Golf Majors - The Masters

One of golf's famed Majors, The Masters is a unique golf tournament. Golfers can only get into the Masters by meeting one of 17 requirements, or by special invitation. The famed Green Jackets first were given Golf's other majors include the British Open, the US Open and the PGA Championship.

 

The Masters - History

The tournament began in 1934 and has always been played at Augusta National Golf Club . The course had just been built by Bobby Jones, when Jones and Clifford Roberts decided to host a golf tournament. The Masters was born. The course has been modified over the years, changing the length of various fairways.

The tournament made its debut as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament. An investor suggested that the event be called The Masters, but Jones felt that it was an overly pretentious title for the inauspicious event. He would relent in 1938, and the event's name would be officially changed.

In 1935 Gene Sarazen hit "the shot heard 'round the world," scoring a double eagle on the par-5 15th hole at Augusta National. In 1953 the tournament scoring record of 279 that had stood for 14 years, was obliterated when Ben Hogan finished at 274.

Arnold Palmer's Masters legacy began in 1958, as he won his first green jacket.. In 1966 Nicklaus was the first player to ever defend his title successfully at Augusta National.

At 46, Jack Nicklaus became the oldest winner in the tournament's history in 1986. He also became the first, and only, player to win the event six times. In 1997 at the age of 21. Tiger Woods became the youngest Masters champion.

The curse of the par-3 contest is well known. The contest, and its tale, began in 1960, when Sam Snead won the inaugural event. The curse doesn't mean the winner can never win a Masters, simply that he can not win it the same year. No one ever has.

The Masters - Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
2020	Dustin Johnson	268	Sungjae Im Cameron Smith	273
2019	Tiger Woods	275	Xander Schauffele Brooks Koepka Dustin Johnson	276
2018	Patrick Reed	273	Rickie Fowler	274
2017	Sergio Garcia	279	Justin Rose	279
2016	Danny Willett	283	Lee Westwood Jordan Spieth	286
2015	Jordan Spieth	270	Phil Mickelson Justin Rose	274
2014	Bubba Watson	280	Jonas Blixt Jordon Spieth	283
2013	Adam Scott	279	Angel Cabrera (lost playoff)	279
2012	Bubba Watson	278	Louis Oosthuizen (lost playoff)	278
2011	Charl Schwartzel	274	Adam Scott Jason Day	276
2010	Phil Mickelson	272	Lee Westwood	275
2009	Ángel Cabrera	276	Kenny Perry Chad Campbell	276
2008	Trevor Immelman	280	T. Woods	283
2007	Zach Johnson	289	R. Sabbatini R. Goosen T. Woods	289
2006	Phil Mickelson	281	Tim Clark	283
2005	Tiger Woods	276	Chris DiMarco	276
2004	Phil Mickelson	279	Ernie Els	280
2003	Mike Weir	281	Len Mattiace	281
2002	Tiger Woods	276	Retief Goosen	279
2001	Tiger Woods	272	David Duval	274
2000	Vijay Singh	278	Ernie Els	281
1999	Jose Maria Olazabal	280	Davis Love III	282
1998	Mark O'Meara	279	Fred Couples David Duval	280
1997	Tiger Woods	270	Tom Kite	282
1996	Nick Faldo	276	Greg Norman	281
1995	Ben Crenshaw	274	Davis Love III	275
1994	Jose Maria Olazabal	279	Tom Lehman	281
1993	Bernhard Langer	277	Chip Beck	281
1992	Fred Couples	275	Raymond Floyd	277
1991	Ian Woosnam	277	Jose Maria Olazabal	278
1990	Nick Faldo	278	Raymond Floyd	278
1989	Nick Faldo	283	Scott Hoch	283
1988	Sandy Lyle	281	Mark Calcavecchia	282
1987	Larry Mize	285	Seve Ballesteros Greg Norman	285
1986	Jack Nicklaus	279	Tom Kite Greg Norman	280
1985	Bernhard Langer	282	Seve Ballesteros Raymond Floyd Curtis Strange	284
1984	Ben Crenshaw	277	Tom Watson	279
1983	Seve Ballesteros	280	Ben Crenshaw Tom Kite	284
1982	Craig Stadler	284	Dan Pohl	284
1981	Tom Watson	280	Johnny Miller Jack Nicklaus	282
1980	Seve Ballesteros	275	Gibby Gilbert Jack Newton	279
1979	Fuzzy Zoeller	280	Ed Sneed Tom Watson	280
1978	Gary Player	277	Rod Funseth Hubert Green Tom Watson	278
1977	Tom Watson	276	Jack Nicklaus	278
1976	Raymond Floyd	271	Ben Crenshaw	279
1975	Jack Nicklaus	276	Johnny Miller Tom Weiskopf	277
1974	Gary Player	278	Dave Stockton Tom Weiskopf	280
1973	Tommy Aaron	283	J.C. Snead	284
1972	Jack Nicklaus	286	Bruce Crampton Bobby Mitchell Tom Weiskopf	289
1971	Charles Coody	279	Johnny Miller Jack Nicklaus	281
1970	Billy Casper	279	Gene Littler	279
1969	George Archer	281	Billy Casper George Knudson Tom Weiskopf	282
1968	Bob Goalby	277	Robert De Vicenzo	278
1967	Gay Brewer Jr.	280	Bobby Nichols	281
1966	Jack Nicklaus	288	Gay Brewer Jr. Tommy Jacobs	288
1965	Jack Nicklaus	271	Arnold Palmer Gary Player	280
1964	Arnold Palmer	276	Dave Marr Jack Nicklaus	282
1963	Jack Nicklaus	286	Tony Lema	287
1962	Arnold Palmer	280	Dow Finsterwald Gary Player	280
1961	Gary Player	280	Charles Coe Arnold Palmer	281
1960	Arnold Palmer	282	Ken Venturi	283
1959	Art Wall Jr.	284	Cary Middlecoff	285
1958	Arnold Palmer	284	Doug Ford Fred Hawkins	285
1957	Doug Ford	282	Sam Snead	286
1956	Jack Burke Jr.	289	Ken Venturi	290
1955	Cary Middlecoff	279	Ben Hogan	286
1954	Sam Snead	289	Ben Hogan	289
1953	Ben Hogan	274	Ed Oliver Jr.	279
1952	Sam Snead	286	Jack Burke Jr.	290
1951	Ben Hogan	280	Skee Riegel	282
1950	Jimmy Demaret	283	Jim Ferrier	285
1949	Sam Snead	282	Johnny Bulla Lloyd Mangrum	285
1948	Claude Harmon	279	Cary Middlecoff	284
1947	Jimmy Demaret	281	Byron Nelson Frank Stranahan	283
1946	Herman Keiser	282	Ben Hogan	283
1945	No tournament
1944	No tournament
1943	No tournament
1942	Byron Nelson	280	Ben Hogan	280
1941	Craig Wood	280	Byron Nelson	283
1940	Jimmy Demaret	280	Lloyd Mangrum	284
1939	Ralph Guldahl	279	Sam Snead	280
1938	Henry Picard	285	Harry Cooper Ralph Guldahl	287
1937	Byron Nelson	283	Ralph Guldahl	285
1936	Horton Smith	285	Harry Cooper	286
1935	Gene Sarazen	282	Craig Wood	282
1934	Horton Smith	284	Craig Wood	285