How does a playoff work at the Masters?

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Several recent Masters Tournaments have ended in a tie after 72 holes, necessitating a playoff to decide who wins the coveted green jacket. In 2012, Bubba Watson defeated Louis Oosthuizen in a playoff after hitting an amazing wedge shot out of the trees on the 10th hole, and in 2013, Adam Scott won a playoff over Angel Cabrera to become the first Australian winner of the Masters.

The most recent playoff at Augusta National was in 2017 when Sergio Garcia outlasted Justin Rose.

So, how does a playoff at the Masters work?

Masters playoff format​

If there is a tie after 72 holes of play, a sudden-death playoff will commence at hole No. 18. Hole Nos.18 and 10 will be played alternately until a champion is decided.

Masters playoff history​

1935 Gene Sarazen (144) defeated Craig Wood (149)

1942 Byron Nelson (69) defeated Ben Hogan (70)

1954 Sam Snead (70) defeated Ben Hogan (71)

1962 Arnold Palmer (68) defeated Gary Player (71) and Dow Finsterwald (77)

1966 Jack Nicklaus (70) defeated Tommy Jacobs (72) and Gay Brewer (78)

1970 Billy Casper (69) defeated Gene Littler (74)

1976 Masters announced sudden-death playoff format

1979 Fuzzy Zoeller (4-3) defeated Ed Sneed (4-4) and Tom Watson (4-4) with a birdie on the secondplayoff hole (No. 11)

1982 Craig Stadler (4) defeated Dan Pohl (5) with a par on the first playoff hole (No. 10)

1987 Larry Mize (4-3) defeated Seve Ballesteros (5) and Greg Norman (4-4) with a birdie on the second playoff hole (No. 11)

1989 Nick Faldo (5-3) defeated Scott Hoch (5-4) with a birdie on the second playoff hole (No. 11)

1990 Nick Faldo (4-4) defeated Raymond Floyd (4-5) with a par on the second playoff hole (No. 11)

2003 Mike Weir (5) defeated Len Mattiace (6) with a bogey on the first playoff hole (No. 10)

2005 Tiger Woods (3) defeated Chris DiMarco (4) with a birdie on the first playoff hole (No. 18)

2009 Angel Cabrera (4-4) defeated Kenny Perry (4-5) and Chad Campbell (5) with a par on the second playoff hole (No. 10)

2012 Bubba Watson (4-4) defeated Louis Oosthuizen (4-5) with a par on the second playoff hole (No. 10)

2013 Adam Scott (4-3) defeated Angel Cabrera (4-4) with a birdie on the second playoff hole (No. 10)

2017 Sergio Garcia (3) defeated Justin Rose (5) with a birdie on the first playoff hole (No. 18)

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: How does a playoff work at the Masters?

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