The Masters Tournament is a golf competition that was established in 1934, with Horton Smith winning the inaugural tournament. The Masters is the first of four major championships to be played each year, with the final round of the Masters always being scheduled for the second Sunday in April. The Masters is the only one of the four majors to use the same course every year: the Augusta National Golf Club. Masters champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the U.S. Open, the Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, and earn a lifetime invitation to the Masters. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to the Players Championship for the five years following their victory. The champion also receives the "Green Jacket", the first one being won by Sam Snead in 1949. The champion takes the jacket home for a year and returns it thereafter. A multiple-time champion will only have one jacket unless his size changes dramatically.
Jack Nicklaus holds the record for the most Masters victories, winning the tournament six times during his career. Nicklaus is also the oldest winner of the Masters: he was 46 years 82 days old when he won in 1986. Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy co-hold the record for most consecutive victories with two. Woods was the youngest winner of the Masters, 21 years 104 days old when he won in 1997. Woods also set the record for the widest winning margin (12 strokes). The lowest winning score, with 268, 20-under-par, was scored by Dustin Johnson in 2020.
The highest winning score of 289 (+1) was originally set by Sam Snead in 1954, it was equalled by Jack Burke Jr. in 1956, and Zach Johnson in 2007. Six golfers have won the Masters wire-to-wire: Craig Wood in 1941, Arnold Palmer in 1960, Nicklaus in 1972, Raymond Floyd in 1976, Jordan Spieth in 2015, and Rory McIlroy in 2026. Other players have led wire-to-wire if ties after a round are included, most recently Dustin Johnson in the 2020 Masters Tournament. Rory McIlroy is the current champion. He won the 2026 Masters Tournament wire-to-wire with a final score of (−12).
Champions By year
+KeyTournament won in a playoff +Masters Tournament champions Year Country Champion Total score To par Notes193428419352821936 (2)285193728319382851939279194028019412801942 (2) 2801943 None 1944 None 1945 None 1946282 1947 (2)281 1948279 1949282 1950 (3)283 1951280 1952 (2)286 1953 (2)274 1954 (3) 289+1 1955279 1956289+1 1957283 1958284 1959284 1960 (2)282 1961280 1962 (3) 280 1963286 1964 (4)276 1965 (2)271 1966 (3) 288 1967280 1968277 1969281 1970279 1971279 1972 (4)2861973283 1974 (2)278 1975 (5)276 1976271 1977276 1978 (3)277 1979280 1980275 1981 (2)280 1982284 1983 (2)280 1984277 1985282 1986 (6)279 1987285 1988281 1989283 1990 (2) 278 1991277 1992275 1993 (2)277 1994279 1995 (2)2741996 (3)276 1997270 1998279 1999 (2)280 2000278 2001 (2)272 2002 (3)276 2003281 2004279 2005 (4) 276 2006 (2)281 2007289+1 2008280 2009276 2010 (3)272 2011274 2012278 2013279 2014 (2)280 2015270 2016283 2017279 2018273 2019 (5)275 2020268 2021278202227820232762024 (2)277 2025277 2026 (2)276
Multiple champions +Masters Tournament multiple champions Golfer Total Years61963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 198651997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 201941958, 1960, 1962, 196431940, 1947, 195031949, 1952, 195431961, 1974, 197831989, 1990, 199632004, 2006, 201021934, 193621937, 194221951, 195321977, 198121980, 198321985, 199321984, 199521994, 199922012, 201422022, 202422025, 2026
By nationality
+Masters Tournament champions by nationality Nationality Wins Winners 64 39 6 4 5 3 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Notes
Par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the total pars of each round). E stands for even, which means the tournament was completed in the predetermined number of strokes. The 1943, 1944, and 1945 Masters Tournaments were not held because of World War II. Gene Sarazen won in a playoff against Craig Wood. Byron Nelson won in a playoff against Ben Hogan. Sam Snead won in a playoff against Ben Hogan. Arnold Palmer won in a playoff against Dow Finsterwald and Gary Player. Jack Nicklaus won in a playoff against Gay Brewer and Tommy Jacobs. Billy Casper won in a playoff against Gene Littler. Fuzzy Zoeller won in a playoff against Ed Sneed and Tom Watson. Craig Stadler won in a playoff against Dan Pohl. Larry Mize won in a playoff against Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman. Nick Faldo won in a playoff against Scott Hoch. Nick Faldo won in a playoff against Raymond Floyd. Mike Weir won in a playoff against Len Mattiace. Tiger Woods won in a playoff against Chris DiMarco. Ángel Cabrera won in a playoff against Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry. Bubba Watson won in a playoff against Louis Oosthuizen. Adam Scott won in a playoff against Ángel Cabrera. Sergio García won in a playoff against Justin Rose. Rory McIlroy won in a playoff against Justin Rose.
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External links Masters website Augusta website