The Masters Profile
The Masters
Tournament information
Location Augusta, Georgia, USA
Established 1934
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Par 72
Yardage 7,445
Tour(s) PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play
Purse $7,250,000 (€5,423,535)
Month Played April
Tournament record score
Aggregate 270 Tiger Woods (1997)
To-par
-18 Tiger Woods (1997)
Current champion
Zach Johnson
This article is about the golf tournament. For the novel by Georges Duhamel, see Les Maîtres. The Masters Tournament, which is commonly referred to as The Masters, is one of four major championships in men's professional golf and the first of the four to be played each year. The Masters is always scheduled for the first full week of April. Unlike the other major championships, the Masters is held every year at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in the city of Augusta, Georgia, USA. The Masters was started by Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones, who designed Augusta National with legendary course architect Alister MacKenzie. The Masters is an official money event on the PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. In line with the other majors, winning the Masters gives a golfer several privileges which make his career more secure. Masters champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the U.S. Open, the Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, and earn a lifetime invitation to the Masters. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to the Players Championship for five years. In 2007, the prize fund was US$7.25 million. The prestige is considered more important than the money.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Augusta National Golf Club 1.2 Early tournament years 1.3 1960s-1970s 1.4 1980s-2000s 1.5 Course adjustments
2 Field 3 Format 4 Tradition 5 Green jacket 6 Champions' dinner 7 Broadcasting 8 Ticketing 9 Winners
9.1 National summary 9.2 Multiple winners
10 Records 11 Par 3 Contest
11.1 Winners
12 Notes and references 13 External links
History
Augusta National Golf Club
Main article: Augusta National Golf Club
The idea for Augusta National was first thought by Bobby Jones, who had the desire to build a golf course after his retirement from the game. He sought advice from Clifford Roberts, who later became the Chairman of the club, and they both came across a piece of land in Augusta, Georgia. Jones said of the property:
"Perfect! And to think this ground has been lying here all these years waiting for someone to come along and lay a golf course upon it."
Jones hired Alister MacKenzie to design the course, which began in 1931. The course formally opened in 1933. Tragically, MacKenzie died before the first Masters Tournament began.
Early tournament years The first Masters Tournament was held on 22 March 1934, and was won by Horton Smith. Bobby Jones saw his involvement in founding the tournament as a service to golf, but demurred at calling it the Masters Tournament, preferring the more modest "Augusta National Invitation Tournament". That name was used for five years before Jones relented and the present name was adopted in 1939. The first tournament was played with current holes 10 through 18 played as the first nine, and 1 through 9 as the second nine (although front and back are more commonly used, the Masters is well known for insisting on referring to the "first" and "second" nines), then reversed permanently to its famous layout for the 1935 tournament. Gene Sarazen hit "the shot heard 'round the world" in 1935, holing a shot from the fairway on the par 5 15th for a double eagle. This tied Sarazen with Craig Wood, and in the ensuing 36 hole playoff Sarazen was the victor by five strokes. The tournament was not played from 1943-45, due to World War II. To assist the war effort, cattle and turkeys were raised on the Augusta National grounds.
1960s-1970s The Big Three of Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus dominated the Masters from 1960 through 1978, winning the event eleven times during that span. Palmer's second win at the Masters was one of his more memorable victories. Trailing Ken Venturi by one shot in the 1960 event, Palmer drilled his drive down the fairway on the 400-yard downwind 17th, pitched with an eight-iron to the green, where the ball sat down too quickly, leaving him a 25-foot putt. Palmer lined up the putt twice, then struck it firmly in the hole for a birdie. At the 18th, he took out a six-iron for his second shot and drilled the ball into the teeth of the wind onto the green. Palmer then made a 3-foot birdie to defeat Venturi by one shot. While Palmer was in his prime, a young Ohio State golfer emerged who would make the Masters his playground: Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus won his first Green Jacket in 1963, with a key birdie on the par-3 16th hole. Gary Player became the first non-American to win the Masters in 1961 beating Arnold Palmer, the defending champion. Player won again in 1974, but by 1978 many golf writers considered him a has-been, but that brought out the best in him. At age 42, Gary Player fired a final round 64, including a six-under-par 30 on the second nine to capture his third Masters victory. Player currently shares (with Fred Couples) the record of making the cut 23 times and has played in a record 51 Masters. A sad and controversial ending to the Masters happened in 1968. Roberto DeVicenzo signed a scorecard (scored by playing partner Tommy Aaron) which incorrectly listed a 4 instead of a 3 on the 17th hole. This extra stroke cost him a chance to be in an 18-hole playoff with Bob Goalby, who won the green jacket. DeVicenzo's mistake led to the famous quote, "What a stupid I am."
