| 1990 Masters | |
Nick Faldo made it two in row at the 1990 Masters, winning his second straight Green Jacket. And, just as in 1989, Faldo won the title in a playoff, this time over Raymond Floyd.
Floyd, 48 years old, seemed to have the tournament in his hands. Faldo was four strokes off the lead with six holes to play. But Floyd faltered late, with a bogey on the 71st hold, while Faldo reeled off three birdies in those six holes to catch Floyd and force the playoff.
Floyd wasn't the only old-timer enjoying a good week at The Masters. Fifty-year-old Jack Nicklaus finished in solo sixth, and 54-year-old Gary Player finished tied for 24th.
Another notable player at the 1990 Masters was Mike Donald. Donald opened with a 64, then carded an 82 in the second round (he still made the cut, finishing near the bottom of those who played the weekend). That 18-stroke difference between rounds is the second biggest difference between opening rounds in Masters history. In 1936, Craig Wood opened 88-67.
1990 Masters Scores
Results from the 1990 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (x-won playoff; a-amateur):
| x-Nick Faldo | 71-72-66-69--278 | $225,000 |
| Raymond Floyd | 70-68-68-72--278 | $135,000 |
| John Huston | 66-74-68-75--283 | $72,500 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 72-73-70-68--283 | $72,500 |
| Fred Couples | 74-69-72-69--284 | $50,000 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 72-70-69-74--285 | $45,000 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 74-73-68-71--286 | $35,150 |
| Bill Britton | 68-74-71-73--286 | $35,150 |
| Bernhard Langer | 70-73-69-74--286 | $35,150 |
| Scott Simpson | 74-71-68-73--286 | $35,150 |
| Curtis Strange | 70-73-71-72--286 | $35,150 |
| Tom Watson | 77-71-67-71--286 | $35,150 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 72-73-68-74--287 | $26,300 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 72-74-73-69--288 | $20,650 |
| Scott Hoch | 71-68-73-76--288 | $20,650 |
| Tom Kite | 75-73-66-74--288 | $20,650 |
| Larry Mize | 70-76-71-71--288 | $20,650 |
| Ronan Rafferty | 72-74-69-73--288 | $20,650 |
| Craig Stadler | 72-70-74-72--288 | $20,650 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 74-73-73-69--289 | $15,100 |
| Steve Jones | 77-69-72-71--289 | $15,100 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 72-74-73-70--289 | $15,100 |
| Jumbo Ozaki | 70-71-77-72--290 | $13,000 |
| Donnie Hammond | 71-74-75-71--291 | $11,000 |
| Gary Player | 73-74-68-76--291 | $11,000 |
| Lee Trevino | 78-69-72-72--291 | $11,000 |
| Wayne Grady | 72-75-73-72--292 | $9,267 |
| Andy North | 71-73-77-71--292 | $9,267 |
| Jeff Sluman | 78-68-75-71--292 | $9,267 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 67-75-76-75--293 | $8,133 |
| Jodie Mudd | 74-70-73-76--293 | $8,133 |
| Ian Woosnam | 72-75-70-76--293 | $8,133 |
| Andy Bean | 76-72-74-72--294 | $7,100 |
| Bill Glasson | 70-75-76-73--294 | $7,100 |
| Joe Ozaki | 75-73-74-72--294 | $7,100 |
| Mark McCumber | 74-74-76-71--295 | $6,133 |
| Payne Stewart | 71-73-77-74--295 | $6,133 |
| Bob Tway | 72-76-73-74--295 | $6,133 |
| Chip Beck | 72-74-75-75--296 | $5,500 |
| Mark Lye | 75-73-73-75--296 | $5,500 |
| a-Chris Patton | 71-73-74-78--296 | |
| John Mahaffey | 72-74-75-76--297 | $4,867 |
| Don Pooley | 73-73-72-79--297 | $4,867 |
| Peter Senior | 72-75-73-77--297 | $4,867 |
| Mike Hulbert | 71-71-77-79--298 | $4,250 |
| Tom Purtzer | 71-77-76-74--298 | $4,250 |
| Mike Donald | 64-82-77-76--299 | $3,900 |
| Larry Nelson | 74-73-79-74--300 | $3,600 |
| George Archer | 70-74-82-75--301 | $3,400 |
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