2005 Masters
Recap and Scores for the 2005 Masters Tournament
The chip-in on Augusta's No. 16. That's what the 2005 Masters will always be best-remembered for, and Tiger Woods' chip-in on No. 16 will certainly long be remembered as one of golf's all-time great shots.
Woods and Chris DiMarco were locked in battle in the final round, the two pulling away from the field but neither able to pull away from the other. Woods began the day three strokes ahead of DiMarco, but the gritty and unorthodox DiMarco fired a 68 to Woods' 71 that day.
Woods had a few shaky moments over the final nine holes, and at different points it appeared DiMarco might pull off the upset. On the par-3 16th, Woods' tee ball was long and settled off the back of the green - just about the worst spot one could find without going into the water. He chipped away from the hole, running the ball up a bank on the side of the green opposite the hole. The ball stopped, then reversed course, rolling back down the slope to the flag.
It appeared headed for the hole - then appeared to stop right on the lip. The ball hung there, on the lip, for a split-second, then turned a fraction of a revolution more and dropped into the cup. Woods and his caddie exulted, the crowd (and television announcers) exploded in roars; and DiMarco, in the understatement of the decade, said, "Nice shot."
Woods' lead was two at that point, but Woods bogied the final two holes. DiMarco had a chip-in for birdie on the 72nd hole, but his ball hit the flagstick and bounced away. He made the 10-foot par putt to force a playoff.
The memorable Woods-DiMarco duel came to an end on the first playoff hole when Woods rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt. It was Woods' fourth win in The Masters, matching Arnold Palmer and two short of Jack Nicklaus' tournament record.
The 2005 Masters was plagued all week by poor weather. The first round didn't conclude until Friday; the second round not until Saturday; and the third round not until Sunday morning.
Nicklaus made his final Masters appearance this year, shooting 77-76 and missing the cut.
Another player making an impact was 73-year-old past champion Billy Casper. Casper, playing for the first time since 2001, shot 34-over 106 in the first round, but that score - which would be the highest ever recorded in The Masters - is considered unofficial because Casper withdrew without turning in the scorecard.
2005 Masters Scores
Results from the 2005 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (x-won playoff; a-amateur):
| x-Tiger Woods | 74-66-65-71--276 | $1,260,000 |
| Chris DiMarco | 67-67-74-68--276 | $756,000 |
| Retief Goosen | 71-75-70-67--283 | $406,000 |
| Luke Donald | 68-77-69-69--283 | $406,000 |
| Rod Pampling | 73-71-70-70--284 | $237,300 |
| Mike Weir | 74-71-68-71--284 | $237,300 |
| Mark Hensby | 69-73-70-72--284 | $237,300 |
| Vijay Singh | 68-73-71-72--284 | $237,300 |
| Trevor Immelman | 73-73-65-73--284 | $237,300 |
| Phil Mickelson | 70-72-69-74--285 | $189,000 |
| David Howell | 72-69-76-69--286 | $168,000 |
| Tim Herron | 76-68-70-72--286 | $168,000 |
| Tom Lehman | 74-74-70-69--287 | $135,333 |
| a-Ryan Moore | 71-71-75-70--287 | |
| Justin Leonard | 75-71-70-71--287 | $135,333 |
| Thomas Levet | 71-75-68-73--287 | $135,333 |
| Darren Clarke | 72-76-69-71--288 | $112,000 |
| Kirk Triplett | 75-68-72-73--288 | $112,000 |
| Chad Campbell | 73-73-67-75--288 | $112,000 |
| Jeff Maggert | 74-74-72-69--289 | $84,840 |
| Stewart Cink | 72-72-74-71--289 | $84,840 |
| Bernhard Langer | 74-74-70-71--289 | $84,840 |
| Jerry Kelly | 75-70-73-71--289 | $84,840 |
| Scott Verplank | 72-75-69-73--289 | $84,840 |
| Joe Ogilvie | 74-73-73-70--290 | $61,600 |
| Craig Parry | 72-75-69-74--290 | $61,600 |
| Thomas Bjorn | 71-67-71-81--290 | $61,600 |
| Jim Furyk | 76-67-74-74--291 | $53,900 |
| Steve Flesch | 76-70-70-76--292 | $50,750 |
| Kenny Perry | 76-68-71-77--292 | $50,750 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 74-74-73-72--293 | $46,550 |
| Mark O'Meara | 72-74-72-75--293 | $46,550 |
| a-Luke List | 77-69-78-70--294 | |
| K.J. Choi | 73-72-76-73--294 | $39,620 |
| Shingo Katayama | 72-74-73-75--294 | $39,620 |
| Adam Scott | 71-76-72-75--294 | $39,620 |
| Casey Wittenberg | 72-72-74-76--294 | $39,620 |
| Ian Poulter | 72-74-72-76--294 | $39,620 |
| Fred Couples | 75-71-77-72--295 | $32,200 |
| Tim Clark | 74-74-72-75--295 | $32,200 |
| Ryan Palmer | 70-74-74-77--295 | $32,200 |
| Todd Hamilton | 77-70-71-77--295 | $32,200 |
| Jonathan Kaye | 72-74-76-74--296 | $28,000 |
| Stuart Appleby | 69-76-72-79--296 | $28,000 |
| Stephen Ames | 73-74-75-75--297 | $25,200 |
| Nick O'Hern | 72-72-76-77--297 | $25,200 |
| Ernie Els | 75-73-78-72--298 | $23,100 |
| Jay Haas | 76-71-76-78--301 | $21,700 |
| Chris Riley | 71-77-78-78--304 | $20,300 |
| Craig Stadler | 75-73-79-79--306 | $19,180 |
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