Former University of Kansas golf standout Gary Woodland hung around the top-10 all weekend at Augusta National at the 2023 Masters before finishing in a tie for 14th place at 3-under-par for the tournament on Sunday.
It marked the best Masters finish of Woodland’s career, which has spanned 15 years and 11 trips to the famed major in Georgia. His previous best finish (tied for 24th) came during his Masters debut back in 2011. His other finishes left him tied for 26th, tied for 32nd, tied for 40th and cut five times with a withdraw in 2012.
After shooting a 4-under 68 in Round 1 to put himself in contention right off the bat, Woodland shot rounds of even par in Rounds 2 and 4 and a 1-over 73 in Round 3.
Like everyone else who made the cut at Augusta this weekend, Woodland had to deal with soggy conditions and less-than-ideal weather throughout the final two rounds.
For a while on Sunday, it looked as if Woodland might challenge for a top-five or top-10 finish. He birdied four of his first eight holes to get to 4-under for the day and 7-under for the tournament, but bogeyed No. 9 and did not record another birdie the rest of the day. He added three more bogeys on the back nine to finish at even for the round.
Woodland, who tied for 14th with Patrick Cantlay, picked up $333,000 in prize money for his best-ever finish at the Masters.
