What happens if there is a tie at the masters

Similar to the Open Championship, all players that are tied at the PGA Championship will play a 3-hole playoff aggregate stroke play.

If players are still tied after those 3 holes then they will continue playing hole-by-hole in a stroke-play sudden death format until there is a winner. Everyone can use a little golf help. Playoff formats for golf's four major championships By Mike Devlin.

Subscribe to stay up to date. Previous article. Popular Posts. Since , players will have to go back to the 18th tee just after finishing. They then alternate between holes 10 and 18 until a winner is determined. The playoff used to kick off at No. The holes run parallel to each other at Augusta National with one tee box essentially being right next to the other green, and vice versa. The U. Open has a Monday playoff in which the tied players go a full 18 holes. The Open Championship uses a four-hole aggregate scoring format to decide things.

And the PGA championship uses a three-hole playoff with aggregate scoring. The 10th and 18th holes are chosen because of their close proximity to each other and the clubhouse.

Related: The best Masters playoffs. Running side-by-side and playing up and down the same steep hill , these holes allow the action to unfold in a relatively small space but in front of the largest possible number of fans. Related: Trophies Awarded at the Masters. You may remember a number of playoffs finishing on the 11th hole - Nick Faldo twice won the Masters on the 11th hole and Larry Mize's chip-in is one of the tournament's greatest moments.

Before the change in , players started the sudden-death playoff on the 10th hole and simply played the back nine until there was a winner. In the event of a tie at the US Open, a two-hole aggregate playoff is now in force. Players used to have to return for an hole strokeplay shoot-out the following day. This format was often criticised as golf fans watching both on TV and at the venue itself must return the following day, with the drama of the previous evening often being lost.

Related: 12 Greatest Masters shots. Moreover, if one player takes a commanding lead early in the shoot-out round, it can be less than exciting. That being said, The Masters on one occasion had a hole playoff. Of course this tournament is best remembered for 'the shot heard around the world' on the 15th hole, and the playoff turned out to be damp squib, with Sarazen winning by five strokes. Zoeller, in his first Masters, won with a birdie on the 11th.

This strikes a fair balance between allowing the Sunday crowd to stay and watch the action whilst also ensuring the players themselves will not necessarily lose the title with a single errant shot. Related: David Cannon: My best Masters pictures.