1980s-2000s Non-Americans collected eleven victories in twenty years in the 1980s and 1990s, by far the strongest streak they have had in any of the three majors played in the United States since the early days of the U.S Open. Jack Nicklaus became the oldest player to win the Masters in 1986 when he won for the sixth time at age 46. During this era, no golfer suffered the slings and arrows of Augusta more than Greg Norman, with two episodes standing out in particular. In 1987, Norman lost a sudden-death playoff to an unlikely local hero named Larry Mize. Mize holed out a remarkable 45-yard pitch shot to birdie the second playoff hole (#11) and win the Masters. Norman also suffered in 1986 when after birdieing 5 straight holes and needing only a par to tie Nicklaus he badly pushed his approach to 18 and made bogey. He also had close finishes to Ben Crenshaw in 1995 and José María Olazábal in 1999. In 1997, headlines were made around the world when Tiger Woods won the Masters by twelve shots at age 21, in the process breaking the tournament four-day scoring record that had stood for 32 years. Woods completed his "Tiger Slam", winning his fourth straight major championship at the Masters in 2001. The Masters was his again the next year, as well as in 2005 when he defeated Chris DiMarco in a playoff for his first major championship win in almost three years. More recently, the club was targeted by Martha Burk, who organized a failed protest at the 2003 Masters to pressure the club into accepting female members. The 2003 tournament was won by Mike Weir, who became the first Canadian to win a major championship, and the first left-hander to win the Masters. The following year, another left-hander, Phil Mickelson, won his first major championship by sinking a 15 foot (4.5 m) putt on the 72nd hole to beat Ernie Els by a stroke.
Course adjustments As with many other courses, Augusta National's championship setup has been lengthened in recent years. In 1998, the course measured approximately 6925 yards (6332 m) from the Masters tees. It was lengthened to 7270 yards (6648 m) for 2002, and again in 2006 to 7445 yards; 520 yards (475 m) longer than the 1998 course. Originally, the grass on the putting greens was the wide-bladed Bermuda. The greens lost speed, especially during the late 1970s, ironically after the introduction of a healthier strain of narrow-bladed Bermuda, which thrived and grew thicker, slowing the speed of the greens. In 1978, the greens on the Par-3 course were reconstructed with bentgrass, a narrow-bladed species that could be mowed shorter, eliminating grain. After this test run, the greens on the main course were replaced with bentgrass in time for the 1981 Masters. The bentgrass resulted in significantly faster putting surfaces, which has required a reduction in some of the contours of the greens over time. Just before the 1975 tournament, the common beige sand in the bunkers was replaced with the now-signature white feldspar. It is a quartz derivative of the mining of feldspar and is shipped in from North Carolina.
Field The Masters has the smallest field out of the major championships at around ninety players. It is an invitational event, but nowadays invitations are largely issued on an automatic basis to players who meet published criteria and as the top fifty players in the Official World Golf Rankings are all invited, none of the leading current players in the world miss out. Past champions are eligible to play in any edition, but in recent years the Augusta National Golf Club has discouraged them from continuing to participate at an advanced age. Invitation categories (as of 2008):
Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime) U.S. Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years) The Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years) PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years) Winners of the Players Championship (Three years) Current U.S. Amateur Champion (6-A) (Honorary, non-competing after one year); Runner-up (6-B) to the current US Amateur Champion Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after one year) Current U.S. Amateur Public Links Champion Current U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion The first 16 players, including ties, in the previous year’s Masters Tournament The first 8 players, including ties, in the previous year’s U.S. Open The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s British Open The first 4 players, including ties, in the previous year’s PGA Championship The 30 leaders on the Final Official PGA Tour Money List for the previous calendar year Winners of PGA Tour Regular Season and Playoff events that award at least a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from previous Masters to current Masters Those qualifying for the previous year’s season-ending Tour Championship The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament
Most of the top current players will meet the criteria of multiple categories for invitation. The Masters Committee, at its discretion, can also invite any golfer(s) not otherwise qualified, although in practice these invitations are currently reserved for international players.
