Masters Records

A detailed look at the best and worst from The Masters.

MASTERS RECORDS: Most wins: 6 Jack Nicklaus Youngest winner: 21 Tiger Woods 1997 Oldest winner: 46 Jack Nicklaus 1986 Low total: 270 Tiger Woods 1997 Biggest win: 12 Tiger Woods 1997 Low round: 63 Nick Price 1986, Greg Norman 1996 Low front nine: 30 Johnny Miller 1975, Greg Norman 1988, KJ Choi 2004 Low back nine: 29 Mark Calcavecchia 1992, David Toms 1998 Most under-par front nine: 12 under Ken Venturi 1960, Jack Nicklaus 1965, Steve Jones 1990, Ray Floyd 1992, Chris DiMarco 2005 Most under-par back nine: 16 under Tiger Woods 1997 Low 1st rd: 63 Greg Norman 1996 Low 2nd rd: 64 Miller Barber 1979, Jay Haas 1995 Low 3rd rd: 63 Nick Price 1986 Low 4th rd: 64 Maurice Bembridge 1974, Hale Irwin 1975, Gary Player 1978, Greg Norman 1988, David Toms 1998 Low 1st 36 holes: 131 Ray Floyd 1976 Low last 36 holes: 131 Johnny Miller 1975 Low 1st 54 holes: 201 Ray Floyd 1976, Tiger Woods 1997 Low last 54 holes: 200 Tiger Woods 1997 High winning score: 289 Sam Snead 1954, Jack Burke 1956, Zach Johnson 2007 High front nine: 49 Charles Kunkle 1956* High back nine: 49 Jess Sweetser 1936, Richard Chapman 1955, Tony Manero 1955, Frank Conner 1982* High round: 95 Charles Kunkle 1956* High total: 340 Charles Kunkle 1956 Lowest cut: 145 (1979, 1992, 1995, 2001) Highest cut: 154 (1982) Best last round comeback to win: 8 Jack Burke 1956 Debut winners: Horton Smith 1934, Gene Sarazen 1935, Fuzzy Zoeller 1979 Consecutive winners: Jack Nicklaus 1965-66, Nick Faldo 1989-90, Tiger Woods 2001-02 Biggest 18-hole lead: 5 Craig Wood 1941 Biggest 36-hole lead: 5 Herman Keiser 1946, Jack Nicklaus 1975, Ray Floyd 1976 Biggest 54-hole lead: 9 Tiger Woods 1997 Most attempts before win: 15 Mark O'Meara Low amateur round: 66 Ken Venturi 1956 Best finish by amateur: 2 Frank Stranahan 1947, Ken Venturi 1956, Charles Coe 1961 Most birdies: 506 Jack Nicklaus Most birdies in a round: 10 Nick Price 1986 Most birdies in a tournament: 25 Phil Mickelson 2001 Most birdies in a row: 7 Steve Pate 1999 (holes 7-13), Tiger Woods 2005 (holes 7-13) Most eagles: 24 Jack Nicklaus Most eagles in a tournament: 4 Bruce Crampton 1974 Most top 5s: 15 Jack Nicklaus Most top 10s: 22 Jack Nicklaus Most appearances: 50 Arnold Palmer, Gary Player Most cuts made: 37 Jack Nicklaus Most sub-par rounds: 71 Jack Nicklaus Most sub-70 rounds: 39 Jack Nicklaus Most 72 holes below par: 22 Jack Nicklaus Wire-to-wire winners: Craig Wood, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Ray Floyd Best eclectic round: Out: 2-3-2-1-2-1-2-2-2=17 In: 2-2-1-2-2-2-1-2-2=16. Total 33 Worst eclectic round: Out: 8-10-8-7-8-7-8-12-8=76 In: 8-9-13-13-8-11-11*-7-8=88 Total 164 *Billy Casper scored 14 on the 16th in 2005, a front nine 49, a back nine 57 and a round of 106, but because he did not hand in his scorecard none of these scores is listed in the official records