUT	79	73	—	—	152
CUT	Abel Gallegos (a)	CUT	79	81	—	—	160