Know Your History: How Many Golfers Have Won the Masters Tournament?

The Masters is probably the most prestigious tournament in professional golf. And every golfer dreams of winning this event at the iconic Augusta National at least once in their career. However, a few golfers have won this event multiple times in their careers.

There are around 54 different players who have earned a green jacket since its inaugural edition in 1934. There have been 85 editions of this event, and there are only 54 unique winners, which shows very few people have managed to master the Augusta National golf course.

Bobby Jones was one of the most prominent names who started this event at Augusta National in 1934. However, initially, this event was called as Augusta National Invitational. But Robert, the co-founder, decided to change the name of the event to Masters in 1939. Hence, since 1940, this event is well-known as the Masters around the world. 

Who has the most wins at the Masters?

Among the 54 players, Jack Nicklaus holds the record for most wins in this prestigious tournament. He has won the Masters six times in his golfing career. He won this event in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, and 1986.

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However, Tiger Woods isn’t far away as he has five green jackets in his career so far. Woods won in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2019. Apart from Tiger, there is no other current player who is close to equaling or breaking Jack’s six wins at Augusta National. Next is Arnold Palmer, with four wins. The legendary golfer received a green jacket in 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964.  

Prominent names like Gary Player, Nick Faldo, and Phil Mickelson have won this tournament thrice. But there are plenty of players with three, two, and one Masters win in their career. Notably, the co-founder, Bobby Jones, himself has won this event twice in his career after coming back from retirement just to compete in this event. 

Now, the 86th edition of The Masters is all set to begin this week at the iconic Augusta National. Additionally, fans are also expected to come back this year after a limited crowd in the 2021 Masters due to the pandemic. 

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