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List of The Masters winners: Every champion from 1934 to present

The Masters winners
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Being victorious at the Masters is a feeling every golfer dreams of, getting to hoist the trophy and putting on the green jacket for one of the biggest tournaments in golf history.

This is an event that is played at one course and one course only. As a result, most winners come into Augusta National Golf Club with the needed experience to win on Sunday at the Masters (except for Horton Smith, Gene Sarazen and Fuzzy Zoeller in 1934, 1935 and 1979, who won on their first try, respectively).

The Masters is a place like any other as it fuels players for the first of four major tournaments during the year, now played in consecutive months.

Here’s a look at everything you need about winning the Masters.

Also read: The Masters FAQ: When, where and much more

What happens when you win the Masters 

The Masters
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When a player wins the Masters, they not only receive a sum of money, but they also get a lifetime invite to play the Masters for as many years as they want. Basically, you could win the Masters at 25 years old and play in the event 40 years later, if you are able to.

The winner also receives the trophy, which depicts the clubhouse at Augusta National Golf Club that was first introduced in 1961. The victor also gets their name engraved on the permanent Masters trophy that remains at the club.

The Masters Champion also receives a gold medallion that is 3.4 inches in diameter and weighs 2.3 ounces, which gives a view of the Founders Circle in front of the clubhouse.

In addition to being in the Champions locker room at Augusta National Golf Club for the remainder of that player’s Masters career, the winner also receives the elusive green jacket.

Who won the Masters 2024?

In 2024, Scottie Scheffler won by four strokes over Ludvig Aberg by four strokes to win his second green jacket in three years. Scheffler recorded seven birdies in his final round to shoot 4-under 68 to become the 18th player in tournament history to win multiple Masters Tournaments and the fourth youngest, only behind Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Seve Ballasteros.

Scheffler is also the seventh World No. 1 to win the Masters and first since he put on the green jacket two years ago. Other Masters Champions and to be No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking include Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Fred Couples and Ian Woosman.

Related: Winners and losers from all four days of the 2024 Masters, Final Leaderboard

Who has won the most Masters?

 Jack Nicklaus The Masters
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The player with the most Masters Championship trophies and green jackets belongs to Jack Nicklaus, who won at Augusta National six times over a 23-year stretch.

Beginning in 1963, it marked a stretch of winning the Masters three times in a four-year stretch, including becoming the first back-to-back winner in 1965 and 1966, highlighted by lapping the field and winning by nine strokes in 1965.

In 1972, Nicklaus became the second player in tournament history to win the Masters four times, joining Arnold Palmer as he was the only player in the field to shoot under par for the tournament at 2-under par.

Three years later, he had to score more than 2-under to win the Masters in 1975 as he shot 12-under par, which was fueled by a second round 5-under 67 and a 40-foot birdie putt on the 16th in the final round to seal the victory in a thriller to win a record-breaking fifth green jacket.

Although Nicklaus would not go on to win the Masters for another 11 years, it is not like he completely fell off. Understanding that it was still major tournament golf, Nicklaus record five top-10s in the following six years after his 1975 crown. Outside of a T33 in 1980 and withdrawal in 1983, the Golden Bear finished no worse than 18th before his sixth Masters win in 1986, a record that still holds to this day.

The 1986 Masters was an unforgettable one as Nicklaus fired a 7-under 65 in the final round, highlighted by an eagle-birdie-birdie streak on hole Nos. 15, 16 and 17 to defeat Tom Kite and Greg Norman by one stroke.

Related: Where Jack Nicklaus six Masters Championships ranks on the all-time major victories list

Who won the Masters 2023

In 2023, Jon Rahm defeated Brooks Kopeka by four strokes to win his first green jacket. Rahm got off to a hot start with a 7-under 65 before firing a final 3-under 69 to hoist the trophy.

Rahm became the fourth Spaniard to win the Masters 40 years after Seve Ballesteros won this event for his second green jacket in 1983.

Also read: Takeaways from each round of the Masters in 2023, including how Jon Rahm ascended to the top

Has Brooks Koepka won the Masters?

Brooks Koepka has not won the Masters, despite finishing as the runner-up in 2023. He was also the runner-up in 2019. His next best finish at Augusta National Golf Culb was a seventh-place finish in 2021.

Who won the Masters 2022

Scottie Scheffler won the Masters in 2022, capping off four wins in six starts. He used a 5-under 67 in the second round to give him the cushion he needed to hoist the trophy on Sunday for his first major victory.

