( CNN ) -- Bubba Watson won the 76th U.S. Masters as he beat South African Louis Oosthuizen at the second hole of a sudden death playoff at Augusta National on Sunday . Watson , who won his first major title , played a remarkable recovery shot from the trees at the 10th to find the green . Oosthuizen , the 2010 British Open champion , saw his par putt miss to leave his American opponent with two shots to take the title . Golf.com : Watson 's magnificent shot . The 33-year-old Watson rolled his first to within six inches before completing the task , bursting into tears as he embraced his mother , Mollie , by the side of the green . `` I never got this far in my dreams , '' said Watson as he prepared to don the famous green jacket , won last year by Oosthuizen 's fellow South African Charl Schwartzel . Watson and his wife have recently adopted their first child and he added : `` To go home to my new son is going to be fun . '' The playoff pair had finished tied at 10-under 278 in regulation play , as Watson produced a burst of four straight birdies on the back nine to draw level with his playing partner . Oosthuizen had taken control of the tournament when he holed his second shot at the par-5 second hole for a remarkable three-under-par double-eagle , only the fourth in the history of the Masters . Oosthuizen makes history on No . 2 . But he mixed two bogeys with two birdies to give Watson the chance to force a playoff , his second in a major after losing to Martin Kaymer of Germany at the 2010 U.S. PGA Championship . First-round leader Lee Westwood of England , home pair Matt Kuchar and Phil Mickelson , and overnight leader Peter Hanson of Sweden finished tied for third at eight-under 280 . Mickelson 's challenge was disrupted by a triple bogey six at the short fourth and he was never able to get on terms in search of his fourth Masters crown as he finished with a level-par 72 . Hanson also struggled early in his round before a late rally . Up ahead , world No . 3 Westwood , once again immaculate from tee to green , carded a four-under 68 to set the clubhouse pace in search of his first major crown and was joined on that mark by local favorite Kuchar . But Oosthuizen and Watson kept their nerve , parring both the 17th and 18th to stay locked together at 10 under par to go into the extra holes . Two of the pre-tournament favorites , Tiger Woods and Northern Ireland 's world No . 2 Rory McIlroy , finished tied together at five over , 15 shots adrift after final rounds of 74 and 76 respectively .
Bubba Watson wins the 76th U.S. Open at Augusta for his first major title . American beats South Africa 's Louis Rees at second hole of playoff . Lee Westwood , Matt Kuchar , Peter Hanson and Phil Mickelson tied for third . Pre - event favorites Tiger Woods and Rory . finish two strokes back .