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 United States Horton Smith 284 − 4 1935 United States Gene Sarazen 282 − 6 1936 United States Horton Smith 285 − 3 1937 United States Byron Nelson 283 − 5 1938 United States Henry Picard 285 − 3 1939 United States Ralph Guldahl 279 − 9 1940 United States Jimmy Demaret 280 − 8 1941 United States Craig Wood 280 − 8 1942 United States Byron Nelson 280 − 8 1943 & -- None & -- & -- 1944 & -- None & -- & -- 1945 & -- None & -- & -- 1946 United States Herman Keiser 282 − 6 1947 United States Jimmy Demaret 281 − 7 1948 United States Claude Harmon 279 − 9 1949 United States Sam Snead 282 − 6 1950 United States Jimmy Demaret 283 − 5 1951 United States Ben Hogan 280 − 8 1952 United States Sam Snead 286 − 2 1953 United States Ben Hogan 274 − 14 1954 United States Sam Snead 289 + 1 1955 United States Cary Middlecoff 279 − 9 1956 United States Jack Burke Jr. 289 + 1 1957 United States Doug Ford 283 − 5 1958 United States Arnold Palmer 284 − 4 1959 United States Art Wall Jr. 284 − 4 1960 United States Arnold Palmer 282 − 6 1961 South Africa Gary Player 280 − 8 1962 United States Arnold Palmer 280 − 8 1963 United States Jack Nicklaus 286 − 2 1964 United States Arnold Palmer 276 − 12 1965 United States Jack Nicklaus 271 − 17 1966 United States Jack Nicklaus 288 1967 United States Gay Brewer 280 − 8 1968 United States Bob Goalby 277 − 11 1969 United States George Archer 281 − 7 1970 United States Billy Casper 279 − 9 1971 United States Charles Coody 279 − 9 1972 United States Jack Nicklaus 286 − 2 1973 United States Tommy Aaron 283 − 5 South Africa Gary Player 278 − 10 United States Jack Nicklaus 276 − 12 1976 United States Raymond Floyd 271 − 17 1977 United States Tom Watson 276 − 12 1978 South Africa Gary Player 277 − 11 1979 United States Fuzzy Zoeller 280 − 8 1980 Spain Seve Ballesteros 275 − 13 1981 United States Tom Watson 280 − 8 1982 United States Craig Stadler 284 − 4 Spain Seve Ballesteros 280 − 8 1984 United States Ben Crenshaw 277 − 11 1985 West Germany Bernhard Langer 282 − 6 1986 United States Jack Nicklaus 279 − 9 United States Larry Mize 285 − 3 1988 Scotland Sandy Lyle 281 − 7 1989 England Nick Faldo 283 − 5 1990 England Nick Faldo 278 − 10 1991 Wales Ian Woosnam 277 − 11 1992 United States Fred Couples 275 − 13 1993 Germany Bernhard Langer 277 − 11 1994 Spain José María Olazábal 279 − 9 1995 United States Ben Crenshaw 274 − 14 England Nick Faldo 276 − 12 1997 United States Tiger Woods 270 − 18 1998 United States Mark O'Meara 279 − 9 1999 Spain José María Olazábal 280 − 8 2000 Fiji Vijay Singh 278 − 10 2001 United States Tiger Woods 272 − 16 2002 United States Tiger Woods 276 − 12 2003 Canada Mike Weir 281 − 7 United States Phil Mickelson 279 − 9 2005 United States Tiger Woods 276 − 12 2006 United States Phil Mickelson 281 − 7 2007 United States Zach Johnson 289 + 1 2008 South Africa Trevor Immelman 280 − 8 2009 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 276 − 12 United States Phil Mickelson 272 − 16 2011 South Africa Charl Schwartzel 274 − 14 2012 United States Bubba Watson 278 − 10 2013 Australia Adam Scott 279 − 9 2014 United States Bubba Watson 280 − 8 2015 United States Jordan Spieth 270 − 18 2016 England Danny Willett 283 − 5 2017 Spain Sergio García 279 − 9 2018 United States Patrick Reed 273 − 15 Multiple champions Masters Tournament multiple champions Golfer Total Years Jack Nicklaus ( USA ) 6 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 Arnold Palmer ( USA ) 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 Tiger Woods ( USA ) 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 Jimmy Demaret ( USA ) 1940, 1947, 1950 Sam Snead ( USA ) 1949, 1952, 1954 Gary Player ( RSA ) 1961, 1974, 1978 Nick Faldo ( ENG ) 1989, 1990, 1996 Phil Mickelson ( USA ) 2004, 2006, 2010 Horton Smith ( USA ) 1934, 1936 Byron Nelson ( USA ) 1937, 1942 Ben Hogan ( USA ) 1951, 1953 Tom Watson ( USA ) 1977, 1981 Seve Ballesteros ( ESP ) 1980, 1983 Bernhard Langer ( GER ) 1985, 1993 Ben Crenshaw ( USA ) 1984, 1995 José María Olazábal ( ESP ) 1994, 1999 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 ( UTC ). 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Question: what was the lowest score at the masters
Answer: 270, 18 below par (-18)