re: ---The 77th Masters Tournament---Adam Scott wins (First Major Win)

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The Masters Tournament is all about tradition – the green jacket and the Champions Dinner come to mind – but there is one aspect where the tournament abandons its old-school feel: playoffs.

The Masters is the only major that employs sudden death to determine a winner in the event of a tie. Sudden-death playoffs used to begin at No. 10, but now the Masters starts them on No. 18. No sudden-death playoff has lasted more than two holes.

Though some purists might prefer a longer format, it’s hard to deny the drama that has accompanied some of the sudden-death playoffs.



Today’s format

In 2004, the format was changed to begin at No. 18, move on to No. 10 if necessary and alternate between the holes until a winner is determined.

First playoff hole: No. 18: In the three playoffs that have begun on No. 18, only one has ended there. Tiger Woods rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt to defeat Chris DiMarco in 2005.

Second playoff hole: No. 10: The long par-4 has been the deciding hole four times in Masters playoffs. In recent years, Angel Cabrera and Bubba Watson won on this hole under the current format where playoffs begin at No. 18.

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Scott birdies then Cabrera birdies to force the playoff

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Scott birdies then Cabrera birdies to force the playoff

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