Changes from the 2007 invitation categories:
Category 14 was reduced from Top 40 to Top 30 Category 15 and 16 were added A category inviting the current Top 10 on the PGA Tour money list was dropped
Format In accordance with typical golf tournament formatting, the Masters Tournament is a 72-hole tournament held over four days. It is held under the rules of golf, as defined by the United States Golf Association and is also subject to special rulings and regulations set by the Masters Tournament Committee. The Masters is usually the first major championship of the year, played so that the final round is always on the second Sunday of April. Because the Masters has a relatively smaller field compared to other golf tournaments, groups are set to a size of three players for the first 36 holes (typically Thursday and Friday). After 36 holes have been played by all players, a cut is made. Players who 'make the cut' are in one or both of the following two categories: (1) Lowest 44 scores plus ties, or (2) Within 10 strokes of the lowest 36-hole score (set by the leader). From 1957 to 1960, it was the low 40 plus ties and those within 10 strokes of the leader. Before 1957, there was no 36-hole cut.
Tradition In some years, an honorary opening tee shot is made at the first hole. This honorary tee shot has typically been hit by some of golf's most legendary players. The original honorary starters were Jock Hutchison and Fred McLeod; this twosome led off every tournament from 1963 until 1973, when bad health prevented Hutchison from swinging a club. McLeod continued on until his death in 1976. Byron Nelson and Gene Sarazen started in 1981, and were then joined by Sam Snead in 1984. This trio continued until 1999 when Sarazen died, while Nelson discontinued in 2001. Snead hit his final opening tee shot in 2001, a year before he too died. In 2007 and again in 2008, Arnold Palmer took over as the honorary starter. Before 1983, all players were required to use the services of an Augusta National Club caddie. Since then, players have been allowed the option of bringing their own caddie. However, the Masters maintains the standardizing of a full caddie uniform. The complete uniform consists of a white jumpsuit, a green Masters cap, and white tennis shoes. The surname, and sometimes first initial, of each player is found on the back of his caddie's uniform. While the caddie uniform is original to the Masters Tournament, it has also been instituted into the Memorial Golf Tournament. The defending champion always receives caddie number "1": other golfers get their caddie numbers in the order in which they arrive at Augusta National and register for the tournament. Because the tournament was fathered by the great amateur golfer Bobby Jones, the Masters has a strong tradition of honoring amateur golf. Firstly, the Masters invites winners of the most prestigious amateur tournaments in the world (see Field above). Also, the defending Masters champion is always paired with the current U.S. Amateur champion for the first two days of the tournament. In 1952, the Masters began presenting the low amateur award. This award is known as the Silver Cup and is presented to the lowest scoring amateur to make the cut. In 1954, the Masters began presenting an amateur Silver Medal to the low amateur runner-up. Augusta National Golf Club also awards a crystal bowl trophy to the winner of the par-3 contest (held before the start of the tournament) and a set of crystal goblets to anyone who makes an Eagle or better during the actual tournament. In addition to the green jacket (see below), winners of the tournament receive a Gold Medal and have their names engraved on the silver Masters Trophy. This trophy, which depicts the clubhouse, was introduced in 1961, and remains at Augusta National. Starting in 1993, a sterling replica of the Masters Trophy has been presented to the champion. The runner-up receives a Silver Medal, introduced in 1951. Beginning in 1978, a Silver Salver was added as an award for the runner-up.
