Masters Champions
Here is some trivia about the US Masters golf tournament. See also some Masters Firsts.
- The first winner of the Masters Tournament was Horton Smith in 1934. He repeated his win in 1936. (see more Firsts)
- Originally the tournament was known as the "Augusta National Invitational" Tournament. The present name was adopted in 1939.
- The first tournament was played with the current holes 10 through 18 played as the first nine, and 1 through 9 as the second nine, which was then reversed from the next tournament onwards.
- The tournament was not played from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II. During this time, to assist the war effort, cattle and turkeys were raised on the grounds.
- The player with the most Masters victories is Jack Nicklaus. He won six times between 1963 and 1986.
- 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). In 2015, US player Jordan Spieth mimicked Woods, shooting a record-tying 270 (18 under) to win his first major at the age of 21.
- Chinese player Guan Tianlang was the youngest when he played the 2013 Masters at 14 years, 5 months of age.
- Jack Nicklaus is the record holder for the most top tens with 22, and the most cuts made, with 37.
- In 2010, Matteo Manassero became the youngest player ever, and the youngest to make the cut at 16 years, 11 months and 22 days.
- Jack Nicklaus was 46 years, 82 days old when he won in 1986, making him the oldest winner of the Masters.
- Gary Player holds the record for most appearances, with 52.
- The course record is 63, shared by Nick Price and Greg Norman. Their rounds came in 1986 and 1996 respectively.
- The 2020 Masters was postponed till later in the year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, then played without spectators.
- The 2021 Masters was won by Hideki Matsuyama, becoming the first male Japanese player to win a major.
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