2007 Masters Tournament Winner and Scores
The 2007 Masters (the 71st time the tournament was played) was won by the short-hitting Zach Johnson, whose course management and putting skills served him well. On a golf course known to suit big hitters, Johnson played this strength — hitting fairways, making putts — to win the championship.
Winner: Zach Johnson, 289
Where it was played: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Tournament dates: April 5-8, 2007
Leader after first round: Justin Rose and Brett Wetterich, 69
Leader after second round: Tim Clark and Brett Wetterich, 142
Leader after third round: Stuart Appleby, 218
What Happened in the 2007 Masters Tournament
Zach Johnson, never known for length off the tee, managed his way around Augusta National Golf Course and to the victory in the 2007 Masters Tournament.Augusta National's par-5 holes are where the big hitters feel like they can make their moves in The Masters. Johnson laid up on those par-5 holes, played wedges into the greens, then putted for birdies. While he never had a putt for eagle with that strategy, it clearly worked for him — he finished the tournament 11-under par on the par-5s, best in the field.
It was a very tough-scoring tournament overall, however. Johnson's winning score of 1-over-par 289 tied the highest winning totals in Masters history. This was just Johnson's second overall win on the PGA Tour (he eventually reached double digits), and he went on to win a second major at the 2015 British Open.
Tiger Woods finished tied for second with Retief Goosen and Rory Sabbatini, two strokes behind. Woods seem poised at many points during the final round to make a move, but just couldn't get it done. Woods' 2007 Masters is probably best remembered for the 4-iron he snapped against a tree playing a stroke from the woods on the 11th hole of the final round. He did, briefly, hold the lead during the final round, making this the first major championship Woods failed to win after holding the lead at any point in the final round.
Gary Player made his 50th appearance as a player in The Masters, tying Arnold Palmer's record (Player broke the record the following year). But Palmer was back in The Masters, too, in a way: For the first time, Palmer appeared as a Masters honorary starter, hitting the ceremonial opening tee shot.
The 2007 Masters was the last appearance in a major by Seve Ballesteros, winner of the 1980 Masters and 1983 Masters.
2007 Masters Final Scores
| Zach Johnson | 71-73-76-69—289 |
| Rory Sabbatini | 73-76-73-69—291 |
| Retief Goosen | 76-76-70-69—291 |
| Tiger Woods | 73-74-72-72—291 |
| Jerry Kelly | 75-69-78-70—292 |
| Justin Rose | 69-75-75-73—292 |
| Padraig Harrington | 77-68-75-73—293 |
| Stuart Appleby | 75-70-73-75—293 |
| David Toms | 70-78-74-72—294 |
| Paul Casey | 79-68-77-71—295 |
| Luke Donald | 73-74-75-73—295 |
| Vaughn Taylor | 71-72-77-75—295 |
| Ian Poulter | 75-75-76-70—296 |
| Vijay Singh | 73-71-79-73—296 |
| Tim Clark | 71-71-80-74—296 |
| Jim Furyk | 75-71-76-74—296 |
| Stewart Cink | 77-75-75-70—297 |
| Tom Pernice Jr. | 75-72-79-71—297 |
| Henrik Stenson | 72-76-77-72—297 |
| Mike Weir | 75-72-80-71—298 |
| John Rollins | 77-74-76-71—298 |
| Mark Calcavecchia | 76-71-78-73—298 |
| Lucas Glover | 74-71-79-74—298 |
| Stephen Ames | 76-74-77-72—299 |
| Geoff Ogilvy | 75-70-81-73—299 |
| Phil Mickelson | 76-73-73-77—299 |
| Adam Scott | 74-78-76-72—300 |
| Davis Love III | 72-77-77-74—300 |
| K.J. Choi | 75-75-74-76—300 |
| Fred Couples | 76-76-78-71—301 |
| Robert Karlsson | 77-73-79-72—301 |
| Y.E. Yang | 75-74-78-74—301 |
| Charles Howell III | 75-77-75-74—301 |
| Scott Verplank | 73-77-76-75—301 |
| Lee Westwood | 79-73-72-77—301 |
| Dean Wilson | 75-72-76-78—301 |
| Angel Cabrera | 77-75-79-71—302 |
| Tim Herron | 72-75-83-72—302 |
| J.J. Henry | 71-78-77-76—302 |
| Brett Wetterich | 69-73-83-77—302 |
| Rod Pampling | 77-75-74-76—302 |
| Jeev Milkha Singh | 72-75-76-79—302 |
| Sandy Lyle | 79-73-80-71—303 |
| Shingo Katayama | 79-72-80-73—304 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 79-73-76-76—304 |
| David Howell | 70-75-82-77—304 |
| Jose Maria Olazabal | 74-75-78-77—304 |
| Bradley Dredge | 75-70-76-83—304 |
| Jeff Sluman | 76-75-79-75—305 |
| Craig Stadler | 74-73-79-79—305 |
| Brett Quigley | 76-76-79-75—306 |
| Carl Pettersson | 76-76-79-76—307 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 79-72-76-80—307 |
| Rich Beem | 71-81-75-81—308 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 76-74-84-75—309 |
| Trevor Immelman | 74-77-81-77—309 |
| Niclas Fasth | 77-75-77-80—309 |
| Arron Oberholser | 74-76-84-76—310 |
| Billy Mayfair | 76-75-83-77—311 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller | 74-78-79-82—313 |
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