Green jacket In addition to a cash award, the winner of the tournament is presented with a distinctive green jacket, awarded since 1949, and highly coveted among professional golfers. The green sport coat is actually the official attire worn by members of Augusta National while on the club grounds; each Masters winner becomes an honorary member of the club. Winners keep their jacket for the first year after their first victory, then return it to the club to wear whenever they visit. The tradition began in 1949, when Sam Snead won his first of three Masters titles. The green jacket is only allowed to be removed from Augusta National by the reigning champion, after which it must remain at the club. (The only exception to this rule is Gary Player, who failed to return his jacket after his 1961 victory, having mistakenly taken it home.) By tradition, the winner of the previous year's Masters Tournament puts the jacket on the current winner at the end of the tournament. In 1966, Jack Nicklaus became the first player to win in consecutive years and he donned the jacket himself. When Nick Faldo (in 1990) and Tiger Woods (in 2002) repeated as champions, the chairman of Augusta National put the jacket on them.
Champions' dinner The Champions' dinner is held each year on the Tuesday evening preceding Thursday's first round. The dinner was first held in 1952, hosted by defending champion Ben Hogan, to honor the past champions of the tournament. At that time fifteen tournaments had been played, and the number of past champions was eleven (including Hogan). Officially known as the "Masters Club," it includes only past winners of the Masters, although selected members of the Augusta National Golf Club have been included as honorary members, usually the chairman. The defending champion, as host, selects the menu for the dinner. Over the years, one of the most notable entrées was haggis, served by Scotsman Sandy Lyle in 1989.
Broadcasting CBS has televised the Masters in every year since 1956, when it used six cameras and covered only the final four holes. Tournament coverage of the first 8 holes did not begin until 1993 because of resistance from the tournament organizers, but by 2006, over 50 cameras were used. USA Network added first- and second-round coverage in 1982, which was also produced by the CBS production team. The Masters is broadcast each year in high-definition television, one of the first golf tournaments to ever hold that distinction, and the early round coverage previously aired in that format on USA's sister network, Universal HD.In 2008, ESPN and ESPN HD replaced USA and Universal as the weekday coverage provider; coverage will continue to be jointly produced with CBS. In 2005, CBS broadcast the tournament with high-definition fixed and handheld wired cameras, as well as standard-definition wireless handheld cameras. In 2006, a webstream called "Amen Corner Live" began providing coverage of all players passing through holes 11, 12 and 13 through all four rounds. This was the first full tournament multi-hole webcast from a major championship. In 2007 CBS added "Masters Extra," an hour's extra full-field bonus coverage daily on the internet, preceding the television broadcasts. In 2008, CBS added full coverage of holes 15 and 16 live on the web. CBS's Masters broadcasts use the song "Augusta" by Dave Loggins as the main theme music. While Augusta National Golf Club has consistently chosen CBS as its U.S. broadcast partner, it has done so on successive one-year contracts. Due to the lack of long-term contractual security, as well as the club's limited dependence on broadcast rights fees (owing to its affluent membership), it is widely held that CBS allows Augusta National greater control over the content of the broadcast, or at least perform some form of self-censorship, in order to maintain future rights. The club, however, has insisted it does not make any demands with respect to the content of the broadcast. Some of the more controversial aspects of this relationship include:
Announcers commonly refer to the gallery as "patrons" rather than spectators or fans, and use the term "second cut" instead of "rough". The removal of announcers (notably Gary McCord) deemed not to have acted with the decorum expected by the club. The lack of discussion of any controversy involving Augusta National, such as the 2003 Martha Burk protests. However, there have not been many other major issues in recent years.
As well, the club is known to mandate:
Minimal commercial interruption, currently limited to four minutes per hour (as opposed to the usual 12 or more). In the immediate aftermath of the Martha Burk controversy, there were no commercials during the 2003 and 2004 broadcasts, although international commercial broadcasters continued to insert their own commercials into the coverage. The Players Championship began imposing the same rule in 2007 and some of the other major championships have tried to follow suit. Prohibitions on promotions for other network programs (with the sole exception of an on-screen mention of 60 Minutes should the final round run long, or right before the coverage ends), sponsored graphics, blimps, on-course announcers (CBS' regular on-course announcers work from booths along the second nine), or the regular CBS sports graphics template. CBS and ESPN coverage as of 2008, use a variation on an older CBS graphics set, though recolored with the deeper green color used by the current graphics and with additional gradients and gloss. There is also typically no cut-in for other news and sports, either from CBS or its affiliates. Significant restrictions on the tournament's broadcast hours compared to other major championships, perhaps to increase the tournament's Nielsen ratings, or to reward ticket-holders. Only in the 21st century did the tournament allow CBS to air 18-hole coverage of the leaders, a standard at the other three majors. Only three hours of cable coverage is scheduled for the early rounds. International broadcasters do not receive additional coverage, although they may take commercial breaks at different times from CBS or ESPN. The networks always stay past the allotted times until the end of live golf action on all four days, whereas on American television coverage of the other three majors (and The Players Championship) continues only until the end of a scheduled broadcast window on all days except Sunday or a Monday-finish.
