MASTERS AT A GLANCE.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A brief look at the fourth round of the Masters:
WINNER Sergio Garcia captured the first major championship of his career with a birdie putt on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Justin Rose.
KEY MOMENT After back-to-back bogeys to start the back nine, Garcia was two strokes behind and in big trouble when he drove under an azalea bush at the par-5 13th hole, forcing him to take a one-stroke penalty. Garcia managed to save par with a 7-foot putt, Rose missed a 5-foot birdie try, and Garcia wiped out the deficit over the next two holes.
SHOT OF THE DAY Matt Kuchar sent the patrons into a frenzy with his hole-in-one at the 170-yard 16th hole, which briefly gave him hope of challenging the leaders. He closed with two pars, finishing four shots back in a tie for fourth.
REMEMBERING SEVE Garcia became the third Spaniard to capture the green jacket, on what would have been the 60th birthday for the first one to do it. Seve Ballesteros, who won the Masters in 1980 and 1983, died in 2011 from a brain tumor.
FALTERING AMERICANS The final day looked like it would be a four-man duel, at least, with 2015 Masters champion Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler in the next-to-last group. But the young Americans were never a factor. Spieth struggled to a 3-over 75 that would’ve been much worse without three birdies in his final four holes. Fowler shot 40 on the back side and signed for a 76. Those were the highest Sunday scores of anyone finishing in the top 20.
KEY STATISTIC Garcia became the first player since Jose Maria Olazabal in 1994 to win the Masters after making an eagle on Sunday at the 15th hole.
NOTEWORTHY Garcia won the Masters in his 19th appearance, the most for any first-time champion. Mark O’Meara previously held the record, winning in 1998 on his 15th try.