England's Justin Rose, who led the tournament for two days, shot a 71 to finish the Masters on two over par. Rose, who bogeyed nine out of 18 on Saturday, enjoyed a far more sedate afternoon on the gruelling course.
Two early dropped shots were forgotten after he registered a birdie and an eagle at the seventh and eighth hole.
The 23-year-old came very close to a birdie at the last, but his 25-foot putt was an inch short - his two over total ties him with Tiger Woods.
"It was a rollercoaster week but all in all a good week. I learnt a lot," said the Hampshire golfer.
 |  It hurts because I was thinking I was playing well enough to win, so that's a shame - but at the age of 23 it's not the end of the world |
"The third round cost me winning a major, but maybe you have to lead a couple before you can win one. "It was embarrassing enough to shoot 81, but I got a couple of comments about how I handled it and that was nice.
"I hit the ball beautifully on the range. I just got off to a bad, bad start and every little minor mistake got punished.
"That's obviously what Augusta is all about. It bit back in a large way.
"It hurts because I was thinking I was playing well enough to win, so that's a shame.
"But at the age of 23, it's not the end of the world. It was always going to be a great learning experience."
Ian Poulter's Masters debut ended on a relative high when he equalled his best round at Augusta to finish with a 73 for a seven-over-par total.
The 28-year-old Englishman birdied the 17th and tapped in for par at the last to complete a level-par inward nine.
Poulter can be pleased with his first outing at the Masters, finishing with nine birdies and 16 bogeys from his four rounds.
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