Who won the 1987 Masters after holing a famous 45-yard playoff pitch?

Larry Mize won the 1987 Masters after holing a famous long playoff pitch. His improbable birdie from roughly 140 feet—about 45 yards—on Augusta National’s 11th hole defeated Greg Norman and delivered Mize his only major championship.

Mize, Norman and Seve Ballesteros had finished regulation tied at 3-under-par 285. In the sudden-death playoff, Ballesteros was eliminated on the 10th hole, leaving Mize and Norman. On the 11th, Mize’s approach finished far right of the green, while Norman played safely toward the fringe.

Mize then struck a delicate uphill pitch that rolled into the cup for birdie. Norman could not match it, turning the shot into one of the most famous finishes in Masters history. Mize was an Augusta native and remains the only Masters champion born in the city.

The distance is sometimes described as 45 yards, 140 feet or approximately 46 yards, depending on the account and measurement. Those descriptions refer to the same extraordinary playoff shot, not a full-length fairway approach.