PGA Tour Masters Tournament

Horton Smith of the US was the first Masters winner, and who won again in 1936. Angel Cabrera of Argentina won in the latest 2009 tour against Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell. Tiger Woods made a record of being the youngest winner (21 years old) of the Masters when he won the tour in 1997. Jack Nicklaus is another Masters winner. He won the tour six times in 1986, 1975, 1972, 1966, 1965, and 1963. Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods have each won four; Demaret, Gary Player, Sam Snead and Nick Faldo have three; while Phil Mickelson, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan and Tom Watson all won the Masters twice.

The PGA Tour Masters Tournament established in 1934 is currently played in Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, USA. It is one of the four major championships in professional golf and the first acknowledged major golf championship of the year since it is played always on the second Sunday of April. Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones, designer of the Augusta National Golf club started the event and currently an official money event on the PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, and the Japan Golf Tour. SInce it is an invitational tour, its field is smaller compared to other major events. The event starts with the first 36 holes played in groups of three on teh first two days, so players are reduced.

What's unique with this event is the famous "green sport coat" worn by the winner. This tradition began in 1949 with Sam Snead. What happens here is that the winner of the preceding year's tour puts the jacket on the new winner at the end of the event. Aside from the total prize money and the green coat, several awards are given to exemplary golfers namely:

a. crystal vase - for the daily lowest score
b. large crystal bowl - for a hole-in-one or a double eagle
c. a pair of crystal goblets - for an eagle
d. Gold Medal - for the winner
e. Silver Masters trophy (with their names engraved on it - for the winner
f. Silver Medal - for the runner up

PGA Tour Masters Tournament Winners

2009 Ángel Cabrera Argentina
2008 Trevor Immelman South Africa
2007 Zach Johnson United States
2006 Phil Mickelson United States
2005 Tiger Woods United States
2004 Phil Mickelson United States
2003 Mike Weir Canada
2002 Tiger Woods United States
2001 Tiger Woods United States
2000 Vijay Singh Fiji
1999 José María Olazábal Spain
1998 Mark O'Meara United States
1997 Tiger Woods United States
1996 Nick Faldo England
1995 Ben Crenshaw United States
1994 José María Olazábal Spain
1993 Bernhard Langer Germany
1992 Fred Couples United States
1991 Ian Woosnam Wales
1990 Nick Faldo England
1989 Nick Faldo England
1988 Sandy Lyle Scotland
1987 Larry Mize United States
1986 Jack Nicklaus United States
1985 Bernhard Langer West Germany
1984 Ben Crenshaw United States
1983 Seve Ballesteros Spain
1982 Craig Stadler United States
1981 Tom Watson United States
1980 Seve Ballesteros Spain
1979 Fuzzy Zoeller United States
1978 Gary Player South Africa
1977 Tom Watson United States
1976 Raymond Floyd United States
1975 Jack Nicklaus United States
1974 Gary Player South Africa
1973 Tommy Aaron United States
1972 Jack Nicklaus United States
1971 Charles Coody United States
1970 Billy Casper United States
1969 George Archer United States
1968 Bob Goalby United States
1967 Gay Brewer United States
1966 Jack Nicklaus United States
1965 Jack Nicklaus United States
1964 Arnold Palmer United States
1963 Jack Nicklaus United States
1962 Arnold Palmer United States
1961 Gary Player South Africa
1960 Arnold Palmer United States
1959 Art Wall, Jr. United States
1958 Arnold Palmer United States
1957 Doug Ford United States
1956 Jack Burke, Jr. United States
1955 Cary Middlecoff United States
1954 Sam Snead United States
1953 Ben Hogan United States
1952 Sam Snead United States
1951 Ben Hogan United States
1950 Jimmy Demaret United States
1949 Sam Snead United States
1948 Claude Harmon United States
1947 Jimmy Demaret United States
1946 Herman Keiser United States
1943-45: Cancelled (World War II)
1942 Byron Nelson United States
1941 Craig Wood United States
1940 Jimmy Demaret United States
1939 Ralph Guldahl United States
1938 Henry Picard United States
1937 Byron Nelson United States
1936 Horton Smith United States
1935 Gene Sarazen United States
1934 Horton Smith United States