| 1996 Masters | |
Nick Faldo won his third Masters championship, but the story of the 1996 Masters will always be Greg Norman's collapse. Norman had lost multiple majors in dramatic fashion leading up to this tournament - sometimes through his own error, sometimes by virtue of another player's great play or spectacular shot - but his collapse at the 1996 Masters is something that will long be remembered.
Norman opened the tournament in the first round by tying the course record with a 63. He continued playing well throughout the middle rounds, carding 69-71 in the second and third rounds.
Faldo earned the win - his 67 was the best score of the final round. But Norman handed Faldo the opportunity, recording five bogeys (Norman had made only four bogeys in the first three rounds combined) and two double-bogeys. Norman struggled home with a 40 on the back nine.
Norman finished second for the third time at The Masters. But it probably felt like finishing last after blowing a 6-stroke lead (the largest 54-hole lead ever lost in a major championship). Norman handled the aftermath with grit and grace, but he rarely challenged for wins again after his collapse here.
The 1996 Masters was the sixth and final major championship victory of Faldo's career.
1996 Masters Scores
Results from the 1996 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.:
| Nick Faldo, $450,000 | 69-67-73-67--276 |
| Greg Norman, $270,000 | 63-69-71-78--281 |
| Phil Mickelson, $170,000 | 65-73-72-72--282 |
| Frank Nobilo, $120,000 | 71-71-72-69--283 |
| Scott Hoch, $95,000 | 67-73-73-71--284 |
| Duffy Waldorf, $95,000 | 72-71-69-72--284 |
| Davis Love III, $77,933 | 72-71-74-68--285 |
| Jeff Maggert, $77,933 | 71-73-72-69--285 |
| Corey Pavin, $77,933 | 75-66-73-71--285 |
| Scott McCarron, $65,000 | 70-70-72-74--286 |
| David Frost, $65,000 | 70-68-74-74--286 |
| Bob Tway, $52,500 | 67-72-76-72--287 |
| Lee Janzen, $52,500 | 68-71-75-73--287 |
| Ernie Els, $52,500 | 71-71-72-73--287 |
| Fred Couples, $43,750 | 78-68-71-71--288 |
| Mark Calcavecchia, $43,750 | 71-73-71-73--288 |
| John Huston, $40,000 | 71-71-71-76--289 |
| Paul Azinger, $32,600 | 70-74-76-70--290 |
| Mark O'Meara, $32,600 | 72-71-75-72--290 |
| Tom Lehman, $32,600 | 75-70-72-73--290 |
| Nick Price, $32,600 | 71-75-70-74--290 |
| David Duval, $32,600 | 73-72-69-76--290 |
| Larry Mize, $25,000 | 75-71-77-68--291 |
| Loren Roberts, $25,000 | 71-73-72-75--291 |
| Raymond Floyd, $21,000 | 70-74-77-71--292 |
| Brad Faxon, $21,000 | 69-77-72-74--292 |
| Bob Estes, $18,900 | 71-71-79-72--293 |
| Justin Leonard, $18,900 | 72-74-75-72--293 |
| Jim Furyk, $15,571 | 75-70-78-71--294 |
| Jim Gallagher, Jr., $15,571 | 70-76-77-71--294 |
| Hale Irwin, $15,571 | 74-71-77-72--294 |
| Scott Simpson, $15,571 | 69-76-76-73--294 |
| Craig Stadler, $15,571 | 73-72-71-78--294 |
| John Daly, $15,571 | 71-74-71-78--294 |
| Ian Woosnam, $15,571 | 72-69-73-80--294 |
| Fred Funk, $12,333 | 71-72-76-76--295 |
| Jay Haas, $12,333 | 70-73-75-77--295 |
| Bernhard Langer, $12,333 | 75-70-72-78--295 |
| Colin Montgomerie, $11,050 | 72-74-75-75--296 |
| Vijay Singh, $11,050 | 69-71-74-82--296 |
| Steve Lowery, $10,050 | 71-74-75-77--297 |
| Jack Nicklaus, $10,050 | 70-73-76-78--297 |
| Seve Ballesteros, $9,300 | 73-73-77-76--299 |
| Alexander Cejka, $8,800 | 73-71-78-80--302 |
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