Masters Golf Firsts

Here are some firsts from the Masters Golf Tournament. See also Masters Trivia.

The FIRST winner of the Masters Tournament was Horton Smith in 1934. He repeated his win in 1936.
The FIRST of Jack Nicklaus's record six wins was in 1963. He won six times between 1963 and 1986.
The FIRST non-American player to win the tournament was South African Gary Player in 1961.
The FIRST African American to play in the Masters was Lee Elder in 1975 - 15 years before Augusta National admitted its first black member.
The FIRST player to win in consecutive years was Jack Nicklaus in 1966, and in doing so donned the winner green jacket himself.
The FIRST time the sudden-death play-off format was adopted was in 1976, though it was not used until three years later in 1979.
The FIRST European to win the Masters was Seve Ballesteros in 1980.
The FIRST Canadian to win a major championship was Mike Weir when he won the 2003 Masters tournament.
The FIRST left-hander to win was Canadian Mike Weir in 2003. The following year Phil Mickelson won, he was also a left-hander.
The FIRST Australian with wear the green jacket was Adam Scott in 2013.
The FIRST player in Masters history with four rounds in the 60s was Dustin Johnson in 2020.
The FIRST Japanese player to win a Masters was Hideki Matsuyama in 2021. He's the first to win an Major.

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