Winners
The first winner of the Masters Tournament was Horton Smith in 1934. He repeated his win in 1936. The player with the most Masters victories is Jack Nicklaus, who won six times between 1963 and 1986. Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods have each won four, and Jimmy Demaret, Gary Player, Sam Snead, Nick Faldo and Phil Mickelson have three titles to their name. Player also became the tournament's first overseas winner with his first victory in 1961. Other notable winners include Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Ben Crenshaw and José María Olazábal, who have all won the Masters twice.
| Year | Champion | Country | To par |
Margin of victory |
Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bubba Watson | United States | −10 | Playoff (2) | 1,440,000 |
| 2011 | Charl Schwartzel | South Africa | −14 | 2 | 1,440,000 |
| 2010 | Phil Mickelson (3) | United States | −16 | 3 | 1,350,000 |
| 2009 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | −12 | Playoff (3) | 1,350,000 |
| 2008 | Trevor Immelman | South Africa | −8 | 3 | 1,350,000 |
| 2007 | Zach Johnson | United States | +1 | 2 | 1,305,000 |
| 2006 | Phil Mickelson (2) | United States | −7 | 2 | 1,260,000 |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods (4) | United States | −12 | Playoff (2) | 1,260,000 |
| 2004 | Phil Mickelson | United States | −9 | 1 | 1,117,000 |
| 2003 | Mike Weir | Canada | −7 | Playoff (2) | 1,080,000 |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods (3) | United States | −12 | 3 | 1,008,000 |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods (2) | United States | −16 | 2 | 1,008,000 |
| 2000 | Vijay Singh | Fiji | −10 | 3 | 828,000 |
| 1999 | José María Olazábal (2) | Spain | −8 | 2 | 720,000 |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara | United States | −9 | 1 | 576,000 |
| 1997 | Tiger Woods | United States | −18 | 12 | 486,000 |
| 1996 | Nick Faldo (3) | England | −12 | 5 | 450,000 |
| 1995 | Ben Crenshaw (2) | United States | −14 | 1 | 396,000 |
| 1994 | José María Olazábal | Spain | −9 | 2 | 360,000 |
| 1993 | Bernhard Langer (2) | Germany | −11 | 4 | 306,000 |
| 1992 | Fred Couples | United States | −13 | 2 | 270,000 |
| 1991 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | −11 | 1 | 243,000 |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo (2) | England | −10 | Playoff (2) | 225,000 |
| 1989 | Nick Faldo | England | −5 | Playoff (2) | 200,000 |
| 1988 | Sandy Lyle | Scotland | −7 | 1 | 183,800 |
| 1987 | Larry Mize | United States | −3 | Playoff (3) | 162,000 |
| 1986 | Jack Nicklaus (6) | United States | −9 | 1 | 144,000 |
| 1985 | Bernhard Langer | West Germany | −6 | 2 | 126,000 |
| 1984 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | −11 | 2 | 108,000 |
| 1983 | Seve Ballesteros (2) | Spain | −8 | 4 | 90,000 |
| 1982 | Craig Stadler | United States | −4 | Playoff (2) | 64,000 |
| 1981 | Tom Watson (2) | United States | −8 | 2 | 60,000 |
| 1980 | Seve Ballesteros | Spain | −13 | 4 | 55,000 |
| 1979 | Fuzzy Zoeller | United States | −8 | Playoff (3) | 50,000 |
| 1978 | Gary Player (3) | South Africa | −11 | 1 | 45,000 |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | United States | −12 | 2 | 40,000 |
| 1976 | Raymond Floyd | United States | −17 | 8 | 40,000 |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus (5) | United States | −12 | 1 | 40,000 |
| 1974 | Gary Player (2) | South Africa | −10 | 2 | 35,000 |
| 1973 | Tommy Aaron | United States | −5 | 1 | 30,000 |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus (4) | United States | −2 | 3 | 25,000 |
| 1971 | Charles Coody | United States | −9 | 2 | 25,000 |
| 1970 | Billy Casper | United States | −9 | Playoff (2) | 25,000 |
| 1969 | George Archer | United States | −7 | 1 | 20,000 |
| 1968 | Bob Goalby | United States | −11 | 1 | 20,000 |
| 1967 | Gay Brewer | United States | −8 | 1 | 20,000 |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus (3) | United States | E | Playoff (3) | 20,000 |
| 1965 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | United States | −17 | 9 | 20,000 |
| 1964 | Arnold Palmer (4) | United States | −12 | 6 | 20,000 |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | United States | −2 | 1 | 20,000 |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer (3) | United States | −8 | Playoff (3) | 20,000 |
| 1961 | Gary Player | South Africa | −8 | 1 | 20,000 |
| 1960 | Arnold Palmer (2) | United States | −6 | 1 | 17,500 |
| 1959 | Art Wall, Jr. | United States | −4 | 1 | 15,000 |
| 1958 | Arnold Palmer | United States | −4 | 1 | 11,250 |
| 1957 | Doug Ford | United States | −5 | 3 | 8,750 |
| 1956 | Jack Burke, Jr. | United States | +1 | 1 | 6,000 |
| 1955 | Cary Middlecoff | United States | −9 | 7 | 5,000 |
| 1954 | Sam Snead (3) | United States | +1 | Playoff (2) | 5,000 |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan (2) | United States | −14 | 5 | 4,000 |
| 1952 | Sam Snead (2) | United States | −2 | 4 | 4,000 |
| 1951 | Ben Hogan | United States | −8 | 2 | 3,000 |
| 1950 | Jimmy Demaret (3) | United States | −5 | 2 | 2,400 |
| 1949 | Sam Snead | United States | −6 | 3 | 2,750 |
| 1948 | Claude Harmon | United States | −9 | 5 | 2,500 |
| 1947 | Jimmy Demaret (2) | United States | −7 | 2 | 2,500 |
| 1946 | Herman Keiser | United States | −6 | 1 | 2,500 |
| 1943–45: Cancelled due to World War II | |||||
| 1942 | Byron Nelson (2) | United States | −8 | Playoff (2) | 1,500 |
| 1941 | Craig Wood | United States | −8 | 3 | 1,500 |
| 1940 | Jimmy Demaret | United States | −8 | 4 | 1,500 |
| 1939 | Ralph Guldahl | United States | −9 | 1 | 1,500 |
| 1938 | Henry Picard | United States | −3 | 2 | 1,500 |
| 1937 | Byron Nelson | United States | −5 | 2 | 1,500 |
| 1936 | Horton Smith (2) | United States | −3 | 1 | 1,500 |
| 1935 | Gene Sarazen | United States | −6 | Playoff (2) | 1,500 |
| 1934 | Horton Smith | United States | −4 | 1 | 1,500 |
The number in parentheses indicates the number of players involved in each playoff.
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