“A Tradition Unlike Any Other” – Jim Nance
1. Jack Nicklaus has the most career Masters victories with 6 (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986) and is the third youngest golfer (23 Years, 3 Months) and the oldest golfer (46 Years, 2 Months) to win the masters. The Golden Bear also has the most runner-up finishes with 4, the most top 5 finishes with 15 and the most top 10 finishes with 22.
2. In 1997, Tiger Woods became the youngest champion at 21 years, 3 months, 14 days. That year Tiger also set the record for lowest winning (72 Holes) score with 270 shots and recorded the largest margin of victory, winning by 12 strokes.
3. Zach Johnson, who is in the 2015 Masters field, holds the record with Sam Snead (1954) and Jack Burke (19556) for the highest winning score with 289 shots (72 Holes) in 2007.
4. There have been four double eagles in Masters history, the most recent coming from Louis Oosthuizen in 2012 on the second hole, hitting a four iron from 253 yards away into the hole.
5. Arnold Palmer has played in 50 consecutive Masters (1955-2004), the most by any golfer.
6. Nick price (1986) and Greg Norman (1996) hold the record for the lowest single round score in Masters history with 63 shots.
7. Fred Couples holds the Masters lowest career scoring average at 71.88 for golfers who have participated in 100 or more rounds.
8. Bubba Watson is looking to join Jack Nicklaus (1965-66), Nick Faldo (1989-90) and Tiger Woods (2001-02) as the only golfers to win back-to-back Masters.
9. Only one golfer in the last 29 years has won the Masters after holding at least a share of the lead after the first round (Trevor Immelman, 2008).
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