Masters 2012 Leaderboard: Where Golf's Biggest Stars Finished

Bubba Watson won the Masters and is the proud owner of the green jacket, but where did Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald and other key golfers finish?

Tiger Woods

This was Tiger's worst result at the Masters since he turned professional in 1996. Woods finished tied for 40th, one place better than in the 1995 edition, when he won the Silver Cup for low amateur.

Eldrick's swing wasn't synched, again, and his putter was colder than ice cream, which resulted in a disappointing five-over, 15 strokes behind the winner.

In numbers, Woods couldn't sink an eagle putt in any of the four rounds. He recorded 10 birdies, 47 pars and 15 bogeys.

The par-fives were the toughest for him, especially those in the turn—13 and 15—as he couldn't birdie them even once.

Woods' frustration was evident; on Friday he hit a fan on 15—swearing included—and decided to kick his clubs after a lousy shot on 16.

This was Tiger's worst finish in any major championship since he played one as a pro for the first time, the Masters in 1997, which he won.

Rory McIlroy

McIlroy didn't have a meltdown this time; he just faded during the weekend, despite having a good shot to redeem from last year’s performance. After a dreadful couple of rounds, he finished tied for 40th, at five-over.

McIlroy entered the third round just one shot back from the leaders: Fred Couples and Jason Dufner.

Sadly, the Northern Irish was at 42 when he made the turn on Saturday, after scoring two double bogeys and two bogeys. By the end of the day, he was two over, 11 strokes off the lead, held by Peter Hanson.

Once again, Rors didn't put together four solid rounds at Augusta National, so the ghost is still there. Maybe next year the 22-year-old will perform better and scratch his worst finish at the Masters.

Phil Mickelson

The hopes of wearing a fourth green jacket vanished on Sunday. The reason? A triple bogey on the fourth hole, par-three, combined with Louis Oosthuizen’s albatross on Hole 2. Mickelson fought back and birdied eight, 13 and 15, to sit two back from Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen.

Mickelson showed magnificent shots in his late comeback, including a flop shot on 15, but finished tied for third despite the effort.

This was Phil’s 14th top 10 and 10th top five at Augusta National. The only time he had chased the Masters leader on a Sunday was in 2010, when he overcame a one-stroke deficit and defeated Lee Westwood by three shots.

Despite the loss, Lefty went from 14th to ninth at the Official World Golf Rankings.

Luke Donald

The world No. 1 scored his best round on Sunday, after firing a four-under 68, to finish tied for 32nd at three-over overall.

Donald struggled from the beginning; he opened with a 75 on Thursday and then shot 73 on Friday. He barely made the cut, which was set at five-over. On the third round, he didn't go low either and scored another 75; he was seven-over when he teed off on Sunday.

Donald has yet to win a major championship; his best result is a tie for third at the 2005 Masters and the 2006 PGA Championship.

Lee Westwood

The English took over the early lead with a five-under 67, but then posted 72 and 73 rounds and dropped five spots. On Sunday he tried to make a charge, with a 67, but only managed to tie for third along with Phil Mickelson, Matt Kuchar and Peter Hanson.

Like Luke Donald, Westwood has never hoisted a major championship trophy, but his best finish in a tournament of such kind was precisely at Augusta National, back in 2010, when he was runner-up to Phil Mickelson.

Other notable players

Place	Player	To par
7	Ian Poulter	-5
T8	Padraig Harrington	-4
T12	Hunter Mahan	-2
	Graeme McDowell
T27	Keegan Bradley	+2