From Phil Mickelson in 2004 to Adam Scott last year, we take a look at the key stats that helped the last 10 winners land the Green Jacket.
2010 - Phil Mickelson
For the fifth time in his Masters career, Mickelson was ranked in the top two for Driving Distance. He also hit 75% of his Greens In Regulation (ranking him third in that category) and when he did miss the green, his short game kicked in superbly. The left-hander, just as he did in his first Masters win, finished second in the Scrambling stats and took the same number of putts (116) as he did when winning in 2006. A career best three eagles combined with a tournament low six bogeys and another assault on the par fives (he played them in 12-under, second only to Tiger) all contributed to a third green jacket.
2011 - Charl Schwartzel
The 26-year-old's triumph was built upon his success on and around the greens. He was no slouch at hitting the greens in regulation (he hit 68%, ranking 19th in the field) but only one player took fewer putts than his total of 107 and no-one scrambled better than he did (he made par or better 70% of the time he missed the greens). Another key was his ability to safely negotiate the par-fours which he played in four-under-par (only Angel Cabrera played them in fewer shots). Also crucial was his ability to avoid bad holes - he lost only seven shots to par all week (nothing worse than a bogey) which was the best effort of anyone in the field.
2012 - Bubba Watson
As he did for most of the season, Bubba was able to hit greens despite missing fairways. The left-hander was fourth in Greens In Regulation for the week (73.6%) and, when he did miss them, his short game was sharp too. He was 15th in the Scrambling stats, getting up and down over twice as often as he did the previous year (52% compared to 25%). Overall his tally of 19 birdies was just one off the tournament high of 20 while he kept the big numbers off his card too, avoiding any double bogeys or worse.
2013 - Adam Scott
Scott conquered Augusta by following the path of many previous champions and topping the Greens In Regulation stats. The Aussie found the putting surface in the right number 76.4% of the time and his excellent iron play was key. When Scott did miss the green, he made a superb job of saving par, finishing third in the Scrambling stats. Interestingly, he also found just one greenside bunker all week, while hitting just 11 fairways out of 28 on the weekend didn't hurt him.
