Memorable Moments at the Masters

FAIRWAY | LEGENDS: Memorable Moments at the Masters FOUR OF THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE GOLFERS of all time have left their mark on the Masters tournament over the past seven decades. Check out the most notable moments of the past, and keep your eyes on the 2013 Masters, beginning April 11, as the best may be yet to come. INVITATION-ON LY EVENT [1] THE MASTERS Smallest field of the 90 PLAYERS four majors A purse of about $8 MILLION (2] Winners get a lifetime invitation THE EIGHTH-RICHEST TOURNAMENT ON THE TOUR...** $ • The Players Championship is first with a $9.5 MILLION PURSE *.. LINKS • NO PLAYER HAS WON the Wednesday par 3 contest and then gone on to win the tournament LORE • Contestants COULDN'T BRING THEIR OWN CADDIES until 1982 • THE LAST ROUND HAS PROVED TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR WINNERS ONLY 14% 30% 49% of first-round leaders of second-round of third-round have gone on to win leaders have won leaders have won YOU CANNOT APPLY JACK NICKLAUS and Arnold Palmer are two of only three professional golfers who are members TO BE A MEMBER 3) • EVERY MASTERS WINNER BECOMES AN HONORARY MEMBER OF AUGUSTA NATIONAL • MASTERS LEGENDS • JACK NICKLAUS • MOST WINS (6) 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 () 1965 • Broke the record for lowest score with a 271 • Tiger would go on to break this record 1966 • Became the first player to win back-to-back Masters (4) • Shot 17 strokes worse than the previous year 3 • Shot an even-par 288 1975 • Became the first five-time Masters Champion 1986 • Became the oldest champion ONLY PLAYER TO CARD TWO EAGLES ON A PAR 4 [3] MASTERS TIGER WOODS LEGENDS 4 MASTERS WINS 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 (4) 1997 • At age 21, Tiger became the youngest player ever to win . Set records for: • Lowest score (270)14 • Widest victory margin 2002 • Became the third player with consecutive titles MASTERS LEGENDS • ARNOLD PALMER • 4 MASTERS WINS 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 (4) FIRST FOUR-TIME CHAMPION 'j 1960 • Second wire-to-wire victory in Masters history • 1960 marked the first cumulative over-and-under method of golf scores 1962 • Palmer won the first three-way playoff for the title 1964 • The 1964 Masters, won by Palmer, was the first time advanced tickets were available for purchase MASTERS LEGENDS . РHIL MІСКEL sON * 3 MASTERS WINS 2004, 2006, 2010 (4) 2010 • Became the eighth player to win the Masters three times • Recorded the third-lowest Masters score ever with 275 141 HOW TH E LEGENDS CO MPARE • TOUR VICTORIES) Nicklaus Woods Palmer Mickelson **- MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Nicklaus Woods Palmer Mickelson TOUR EARNINGS Nicklaus Woods Palmer Mickelson SOURCES: [1] http://www.masters.com/ [2] http://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2012/05/08/the-richest-tournaments-on-the-pga-tour/ [3] http://robertfagan.com/golf/golf/courses-and-travel/3014/au- gusta-national-amp-the-masters-interesting-little-known-facts [4] http://betting.betfair.com/golf/golf-events/us-masters/the-5-lowest-winning -us-masters-scores-030311.html [5] http://sportales.com/golf/jack-nicklaus-verses-tiger-woods/ [6] http://web.tigerwoods.com/on Tour/records/mostPGATourWins [7] http://pga-golf.findthedata.org/a/2/2105/Which-major-titles-has-golferPhil-Mickelson-won [8] http://www.nicklaus.com/nicklaus_facts/capsule.php (9] http://www.arnoldpalmer.com/allarnie/career.aspx?st=all [10] http://www.cbssports.com/golf/players/playerpage/132075/phil-mickelson TICKETCITY $5,723,192" 18 73 $100,950,700" LL $6,908,033" $69,391,059 ть