The Masters Tournament

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.

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

Tournament not held 1943-45 due to World War II

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
1995: Ben Crenshaw
1996: Nick Faldo
1997: Tiger Woods
1998: Mark O'Meara
2000: Vijay Singh
2001: Tiger Woods
2002: Tiger Woods
2003: Mike Weir
2004: Phil Mickelson

External links

Masters.org, official Masters tournament site