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He is one of five champions to win wire-to-wire with his victory in 1960. Tiger Woods, five-time Masters Champion in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2019. Tiger 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, and ...
In tennis, the ATP Masters events, currently known as ATP Tour Masters 1000 series, are an annual series of nine top-level tournaments featuring the elite men's players on the ATP Tour since 1990. [1][2] The Masters tournaments along with the Grand Slam tournaments and the year-end championships make up the most coveted titles on the annual ATP ...
The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply the Masters, or as the U.S. Masters outside North America) [2][3] is one of the four men's major golf championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week in April, the Masters is the first major golf tournament of the year.
The Hamburg Mastersevent was downgraded to an ATP Tour 500event. The Madrid Mastersmoved to May and onto clay courts. A new tournament in Shanghaireplaced the Hamburg Masters and took over Madrid's former October indoor slot. In 2011, six of the nine Masters level tournaments were combined ATP and WTAevents.
It was the largest victory margin in Masters history, passing Nicklaus' 9-shot winning margin in 1965, and tied for the second largest victory margin in any major championship, only one stroke behind Old Tom Morris' 13-shot winning margin set at the 1862 Open Championship at Prestwick (a mark Woods later surpassed at the 2000 U.S. Open at ...
The 2007 Masters Tournament was the 71st Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Zach Johnson won his first major championship, two strokes ahead of runners-up Retief Goosen, Rory Sabbatini, and Tiger Woods. [1] Cool temperatures and gusty winds on the weekend resulted in high scores for the field ...
The 2004 Masters Tournament was the 68th Masters Tournament, held April 8–11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Phil Mickelson, 33, won his first major championship with a birdie on the final hole to win by one stroke over runner-up Ernie Els. [1][2] The purse was $6.0 million and the winner's share was $1.17 million.
The 2003 Masters Tournament was the 67th Masters Tournament, held April 11–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Mike Weir won his only major title in a one-hole playoff over Len Mattiace. He was the first Canadian male to win a major, and also the first left-handed player to win the Masters.