Related: Golf world reacts to Scottie Scheffler winning the Masters in 2022

Who was the youngest winner of the Masters

Tiger Woods, The Masters
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The youngest winner of the Masters is Tiger Woods, who was 21 years, 3 months and 14 days in his first professional start at Augusta in 1997. That year, he shot 18-under par and won by 12 strokes, which is the largest margin of victory.

That was Woods’ first of five green jackets he would receive as he would go on to also become the third player in tournament history to go back-to-back in 2001 and 2002, joining Nicklaus and Nick Faldo.

Jordan Spieth is the only other golfer to win the Masters at 21 years old. However, when he won in 2015, he was five months older than Woods when he won 18 years before.

The two other golfers to win the Masters before turning the age of 25 were Ballesteros in 1980 when he was 23 years and four days, and Nicklaus in 1963 when he was 23 years, 2 months and 17 days.

List of Masters Winners

YearNameScore
1934Horton Smith284 (-4)
1935Gene Sarazen282 (-6)*
1936Horton Smith285 (-3)
1937Byron Nelson283 (-5)
1938Henry Picard285 (-3)
1939Ralph Guldahl279 (-9)
1940Jimmy Demaret280 (-8)
1941Craig Wood280 (-8)
1942Byron Nelson280 (-8)*
 1943-1945: Masters cancelled due to WWII 
1946Herman Keiser282 (-6)
1947Jimmy Demaret281 (-7)
1948Claude Harmon279 (-9)
1949Sam Snead282 (-6)
1950Jimmy Demaret283 (-5)
1951Ben Hogan280 (-8)
1952Sam Snead286 (-2)
1953Ben Hogan274 (-14)
1954Sam Snead289 (+1)*
1955Cary Middlecoff279 (-9)
1956Jack Burke Jr289 (+1)
1957Doug Ford283 (-5)
1958Arnold Palmer284 (-4)
1959Art Wall Jr.284 (-4)
1960Arnold Palmer282 (-6)
1961Gary Player280 (-8)
1962Arnold Palmer280 (-8)*
1963Jack Nicklaus286 (-2)
1964Arnold Palmer276 (-12)
1965Jack Nicklaus271 (-17)
1966Jack Nicklaus288 (E)*
1967Gay Brewer Jr.280 (-8)
1968Bob Goalby277 (-11)
1969George Archer281 (-7)
1970Billy Casper Jr.279 (-9)*
1971Charles Coody279 (-9)
1972Jack Nicklaus286 (-2)
1973Tommy Aaron283 (-5)
1974Gary Player278 (-10)
1975Jack Nicklaus276 (-12)
1976Raymond Floyd271 (-17)
1977Tom Watson276 (-12)
1978Gary Player277 (-11)
1979Fuzzy Zoeller280 (-8)*
1980Seve Ballesteros275 (-13)
1981Tom Watson280 (-8)
1982Criag Stadler284 (-4)*
1983Seve Ballesteros280 (-8)
1984Ben Crenshaw277 (-11)
1985Bernhard Langer282 (-6)
1986Jack Nicklaus279 (-9)
1987Larry Mize285 (-3)*
1988Sandy Lyle281 (-7)
1989Nick Faldo283 (-5)*
1990Nick Faldo278 (-10)*
1991Ian Woosnam277 (-11)
1992Fred Couples275 (-13)
1993Bernhard Langer277 (-11)
1994Jose Maria Olazabal279 (-9)
1995Ben Crenshaw274 (-14)
1996Nick Faldo276 (-12)
1997Tiger Woods270 (-18)
1998Mark O’Meara279 (-9)
1999Jose Maria Olazabal280 (-8)
2000Vijay Singh278 (-10)
2001Tiger Woods272 (-16)
2002Tiger Woods276 (-12)
2003Mike Weir281 (-7)*
2004Phil Mickelson279 (-9)
2005Tiger Woods276 (-12)*
2006Phil Mickelson281 (-7)
2007Zach Johnson289 (+1)
2008Trevor Immelman280 (-8)
2009Angel Cabrera276 (-12)*
2010Phil Mickelson272 (-16)
2011Charl Schwartzel274 (-14)
2012Bubba Watson278 (-10)*
2013Adam Scott279 (-9)*
2014Bubba Watson280 (-8)
2015Jordan Spieth270 (-8)
2016Danny Willett283 (-5)
2017Sergio Garcia279 (-9)*
2018Patrick Reed273 (-15)
2019Tiger Woods275 (-13)
2020Dustin Johnson268 (-20)
2021Hideki Matsuyama278 (-10)
2022Scottie Scheffler278 (-10)
2023Jon Rahm276 (-12)
2024Scottie Scheffler277 (-11)
(* won in playoff)
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