Westwood One has provided live radio play-by-play coverage in the U.S. since 1956. This coverage can also be heard on the official Masters website. The BBC has broadcast the Masters in the U.K. since 1986, and it also provides live radio commentary on the closing stages on Radio Five Live. With the 2007 launch of BBC HD, UK viewers can now watch the championship in that format. BBC Sport currently holds the TV and radio rights through 2010. The BBC's coverage airs without commercials because it is financed by a license fee. In Ireland, from 2008 Setanta Ireland will broadcast all four rounds live having previously broadcasted the opening two rounds with RTÉ broadcasting the weekend coverage.
Ticketing Although tickets for the Masters are not expensive, they are incredibly hard to come by. Even the practice rounds can be difficult to get into. Applications for practice round tickets have to be made nearly a year in advance and the successful applicants are chosen by random ballot. Tickets to the actual tournament are sold only to members of a patrons list, which is closed. A waiting list for the patrons list was opened in 1972 and closed in 1978. It was reopened in 2000 and subsequently closed once again. In 2008, The Masters also began allowing children (under 16 years of age) to watch the tournament for free if they are accompanied by an older patron.
Winners Numbers in brackets after "Playoff" indicate the number of players involved.
Year Champion Country To par Margin
2007 Zach Johnson United States +1 2
2006
Phil Mickelson
United States
-7
2
2005
Tiger Woods
United States
-12
Playoff (2)
2004
Phil Mickelson
United States
-9
1
2003
Mike Weir
Canada
-7
Playoff (2)
2002
Tiger Woods
United States
-12
3
2001
Tiger Woods
United States
-16
2
2000
Vijay Singh
Fiji
-10
3
1999
José María Olazábal
Spain
-8
2
1998
Mark O'Meara
United States
-9
1
1997
Tiger Woods
United States
-18
12
1996
Nick Faldo
England
-12
5
1995
Ben Crenshaw
United States
-14
1
1994
José María Olazábal
Spain
-9
2
1993
Bernhard Langer
Germany
-11
4
1992
Fred Couples
United States
-13
2
1991
Ian Woosnam
Wales
-11
1
1990
Nick Faldo
England
-10
Playoff (2)
1989
Nick Faldo
England
-5
Playoff (2)
1988
Sandy Lyle
Scotland
-7
1
1987
Larry Mize
United States
-3
Playoff (3)
1986
Jack Nicklaus
United States
-9
1
1985
Bernhard Langer
West Germany
-6
2
1984
Ben Crenshaw
United States
-11
2
1983
Seve Ballesteros
Spain
-8
4
1982
Craig Stadler
United States
-4
Playoff (2)
1981
Tom Watson
United States
-8
2
1980
Seve Ballesteros
Spain
-13
4
1979
Fuzzy Zoeller
United States
-8
Playoff (3)
1978
Gary Player
South Africa
-11
1
1977
Tom Watson
United States
-12
2
1976
Raymond Floyd
United States
-17
8
1975
Jack Nicklaus
United States
-12
1
1974
Gary Player
South Africa
-10
2
1973
Tommy Aaron
United States
-5
1
1972
Jack Nicklaus
United States
-2
3
1971
Charles Coody
United States
-9
2
1970
Billy Casper
United States
-9
Playoff (2)
1969
George Archer
United States
-7
1
1968
Bob Goalby
United States
-11
1
1967
Gay Brewer
United States
-8
1
1966 Jack Nicklaus United States E Playoff (3)
1965
Jack Nicklaus
United States
-17
9
1964
Arnold Palmer
United States
-12
6
1963
Jack Nicklaus
United States
-2
1
1962
Arnold Palmer
United States
-8
Playoff (3)
1961
Gary Player
South Africa
-8
1
1960
Arnold Palmer
United States
-6
1
1959
Art Wall, Jr.
