List of Career Achievements By Jack Nicklaus - Major Championships - Records and Trivia - Masters Tournament

Masters Tournament

• Nicklaus holds the record for most wins with six which is two more than Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods.
• Nicklaus shot 17-under par 271 in 1965 for a 72-hole record lasting 32 years until Tiger Woods shot 18-under par 270 in 1997.
• Nicklaus shot individual rounds of 67 or better a total of 14 times which equates to a combined 80-under par.
• Nicklaus was the first champion to successfully defend the title having done so in 1966.
• Nicklaus won this event three times in his first five attempts as a professional.
• Nicklaus is the youngest two-time champion of this event.
• Nicklaus is the youngest three-time champion of this event.
• Nicklaus is the oldest winner of the Masters at 46 years and 82 days when he won in 1986.
• Nicklaus was a wire-to-wire winner in 1972.
• Nicklaus was runner-up a record four times.
• Nicklaus holds the record for most top-five finishes with 15.
• Nicklaus holds the record for most top-10 finishes with 22.
• In the decade of the 1970s, Nicklaus finished in the top 10 at Augusta every year with eight top-four finishes.
• Nicklaus holds the record for the lowest 72-hole score for a player over 50 having shot a 5-under par 283 in 1998 at age 58.
• Nicklaus was the oldest first-round leader (co-led with four others) shooting 67 in 1993 at age 53.
• Nicklaus holds the record for lowest scoring average of players with over 100 rounds at 71.98 for 163 rounds.
• Nicklaus competed in this event 45 times.
• Nicklaus holds the record for most cuts made with 37.
• Nicklaus holds the record for most birdies with 506.
• Nicklaus holds the record for most eagles with 24.
• For 34 consecutive years (1960 through 1993), Nicklaus missed just one 36-hole cut (1967).