List of Masters tournament champions - wikipedia List of Masters tournament champions Jack Nicklaus, six - time Masters champion in 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, and 1986, which is a record, and he is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title. He is also one of five champions to win wire - to - wire, in 1972. The Masters Tournament is a golf competition that was established in 1934, with Horton Smith winning the inaugural tournament. The Masters is the first of four major championships to be played each year, with the final round of the Masters always being scheduled for the second Sunday in April. The Masters is the only one of the four majors to use the same course every year ; the Augusta National Golf Club. Masters champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors ( the U.S. Open, the Open Championship ( British Open ), and the PGA Championship ) for the next five years, and earn a lifetime invitation to the Masters. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to the Players Championship for the five years following their victory. The champion also receives the `` Green Jacket '', the first one being won by Sam Snead in 1949. The champion takes the jacket home for a year and returns it thereafter. A multiple - time champion will only have one jacket unless his size changes dramatically. Jack Nicklaus holds the record for the most Masters victories, winning the tournament six times during his career. Nicklaus is also the oldest winner of the Masters : he was 46 years 82 days old when he won in 1986. Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods co-hold the record for most consecutive victories with two. Woods was the youngest winner of the Masters, 21 years 104 days old when he won in 1997. Woods also set the record for the widest winning margin ( 12 strokes ), and the lowest winning score, with 270, 18 below par ( - 18 ) in 1997. The latter was equaled by Jordan Spieth in 2015. The highest winning score of 289 ( + 1 ) was originally set by Sam Snead in 1954, it was equalled by Jack Burke Jr. in 1956, and Zach Johnson in 2007. Five golfers have won the Masters wire - to - wire ; Craig Wood in 1941, Arnold Palmer in 1960, Nicklaus in 1972, Raymond Floyd in 1976, and Jordan Spieth in 2015. Other players have led wire - to - wire if ties after a round are included, most recently Trevor Immelman in the 2008 Masters Tournament. Contents 1 Champions 1.1 By year 1.2 Multiple champions 1.3 By nationality 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links Champions By year Arnold Palmer, four - time Masters Champion 1958, 1960, 1962, and 1964. He is one of five champions to win wire - to - wire with his victory in 1960. Tiger Woods, four - time Masters Champion in 1997, 2001, 2002, and 2005, and is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title Sam Snead, three - time Masters Champion in 1949, 1952, 1954 Gary Player, three - time Masters Champion in 1961, 1974, and 1978 Nick Faldo, three - time Masters Champion in 1989, 1990, and 1996, and is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title Phil Mickelson, three - time Masters Champion in 2004, 2006, and 2010 Key Tournament won in a playoff Masters Tournament champions Year Country Champion Total score To Par 1934 USA ! United States Smith, Horton Horton Smith 284 004 ! − 4 1935 USA ! United States Sarazen, Gene Gene Sarazen 282 006 ! − 6 1936 USA ! United States Smith, Horton Horton Smith 285 003 ! − 3 1937 USA ! United States Nelson, Byron Byron Nelson 283 005 ! − 5 1938 USA ! United States Picard, Henry Henry Picard 285 003 ! − 3 1939 USA ! United States Guldahl, Ralph Ralph Guldahl 279 009 ! − 9 1940 USA ! United States Demaret, Jimmy Jimmy Demaret 280 008 ! − 8 1941 USA ! United