The Masters Tournament Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
The Masters is one of four Grand Slam golf tournaments. It is held every year in April. It is always held at Augusta National Golf Club, which is a private golf club in Augusta, Georgia.In addition to a cash award, the winner of the tournament is presented with a distinctive green sportcoat, highly coveted among professional golfers. The green sportcoat is actually the official coat worn by members of Augusta National while on the club grounds; each Masters winner becomes an honorary member of the club.
Past winners of The Masters are:
- 1934: Horton Smith
- 1935: Gene Sarazen
- 1936: Horton Smith
- 1937: Byron Nelson
- 1938: Henry Picard
- 1939: Ralph Guldahl
- 1940: Jimmy Demaret
- 1941: Craig Wood
- 1942: Byron Nelson
- 1946: Herman Keiser
- 1947: Jimmy Demaret
- 1948: Claude Harmon
- 1949: Sam Snead
- 1950: Jimmy Demaret
- 1951: Ben Hogan
- 1952: Sam Snead
- 1953: Ben Hogan
- 1954: Sam Snead
- 1955: Cary Middlecoff
- 1956: Jack Burke, Jr
- 1957: Doug Ford
- 1958: Arnold Palmer
- 1959: Art Wall, Jr
- 1960: Arnold Palmer
- 1961: Gary Player
- 1962: Arnold Palmer
- 1963: Jack Nicklaus
- 1964: Arnold Palmer
- 1965: Jack Nicklaus
- 1966: Jack Nicklaus
- 1967: Gay Brewer
- 1968: Bob Goalby
- 1969: George Archer
- 1970: Billy Casper
- 1971: Charles Coody
- 1972: Jack Nicklaus
- 1973: Tommy Aaron
- 1974: Gary Player
- 1975: Jack Nicklaus
- 1976: Ray Floyd
- 1977: Tom Watson
- 1978: Gary Player
- 1979: Fuzzy Zoeller
- 1980: Seve Ballesteros
- 1981: Tom Watson
- 1982: Craig Stadler
- 1983: Seve Ballesteros
- 1984: Ben Crenshaw
- 1985: Bernhard Langer
- 1986: Jack Nicklaus
- 1987: Larry Mize
- 1988: Sandy Lyle
- 1989: Nick Faldo
- 1990: Nick Faldo
- 1991: Ian Woosnam
- 1992: Fred Couples
- 1993: Bernhard Langer
- 1994: José Maria Olazábal
- 1995: Ben Crenshaw
- 1996: Nick Faldo
- 1997: Tiger Woods
- 1998: Mark O'Meara
- 1999: José Maria Olazábal
- 2000: Vijay Singh
- 2001: Tiger Woods
- 2002: Tiger Woods
- 2003: Mike Weir
- 2004: Phil Mickelson
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