2005 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores
Tiger Woods won his fourth Green Jacket at The Masters, in this, the 69th Masters played. He needed a playoff to secure the win, but this tournament is remembered for Woods' remarkable final-round chip-in on the 16th hole.
Winner: Tiger Woods, 276
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 7-10, 2005
Leader after first round: Chris DiMarco, 67
Leader after second round: Chris DiMarco, 134
Leader after third round: Tiger Woods, 205
What Happened at the 2005 Masters
Chris DiMarco led by four after two rounds, but Tiger Woods caught and passed him with a third-round 65 (to DiMarco's 74). 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 DiMarco fired a 68 to Woods' 71 in Round 4.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 shot was long and settled off the back of the green, in 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 flagstick. It appeared headed for the hole, then seemed 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 one of the biggest understatements in golf history, said to Woods, "Nice shot." (In the video above, Woods' play on the 16th starts at the 3:45:50 mark.)
Woods' lead was two at that point, but Woods bogeyed each of the final two holes. DiMarco had a chance to win if he could pull off his own 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 playoff ended quickly, though: Woods birdied the first extra hole (Augusta's 18th) to win.
The victory was the fourth for Woods at The Masters, tying him with Arnold Palmer for second all-time behind Jack Nicklaus. And Nicklaus played The Masters for the final time this year, scoring 77-76 and missing the cut.
Another former champion made his final tournament appearance, too, and went out with something of a bang, just the wrong kind. Billy Casper, age 73, decided to play, for the first time since 2001, as his farewell to tournament golf. He scored 34-over 106 in the first round, which would be the highest ever recorded in The Masters except that Casper withdrew without turning in the scorecard.
2005 Masters Final Scores
| x-Tiger Woods | 74-66-65-71—276 |
| Chris DiMarco | 67-67-74-68—276 |
| Retief Goosen | 71-75-70-67—283 |
| Luke Donald | 68-77-69-69—283 |
| Rod Pampling | 73-71-70-70—284 |
| Mike Weir | 74-71-68-71—284 |
| Mark Hensby | 69-73-70-72—284 |
| Vijay Singh | 68-73-71-72—284 |
| Trevor Immelman | 73-73-65-73—284 |
| Phil Mickelson | 70-72-69-74—285 |
| David Howell | 72-69-76-69—286 |
| Tim Herron | 76-68-70-72—286 |
| Tom Lehman | 74-74-70-69—287 |
| a-Ryan Moore | 71-71-75-70—287 |
| Justin Leonard | 75-71-70-71—287 |
| Thomas Levet | 71-75-68-73—287 |
| Darren Clarke | 72-76-69-71—288 |
| Kirk Triplett | 75-68-72-73—288 |
| Chad Campbell | 73-73-67-75—288 |
| Jeff Maggert | 74-74-72-69—289 |
| Stewart Cink | 72-72-74-71—289 |
| Bernhard Langer | 74-74-70-71—289 |
| Jerry Kelly | 75-70-73-71—289 |
| Scott Verplank | 72-75-69-73—289 |
| Joe Ogilvie | 74-73-73-70—290 |
| Craig Parry | 72-75-69-74—290 |
| Thomas Bjorn | 71-67-71-81—290 |
| Jim Furyk | 76-67-74-74—291 |
| Steve Flesch | 76-70-70-76—292 |
| Kenny Perry | 76-68-71-77—292 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 74-74-73-72—293 |
| Mark O'Meara | 72-74-72-75—293 |
| a-Luke List | 77-69-78-70—294 |
| K.J. Choi | 73-72-76-73—294 |
| Shingo Katayama | 72-74-73-75—294 |
| Adam Scott | 71-76-72-75—294 |
| Casey Wittenberg | 72-72-74-76—294 |
| Ian Poulter | 72-74-72-76—294 |
| Fred Couples | 75-71-77-72—295 |
| Tim Clark | 74-74-72-75—295 |
| Ryan Palmer | 70-74-74-77—295 |
| Todd Hamilton | 77-70-71-77—295 |
| Jonathan Kaye | 72-74-76-74—296 |
| Stuart Appleby | 69-76-72-79—296 |
| Stephen Ames | 73-74-75-75—297 |
| Nick O'Hern | 72-72-76-77—297 |
| Ernie Els | 75-73-78-72—298 |
| Jay Haas | 76-71-76-78—301 |
| Chris Riley | 71-77-78-78—304 |
| Craig Stadler | 75-73-79-79—306 |
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