States Wood, Craig Craig Wood 280 008 ! − 8 1942 USA ! United States Nelson, Byron Byron Nelson 280 008 ! − 8 1943 & -- None & -- & -- 1944 & -- None & -- & -- 1945 & -- None & -- & -- 1946 USA ! United States Keiser, Herman Herman Keiser 282 006 ! − 6 1947 USA ! United States Demaret, Jimmy Jimmy Demaret 281 007 ! − 7 1948 USA ! United States Harmon, Claude Claude Harmon 279 009 ! − 9 1949 USA ! United States Snead, Sam Sam Snead 282 006 ! − 6 1950 USA ! United States Demaret, Jimmy Jimmy Demaret 283 005 ! − 5 1951 USA ! United States Hogan, Ben Ben Hogan 280 008 ! − 8 1952 USA ! United States Snead, Sam Sam Snead 286 002 ! − 2 1953 USA ! United States Hogan, Ben Ben Hogan 274 014 ! − 14 1954 USA ! United States Snead, Sam Sam Snead 289 + 1 1955 USA ! United States Middlecoff, Cary Cary Middlecoff 279 009 ! − 9 1956 USA ! United States Burke Jr., Jack Jack Burke Jr. 289 + 1 1957 USA ! United States Ford, Doug Doug Ford 283 005 ! − 5 1958 USA ! United States Palmer, Arnold Arnold Palmer 284 004 ! − 4 1959 USA ! United States Wall Jr., Art Art Wall Jr. 284 004 ! − 4 1960 USA ! United States Palmer, Arnold Arnold Palmer 282 006 ! − 6 1961 RSA ! South Africa Player, Gary Gary Player 280 008 ! − 8 1962 USA ! United States Palmer, Arnold Arnold Palmer 280 008 ! − 8 1963 USA ! United States Nicklaus, Jack Jack Nicklaus 286 002 ! − 2 1964 USA ! United States Palmer, Arnold Arnold Palmer 276 012 ! − 12 1965 USA ! United States Nicklaus, Jack Jack Nicklaus 271 017 ! − 17 1966 USA ! United States Nicklaus, Jack Jack Nicklaus 288 0 ! E 1967 USA ! United States Brewer, Gay Gay Brewer 280 008 ! − 8 1968 USA ! United States Goalby, Bob Bob Goalby 277 011 ! − 11 1969 USA ! United States Archer, George George Archer 281 007 ! − 7 1970 USA ! United States Casper, Billy Billy Casper 279 009 ! − 9 1971 USA ! United States Coody, Charles Charles Coody 279 009 ! − 9 1972 USA ! United States Nicklaus, Jack Jack Nicklaus 286 002 ! − 2 1973 USA ! United States Aaron, Tommy Tommy Aaron 283 005 ! − 5 RSA ! South Africa Player, Gary Gary Player 278 010 ! − 10 USA ! United States Nicklaus, Jack Jack Nicklaus 276 012 ! − 12 1976 USA ! United States Floyd, Raymond Raymond Floyd 271 017 ! − 17 1977 USA ! United States Watson, Tom Tom Watson 276 012 ! − 12 1978 RSA ! South Africa Player, Gary Gary Player 277 011 ! − 11 1979 USA ! United States Zoeller, Fuzzy Fuzzy Zoeller 280 008 ! − 8 1980 ESP ! Spain Ballesteros, Seve Seve Ballesteros 275 013 ! − 13 1981 USA ! United States Watson, Tom Tom Watson 280 008 ! − 8 1982 USA ! United States Stadler, Craig Craig Stadler 284 004 ! − 4 ESP ! Spain Ballesteros, Seve Seve Ballesteros 280 008 ! − 8 1984 USA ! United States Crenshaw, Ben Ben Crenshaw 277 011 ! − 11 1985 GER ! West Germany Langer, Bernhard Bernhard Langer 282 006 ! − 6 1986 USA ! United States Nicklaus, Jack Jack Nicklaus 279 009 ! − 9 USA ! United States Mize, Larry Larry Mize 285 003 ! − 3 1988 SCO ! Scotland Lyle, Sandy Sandy Lyle 281 007 ! − 7 1989 ENG ! England Faldo, Nick Nick Faldo 283 005 ! − 5 1990 ENG ! England Faldo, Nick Nick Faldo 278 010 ! − 10 1991 WAL ! Wales Woosnam, Ian Ian Woosnam 277 011 ! − 11 1992 USA ! United States Couples, Fred Fred Couples 275 013 ! − 13 1993 GER ! Germany Langer, Bernhard Bernhard Langer 277 011 ! − 11 1994 ESP ! Spain Olazábal, José María José María Olazábal 279 009 ! − 9 1995 USA ! United States Crenshaw, Ben Ben Crenshaw 274 014 ! − 14 ENG ! England Faldo, Nick Nick Faldo 276 012 ! − 12 1997 USA ! United States Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods 270 018 ! − 18 1998 USA ! United States O'Meara, Mark Mark O'Meara 279 009 ! − 9 1999 USA ! Spain Olazábal, José María José María Olazábal 280 008 ! − 8 2000 FIJ ! Fiji Singh, Vijay Vijay Singh 278 010 ! − 10 2001 USA ! United States Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods 272 016 ! − 16 2002 USA ! United States Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods 276 012 ! − 12 2003 CAN ! Canada Weir, Mike Mike Weir 281 007 ! − 7 USA ! United States Mickelson, Phil Phil Mickelson 279 009 ! − 9 2005 USA ! United States Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods 276 012 ! − 12 2006 USA ! United States Mickelson, Phil Phil Mickelson 281 007 ! − 7 2007 USA ! United States Johnson, Zach Zach Johnson 289 + 1 2008 RSA ! South Africa Immelman, Trevor Trevor Immelman 280 008 ! − 8 2009 ARG ! Argentina Cabrera, Ángel Ángel Cabrera 276 012 ! − 12 USA ! United States Mickelson, Phil Phil Mickelson 272 016 ! − 16 2011 RSA ! South Africa Schwartzel, Charl Charl Schwartzel 274 014 ! − 14 2012 USA ! United States Watson, Bubba Bubba Watson 278 010 ! − 10 2013 AUS ! Australia Scott, Adam Adam Scott 279 009 ! − 9 2014 USA ! United States Watson, Bubba Bubba Watson 280 008 ! − 8 2015 USA ! United States Spieth, Jordan Jordan Spieth 270 018 ! − 18 2016 ENG ! England Willett, Danny Danny Willett 283 005 ! − 5 2017 SPA ! Spain García, Sergio Sergio García 279 009 ! − 9 2018 ! United States Reed, Patrick Patrick Reed 273 015 ! − 15 Multiple champions Masters Tournament multiple champions Golfer Total Years Nicklaus, Jack Jack Nicklaus ( USA ) 6 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 Palmer, Arnold Arnold Palmer ( USA ) 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods ( USA ) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 Demaret, Jimmy Jimmy Demaret ( USA ) 1940, 1947, 1950 Snead, Sam Sam Snead ( USA ) 1949, 1952, 1954 Player, Gary Gary Player ( RSA ) 1961, 1974, 1978 Faldo, Nick Nick Faldo ( ENG ) 1989, 1990, 1996 Mickelson, Phil Phil Mickelson ( USA ) 2004, 2006, 2010 Smith, Horton Horton Smith ( USA ) 1934, 1936 Nelson, Byron Byron Nelson ( USA ) 1937, 1942 Hogan, Ben Ben Hogan ( USA ) 1951, 1953 Watson, Tom Tom Watson ( USA ) 1977, 1981 Ballesteros, Seve Seve Ballesteros ( ESP ) 1980, 1983 Langer, Bernhard Bernhard Langer ( GER ) 1985, 1993 Crenshaw, Ben Ben Crenshaw ( USA ) 1984, 1995 Olazábal, José María José María Olazábal ( ESP ) 1994, 1999 Watson, Bubba Bubba Watson ( USA ) 2012, 2014 By nationality Masters Tournament champions by nationality Nationality Wins Winners United States 60 37 Spain 5 South Africa 5 England Germany Scotland Wales Fiji Canada Argentina Australia Notes Par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole, a round ( the sum of the total pars of the played holes ), or a tournament ( the sum of the total pars of each round ). E stands for even, which means the tournament was completed in the predetermined number of strokes. The 1943, 1944, and 1945 Masters Tournaments were not held because of World War II. Gene Sarazen won in a playoff against Craig Wood. Byron Nelson won in a playoff against Ben Hogan. Sam Snead won in a playoff against Ben Hogan. Arnold Palmer won in a playoff against Dow Finsterwald and Gary Player. Jack Nicklaus won in a playoff against Gay Brewer and Tommy Jacobs. Billy Casper won in a playoff against Gene Littler. Fuzzy Zoeller won in a playoff against Ed Sneed and Tom Watson. Craig Stadler won in a playoff against Dan Pohl. Larry Mize won in a playoff against Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman. Nick Faldo won in a playoff against Scott Hoch. Nick Faldo won in a playoff against Raymond Floyd. Mike Weir won in a playoff against Len Mattiace. Tiger Woods won in a playoff against Chris DiMarco. Ángel Cabrera won in a playoff against Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry. Bubba Watson won in a playoff against Louis Oosthuizen. Adam Scott won in a playoff against Ángel Cabrera. Sergio García won in a playoff against Justin Rose. References General `` Masters Champions ''. Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2011. Specific Jump up ^ `` Significant Dates ''. Masters. Archived from the original on April 16, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2008. Jump up ^ `` A Special Sunday ''. Augusta. April 11, 1998. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Augusta 's Special Aura ''. BBC Sport. April 5, 2002. Retrieved March 20, 2008. Jump up ^ `` The Masters ''. Your Golf Travel. Retrieved March 19, 2008. Jump up ^ `` US Masters : Did You Know ? ''. BBC Sport. April 2, 2001. Retrieved March 3, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Champions ''. Masters. Archived from the original on January 19, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Scoring Statistics ''. Masters. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Masters records ''. Masters. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Scoring ''. BBC Sport. September 16, 2005. Retrieved September 23, 2008. External links Masters website Augusta website Major champions Masters Tournament U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship Grand Slam ( golf ) Masters Tournaments 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Masters Tournament champions 1934 Horton Smith 1935 Gene Sarazen † 1936 Horton Smith 1937 Byron Nelson 1938 Henry Picard 1939 Ralph Guldahl 1940 Jimmy Demaret 1941 ‡ Craig Wood 1942 Byron Nelson † 1943 -- 45 cancelled due to World War II 1946 Herman Keiser 1947 Jimmy Demaret 1948 Claude Harmon 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Jimmy Demaret 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Sam Snead 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Sam Snead † 1955 Cary Middlecoff 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1957 Doug Ford 1958 Arnold Palmer 1959 Art Wall Jr. 1960 ‡ Arnold Palmer 1961 Gary Player 1962 Arnold Palmer † 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964 Arnold Palmer 1965 Jack Nicklaus 1966 Jack Nicklaus † 1967 Gay Brewer 1968 Bob Goalby 1969 George Archer 1970 Billy Casper † 1971 Charles Coody 1972 ‡ Jack Nicklaus 1973 Tommy Aaron 1974 Gary Player 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 ‡ Raymond Floyd 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Gary Player 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller † 1980 Seve Ballesteros 1981 Tom Watson 1982 Craig Stadler † 1983 Seve Ballesteros 1984 Ben Crenshaw 1985 Bernhard Langer 1986 Jack Nicklaus 1987 Larry Mize † 1988 Sandy Lyle 1989 Nick Faldo † 1990 Nick Faldo † 1991 Ian Woosnam 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Bernhard Langer 1994 José María Olazábal 1995 Ben Crenshaw 1996 Nick Faldo 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 Mark O'Meara 1999 José María Olazábal 2000 Vijay Singh 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Mike Weir † 2004 Phil Mickelson 2005 Tiger Woods † 2006 Phil Mickelson 2007 Zach Johnson 2008 Trevor Immelman 2009 Ángel Cabrera † 2010 Phil Mickelson 2011 Charl Schwartzel 2012 Bubba Watson † 2013 Adam Scott † 2014 Bubba Watson 2015 ‡ Jordan Spieth 2016 Danny Willett 2017 Sergio García † 2018 Patrick Reed † indicates the event was won in a playoff ; ‡ indicates the event was won wire - to - wire Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Masters_Tournament_champions&oldid=842330048 '' Categories : Masters Tournament Winners of men 's major golf championships Lists of male golfers Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Pages using div col with small parameter Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 21 May 2018, at 19 : 11. 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Question: who is the defending champion of the masters
Answer: Patrick Reed