Thursday, April 2, 2009

MASTERS RECORDS

MASTERS RECORDS


Most wins: 6, Jack Nicklaus

Youngest winner: Tiger Woods, 21, 1997

Oldest winner: Jack Nicklaus, 46, 1986

Lowest total: 270, Tiger Woods, 1997

Biggest win: 12 strokes, Tiger Woods, 1997

Lowest round: 63, Nick Price (1986) Greg Norman (1996)

Lowest front nine: 30 Johnny Miller 1975, Greg Norman 1988, KJ Choi 2004

Lowest back nine: 29, Mark Calcavecchia (1992), David Toms (1998)

Most under par front nine: 12 under, Ken Venturi (1960), Jack Nicklaus (1965), Steve Jones (1990), Ray Floyd (1992), Chris DiMarco (2005)

Most under par back nine: 16 under, Tiger Woods, 1997

Lowest 1st rd: 63, Greg Norman, 1996

Lowest 2nd rd: 64, Miller Barber (1979), Jay Haas (1995)

Lowest 3rd rd: 63, Nick Price, 1986

Lowest 4th rd: 64, Maurice Bembridge (1974), Hale Irwin (1975), Gary Player (1978), Greg Norman (1988), David Toms (1998)

Lowest 1st 36 holes: 131, Raymond Floyd, 1976

Lowest last 36 holes: 131, Johnny Miller, 1975

Lowest 1st 54 holes: 201, Raymond Floyd (1976), Tiger Woods (1997)

Lowest last 54 holes: 200, Tiger Woods, 1997

Highest winning score: 289, Sam Snead (1954), Jack Burke (1956), Zach Johnson (2007)

Highest front nine: 49, Charles Kunkle, 1956*

Highest back nine: 49, Jess Sweetser (1936), Richard Chapman (1955), Tony Manero (1955), Frank Conner (1982)*

Highest round: 95, Charles Kunkle, 1956*

Highest total: 340, Charles Kunkle, 1956

Lowest cut: 145 (1979, 1992, 1995, 2001)

Highest cut: 154 (1982)

Best last-round comeback to win: 8, Jack Burke, 1956

Highest last round to win: 75, Arnold Palmer (1962), Trevor Immelman (2008)

Debut winners: Horton Smith (1934), Gene Sarazen (1935), Fuzzy Zoeller (1979)

Consecutive winners: Jack Nicklaus 1965-66, Nick Faldo 1989-90, Tiger Woods 2001-02

Biggest 18-hole lead: 5, Craig Wood, 1941

Biggest 36-hole lead: 5, Herman Keiser (1946), Jack Nicklaus (1975), Raymond Floyd (1976)

Biggest 54-hole lead: 9, Tiger Woods, 1997

Most attempts before win: 15, Mark O'Meara

Lowest amateur round: 66, Ken Venturi, 1956

Best amateur finish: Second, Frank Stranahan (1947), Ken Venturi (1956), Charles Coe (1961)

Most birdies: 506, Jack Nicklaus

Most birdies in a round: 10, Nick Price, 1986

Most birdies in a tournament: 25, Phil Mickelson, 2001

Most birdies in a row: 7, Steve Pate (1999 - holes 7-13), Tiger Woods (2005 - holes 7-13)

Most eagles: 24, Jack Nicklaus

Most eagles in a tournament: 4, Bruce Crampton, 1974

Most top-five finishes: 15, Jack Nicklaus

Most top-10 finishes: 22, Jack Nicklaus

Most appearances: 51, Gary Player

Most cuts made: 37, Jack Nicklaus

Most sub-par rounds: 71, Jack Nicklaus

Most sub-70 rounds: 39, Jack Nicklaus

Most 72 holes below par: 22, Jack Nicklaus

Wire-to-wire winners: Craig Wood, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd


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