United States
-4
1
1958
Arnold Palmer
United States
-4
1
1957
Doug Ford
United States
-5
3
1956 Jack Burke, Jr. United States +1 1
1955
Cary Middlecoff
United States
-9
7
1954 Sam Snead United States +1 Playoff (2)
1953
Ben Hogan
United States
-14
5
1952
Sam Snead
United States
-2
4
1951
Ben Hogan
United States
-8
2
1950
Jimmy Demaret
United States
-5
2
1949
Sam Snead
United States
-6
3
1948
Claude Harmon
United States
-9
5
1947
Jimmy Demaret
United States
-7
2
1946
Herman Keiser
United States
-6
1
1945 Canceled due to World War II
1944
1943
1942
Byron Nelson
United States
-8
Playoff (2)
1941
Craig Wood
United States
-8
3
1940
Jimmy Demaret
United States
-8
4
1939
Ralph Guldahl
United States
-9
1
1938
Henry Picard
United States
-3
2
1937
Byron Nelson
United States
-5
2
1936
Horton Smith
United States
-3
1
1935
Gene Sarazen
United States
-6
Playoff (2)
1934
Horton Smith
United States
-4
1
National summary
Rank Nation Wins Winners
1 United States 55 33
2 Spain 4 2
3 South Africa 3 1
England 3 1
5 Germany 2 1
6 Scotland 1 1
Wales 1 1
Canada 1 1
Fiji 1 1
Multiple winners Sixteen men have won the Masters Tournament more than once through 2007.
6 wins
Jack Nicklaus: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986
4 wins
Arnold Palmer: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 Tiger Woods: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005
3 wins
Jimmy Demaret: 1940, 1947, 1950 Sam Snead: 1949, 1952, 1954 Gary Player: 1961, 1974, 1978 Nick Faldo: 1989, 1990, 1996
2 wins
Horton Smith: 1934, 1936 Byron Nelson: 1937, 1942 Ben Hogan: 1951, 1953 Tom Watson: 1977, 1981 Seve Ballesteros: 1980, 1983 Bernhard Langer: 1985, 1993 Ben Crenshaw: 1984, 1995 José María Olazábal: 1994, 1999 Phil Mickelson: 2004, 2006
Records The youngest winner of the Masters is Tiger Woods, who was 21 years 104 days old when he won in 1997. In this year Woods also broke the records for the widest winning margin (12 strokes), and the lowest winning score, with 270 (-18).
Par 3 Contest The Par 3 Contest was first introduced in 1960, and was won that year by Sam Snead. Since then it has been played traditionally on the Wednesday before the tournament starts. The par 3 course was built in 1958. It is a nine-hole course, with a par of 27, and measures 1,060 yards (969 m) in length. In this contest, golfers may use their children as caddies for the event, bringing forth a family-friendly atmosphere. In 2008, ESPN televised this event for the first time ever.
Winners
Year Champion Country Score
2008 Rory Sabbatini South Africa 22
2007 Mark O'Meara United States 22
2006 Ben Crane United States 23
2005 Jerry Pate United States 22
2004 Pádraig Harrington Ireland 21
2003 Pádraig Harrington Ireland 21
David Toms United States 21
2002 Nick Price Zimbabwe 22
2001 David Toms United States 22
2000 Chris Perry United States 23
1999 Joe Durant United States 22
1998 Sandy Lyle Scotland 24
1997 Sandy Lyle Scotland 22
1996 Jay Haas United States 22
1995 Hal Sutton United States 23
1994 Vijay Singh Fiji 22
1993 Chip Beck United States 21
1992 Davis Love III United States 22
1991 Rocco Mediate United States 24
1990 Raymond Floyd United States 23
1989 Bob Gilder United States 22
1988 Tsuneyuki Nakajima Japan 24
1987 Ben Crenshaw United States 22
1986 Gary Koch United States 23
1985 Hubert Green United States 22
1984 Tommy Aaron United States 22
1983 Hale Irwin United States 22
1982 Tom Watson United States 23
1981 Isao Aoki Japan 22
1980 Johnny Miller United States 23
1979 Joe Inman United States 23
1978 Lou Graham United States 22
1977 Tom Weiskopf United States 23
1976 Jay Haas United States 21
1975 Isao Aoki Japan 23
1974 Sam Snead United States 23
1973 Gay Brewer United States 20
1972 Steve Melnyk United States 23
1971 Dave Stockton United States 23
1970 Harold Henning South Africa 21
1969 Bob Lunn United States 23
1968 Bob Rosburg United States 22
1967 Arnold Palmer United States 23
1966 Terry Dill United States 22
1965 Art Wall, Jr. United States 20
1964 Labron Harris, Jr. United States 23
1963 George Bayer United States 23
1962 Bruce Crampton Australia 22
1961 Deane Beman United States 22
1960 Sam Snead United States 23
Notes and references
^ masters beginnings.
