Facts and figures
Facts and figures for the fifty-third Masters golf tournament: Dates: April 6-9. Site: Augusta National Golf Club, par 36, 36 72, 6905 yards (6314 metres). At Stake: Masters championship. Format: 72 holes strokeplay (18 holes daily). Cut: After 36 holes, the field will be cut to the low 44 scorers, and all tied for forty-fourth place, and all players within 10 shots of the lead. Play-off (if necessary): Sudden death. Field: 86 players; 67
U.S. pros, four U.S. amateurs; 14 foreign pros; one foreign amateur. Defending champion: Sandy Lyle, Scotland. Former champions in field: Tommy Aaron, George Archer, Seve Ballesteros (Spain), Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Ben Crenshaw, Ray Floyd, Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Bernhard Langer (West Germany), Sandy Lyle (Scotland), Larry Mize, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player (South Africa), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Fuzzy Zoeller. Purse: To be announced.
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Press, 5 April 1989, Page 68
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