- List of Masters Tournament champions
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Jack Nicklaus, six-time Masters Champion in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, and 1986, which is a record, and is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title. He is one of four champions to win wire-to-wire with his victory in 1972.
The Masters Tournament is a golf competition that was established in 1934, with Horton Smith winning the inaugural tournament.[1] The Masters is the first of four major championships to be played each year, with the final round of the Masters always being scheduled for the second Sunday in April.[2] The Masters is the only one of the four majors to use the same course every year; the Augusta National Golf Club.[3] 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 the five years following their victory.[4] The champion also receives the "Green Jacket", the first one being won by Sam Snead in 1949. The champion takes the jacket home for a year and returns it thereafter. A multiple-time champion will only have one jacket unless his size changes dramatically.[5]
Jack Nicklaus holds the record for the most Masters victories, winning the tournament six times during his career. Nicklaus is also the oldest winner of the Masters: he was 46 years 82 days old when he won in 1986.[6] Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods co-hold the record for most consecutive victories with two. Woods holds the distinction of being the youngest winner of the Masters, he was 21 years 104 days old when he won in 1997.[6] Woods also set the record for the widest winning margin (12 strokes), and the lowest winning score, with 270, 18 below par (-18) in 1997.[7] The highest winning score of 289 (+1) was originally set by Sam Snead in 1954, it was equalled by Jack Burke, Jr. in 1956, and Zach Johnson in 2007.[7] Four golfers have won the Masters wire-to-wire; Craig Wood in 1941, Arnold Palmer in 1960, Nicklaus in 1972, and Raymond Floyd in 1976.[8]
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Champions
Arnold Palmer, four-time Masters Champion 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964. He is one of four champions to win wire-to-wire with his victory in 1960.
Tiger Woods, four-time Masters Champion in 1997, 2001, 2002, and 2005, and is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title
Gary Player, three-time Masters Champion in 1961, 1974, and 1978
Nick Faldo, three-time Masters Champion in 1989, 1990, and 1996, and is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title
Phil Mickelson, three-time Masters Champion in 2004, 2006, and 2010- Key
Tournament won in a playoff 
Wire-to-wire victory Multiple champions
This table lists the golfers who have won more than one Masters Tournament. Champions who won in consecutive years are indicated by the years with italics*.
- Key
Career Grand Slam winners Deceased Grand Slam winner # Deceased golfer Rank Country Golfer Total Years 1 
United StatesJack Nicklaus 6 1963, 1965*, 1966*, 1972, 1975, 1986 T2 United StatesArnold Palmer 4 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 T2 United StatesTiger Woods 4 1997, 2001*, 2002*, 2005 T4 United StatesJimmy Demaret # 3 1940, 1947, 1950 T4 United StatesSam Snead # 3 1949, 1952, 1954 T4 
South AfricaGary Player 3 1961, 1974, 1978 T4 
EnglandNick Faldo 3 1989*, 1990*, 1996 T4 United StatesPhil Mickelson 3 2004, 2006, 2010 T9 United StatesHorton Smith # 2 1934, 1936 T9 United StatesByron Nelson # 2 1937, 1942 T9 United StatesBen Hogan 2 1951, 1953 T9 United StatesTom Watson 2 1977, 1981 T9 
SpainSeve Ballesteros # 2 1980, 1983 T9 
GermanyBernhard Langer 2 1985, 1993 T9 United StatesBen Crenshaw 2 1984, 1995 T9 SpainJosé María Olazábal 2 1994, 1999 Champions by nationality
This table lists the total number of titles won by golfers of each nationality.
Rank Nationality Wins Winners First title Last title 1 United States56 34 1934 2010 2 South Africa5 3 1961 2011 3 Spain4 2 1980 1999 4 England3 1 1989 1996 5 Germany2 1 1985 1993 T6 
Scotland1 1 1988 1988 T6 
Wales1 1 1991 1991 T6 
Fiji1 1 2000 2000 T6 
Canada1 1 2003 2003 T6 
Argentina1 1 2009 2009 Par 3 contest winners
Notes
- a Par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the total pars of each round). E stands for even, which means the tournament was completed in the predetermined number of strokes.[9]
- b The 1943, 1944, and 1945 Masters Tournaments was not held because of World War II.
- c Gene Sarazen won in a playoff against Craig Wood.
- d Byron Nelson won in a playoff against Ben Hogan.
- e Sam Snead won in a playoff against Ben Hogan.
- f Arnold Palmer won in a playoff against Dow Finsterwald and Gary Player.
- g Jack Nicklaus won in a playoff against Gay Brewer and Tommy Jacobs.
- h Billy Casper won in a playoff against Gene Littler.
- i Fuzzy Zoeller won in a playoff against Ed Sneed and Tom Watson.
- j Craig Stadler won in a playoff against Dan Pohl.
- k Larry Mize won in a playoff against Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman.
- l Nick Faldo won in a playoff against Scott Hoch.
- m Nick Faldo won in a playoff against Raymond Floyd.
- n Mike Weir won in a playoff against Len Mattiace.
- o Tiger Woods won in a playoff against Chris DiMarco.
- p Ángel Cabrera won in a playoff against Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry.
References
- General
- "Masters Champions". Masters. http://www.masters.com/en_US/discover/past_winners.html. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- "Masters – Winners". Golf Observer. http://www.golfobserver.com/new/golfstats.php?style=&tour=Majors&name=&year=&tournament=Masters&in=Search. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- Specific
- ^ "Significant Dates". Masters. http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/jacket/sig_dates.html. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
- ^ "A Special Sunday". Augusta. April 11, 1998. http://www.augusta.com/masters/review1998/041198/specialsun1998.shtml. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
- ^ "Augusta's Special Aura". BBC Sport. April 5, 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/golf/us_masters/1901089.stm. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
- ^ "The Masters". Your Golf Travel. http://www.yourgolftravel.com/hospitality-golf-packages.html. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
- ^ "US Masters: Did You Know?". BBC Sport. April 2, 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/us_masters/1199249.stm. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ a b "Champions". Masters. http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/records/champions.html. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
- ^ a b "Scoring Statistics". Masters. http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/records/scoring.html. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
- ^ "Masters records". Masters. http://www.masters.com/en_US/history/records.html. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
- ^ a b "Scoring". BBC Sport. September 16, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/rules_and_equipment/4230206.stm. Retrieved September 23, 2008.
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