External links
Masters.org - official site Augusta.com - coverage by The Augusta Chronicle GCSSA.org - superintendent's fact sheet - 2005 Sports Illustrated - 28-March-2001 - 20th yr for bentgrass greens Aerial View - Google Maps Terraserver-USA.com - USGS topo map & aerial photo
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PGA Tour Events
Major championships in playing order: The Masters | U.S. Open | The Open Championship (British Open) | PGA Championship
Other FedEx Cup tournaments in playing order: Mercedes-Benz Championship | Sony Open in Hawaii | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | Buick Invitational | FBR Open | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | Northern Trust Open | WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | Mayakoba Classic at Riviera Maya | Honda Classic | PODS Championship | Arnold Palmer Invitational | WGC-CA Championship | Puerto Rico Open | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | Shell Houston Open | Verizon Heritage | EDS Byron Nelson Championship | Wachovia Championship | The Players Championship | AT&T Classic | Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial | Memorial Tournament | Stanford St. Jude Championship | Travelers Championship | Buick Open | AT&T National | John Deere Classic | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | Canadian Open | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | Legends Reno-Tahoe Open | Wyndham Championship
FedEx Cup playoff events: The Barclays | Deutsche Bank Championship | BMW Championship | The Tour Championship
Fall Series in playing order: Viking Classic | Turning Stone Resort Championship | Valero Texas Open | Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open | Frys.com Open | Ginn sur Mer Classic | Children's Miracle Network Classic
Team events (played alternate years): Presidents Cup | Ryder Cup
Challenge season events in playing order (unofficial money): ADT Skills Challenge | Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge | World Cup | Skins Game | Merrill Lynch Shootout | Target World Challenge
Former Events
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European Tour Events
Major championships in playing order: The Masters | U.S. Open | The Open Championship (British Open) | PGA Championship
Individual World Golf Championships in playing order: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship | WGC-CA Championship | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
Other tournaments in playing order: HSBC Champions | UBS Hong Kong Open | MasterCard Masters | Michael Hill New Zealand Open | Dunhill Championship | South African Airways Open | Joburg Open | Abu Dhabi Golf Championship | The Commercial Bank Qatar Masters | Dubai Desert Classic | Emaar-MGF Indian Masters | Astro Indonesia Open | Johnnie Walker Classic | Maybank Malaysian Open | Ballantine's Championship | Madeira Island Open | MAPFRE Open de Andalucia | Estoril Open de Portugal | Volvo China Open | BMW Asian Open | Open de España | Telecom Italia Open | Irish Open | BMW PGA Championship | Celtic Manor Wales Open | BA-CA Golf Open | Saint-Omer Open | BMW International Open | Open de France | Smurfit European Open | Barclays Scottish Open | Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | Imperial Collection Russian Open | Scandinavian Masters | KLM Open | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | Omega European Masters | Mercedes-Benz European Championship | Quinn Direct British Masters | Dunhill Links Championship | HSBC World Match Play Championship | Open de Madrid | Portugal Masters | Mallorca Masters | Volvo Masters
Team events: Ryder Cup | Seve Trophy | Mission Hills World Cup
Future: Dubai World Championship
Former events
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