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1. Mastering
THE MASTERS
TOURNAMENT

2. 1934 - 1938
The Masters Tournament was known as:
"Augusta National Invitational"

3. The Masters was
Dwight Eisenhower the first golf tournament to:
Is the only U.S. president to
have been a club member
Have bleachers
The Masters only allows Broadcast
4 minutes of advertising per hour on the radio
with only 3 sponsors:
Broadcast
in high-definition

4. Sponsorships cost between
$7 million - $10 million $
Earnings vary from
$1,350,000 - $21,750
depending on placement in
the top 47 golfers

5. 21 years Youngest champion
Average champion age 3 months Tiger Woods
14 days old
32.66 years old 1997
Average attempts
46 years Oldest champion
before first victory 2 months Jack Nicklaus
6 attempts
23 days old
1986
Former champions
have a separate locker room 12 strokes
Is the widest margin of victory
Tiger Woods, 1997

6. 6 Jack Nicklaus
1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986
4 Arnold Palmer
1958, 1960, 1962, 1964
4 Tiger Woods
1997, 2001, 2002, 2005
3 Jimmy Demaret
1940, 1947, 1950
Number of wins
TOP
members
3 Sam Snead
1949, 1952, 1954
3 Gary Player
with the most wins 1961, 1974, 1978
3 Nick Faldo
1989, 1990, 1996
3 Phil Mickelson
2004, 2006, 2010
2 Horton Smith
1934, 1936
2 Byron Nelson
1937, 1942

7. The Masters Viewership
Tiger Woods’ wins
15
10
millions
5
0
77
82
87
92
97
02
07
19
19
19
19
19
20
20

8. Holes in one
From 1934 to 2007, there were
18 holes in one. Left handed winners
Bubba Watson
1 at the 4th 2012
Phil Mickelson
4 at the 6th 2004, 2006, 2010
Mike Weir
3 at the 12th 2003
10 at the 16th

9. Only
members 3
have won back to back titles
Jack Nicklaus
1965-1966
Most birdies in one tournament: Nick Faldo
1989-1990
25 Phil Mickelson
2001 Tiger Woods
2001-2002
Most eagles in one tournament:
4 Bruce Crampton
1974

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Sources:
http://www.masters.com/en_US/discover/records.html
http://www.golftoday.co.uk/tours/majors/Masters_records.html
http://www.newsday.com/sports/golf/20-fun-facts-about-the-masters-1.2793182