The 2012 Masters Tournament was the 76th edition of the Masters Tournament, one of golf's four Major Championships and the first for the 2012 season. American Bubba Watson defeated former Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen on the second hole of a playoff.
Oosthuizen had started the final round seven under par, two strokes behind leader Peter Hanson, but a rare albatross on the second hole sent the South African into the lead. Watson began his final round six under par, three strokes off the lead. He shot 68 (four under par) to reach ten under par, level with Oosthuizen. The Victory was Watsons first Major Championship.
Two golfers that were heavily favoured to win the tournament, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, both finished at five over par and tied for 40th place. Old fan favourite and 1992 champion Freddie Couples also had a great tournament, leading for a while before a small slump put him out of contention. Former 3 time champion Phil Mickelson was also in contention for the win during the final round, but a triple-bogey on the fourth hole contributed to him finishing the day two strokes behind Oosthuizen and Watson. Bo Van Pelt posted the lowest round of the tournament, with a 64 on the last day, propelling him up the leaderboard to a tie of 17th place for the tournament.
In my opinion, both Oosthuizen and Watson will go on to big things. Expect a lot from the two. All eyes now turn to the U.S Open Championship, and expect these two to contend there as well.
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