19 Facts About The Masters

1.

The Masters sought advice from Clifford Roberts, who later became the chairman of the club.

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2.

In 1997,21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest champion in The Masters history, winning by 12 shots with an 18-under par 270 which broke the 72-hole record that had stood for 32 years.

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3.

The Masters won again the following year, making him only the third player in history to win the tournament in consecutive years, as well as in 2005 when he defeated Chris DiMarco in a playoff for his first major championship win in almost three years.

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4.

Total prize money for the 2021 The Masters Tournament was $11,500,000, with $2,070,000 going to the winner.

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5.

In 1952, the Masters began presenting an award, known as the Silver Cup, to the lowest scoring amateur to make the cut.

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6.

The Masters was only the second to do so, and the first in 32 years, following Gene Sarazen on hole 15 in 1932.

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7.

The Masters was invited to join them as he was the first African-American to take part in the Masters in 1975.

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8.

Frequently, Masters champions have served cuisine from their home regions prepared by the Masters chef.

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9.

Until 1983, all players in the Masters were required to use the services of an Augusta National Club caddie, who by club tradition was always an African-American man.

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10.

The Masters requires caddies to wear a uniform consisting of a white jumpsuit, a green The Masters cap, and white tennis shoes.

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11.

The Masters has a relatively small field of contenders when compared with other golf tournaments, so the competitors play in groups of three for the first two rounds and the field is not split to start on the 1st and 10th tees unless weather shortens the available playing time.

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12.

Originally, the Masters was the only tournament to use two-man pairings during the first two rounds.

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13.

The 2015 The Masters added the winner of the newly established Latin America Amateur Championship, which effectively replaced the exemption for the US Amateur Public Links, which ended after the 2014 tournament.

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14.

The player with the most The Masters victories is Jack Nicklaus, who won six times between 1963 and 1986.

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15.

In 1952 the Masters began presenting an award, known as the Silver Cup, to the lowest-scoring amateur to make the cut.

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16.

In 2011, "The Masters Extra" was dropped after officials gave ESPN an extra hour each day on Thursday and Friday.

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17.

In Canada, broadcast rights to the Masters are held by Bell Media, with coverage divided between TSN, which carries live simulcasts and primetime encores of CBS and ESPN coverage for all four rounds, CTV, which simulcasts CBS's coverage of the weekend rounds, and RDS, which carries French-language coverage.

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18.

In 2008, the Masters began allowing children to enter on tournament days free if they are accompanied by the patron who is the owner of his or her badge.

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19.

Difficulty in acquiring The Masters badges has made the tournament one of the largest events on the secondary ticket market.

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