The Masters Tournament: Aesthetic Vibes and Fun Facts
10 Facts about the Masters Tournament and Players to Watch this Week.
Welcome to the week of the Masters Tournament. Typically, this is the first week of the year when the weather is nice enough to open the windows, adding to the experience of sitting on your couch this weekend and taking the best nap of the year (until Thanksgiving). That's what we're all excited about, obviously—the vibes. The Masters truly might be the most aesthetically pleasing TV broadcast event of the year. There's the bright green of the Bermuda grass and the bursts of color from the azaleas. The chirping of the birds in the background, the spaced-out sounds of pure strikes of a golf club, and above all else, you have Jim Natz's voice narrating a lullaby of commentary to put you to sleep.
This is the 87th Masters Tournament and the first major tournament of the year. After 87 years, there's a lot of history to this tournament, as well as many fun facts and statistics.
The first Masters Tournament was on March 22, 1934.
There have been 55 individual winners of the Masters (55 Green Jackets).
There was no tournament from 1943 to 1945 due to World War II.
Jack Nicklaus has the record for the most cuts made at 37, with the second most cuts made by Gary Player and Fred Couples at 30. The only person in the top 10 most made cuts at Augusta still playing is Phil Mickelson with 26 cuts made.
Gary Player has the longest cut-made streak of 23 cuts from 1959 to 1982. Tiger Woods is fourth with 22 cuts made from 1997 to 2022 (present).
I shouldn't be shocked, but Tiger Woods hasn't missed a cut since 1997? That's incredible.
Dustin Johnson (2020) holds the record for the lowest round ever played during the tournament with a score of 268. Tiger Woods (1997) and Jordan Spieth (2015) are tied for second with a score of 270.
The only person to have ever shot a score in the 60s in all four rounds of the tournament is Cameron Smith in 2020. It's quite unlucky that this happened to be the year that Dustin Johnson scored the lowest score of all time. Talk about bad luck.
Hole 13 averages the "easiest" hole on the course, with the average score being 0.23 under par. Hole 10 averages the hardest hole on the course, with the average score being 0.3 over par.
The year with the lowest average score across the whole tournament is 2020 with an average score of 71.767. The highest year was 1956 with an average score of 77.181.
The most expensive concession item is a glass of white wine for $6.
It's also kind of funny that they sell Advil for $0.50.
After looking at the statistics, the players that stick out to me are first and foremost Tiger Woods. I would love for him to keep that cut-make streak alive. Next is Dustin Johnson. To be fair, I have not watched a single golf swing of his since he switched to the LIV Tour, but he does hold the course record, so that means something, and you have to respect it. The same goes for Cameron Smith, who is the only person to ever score in the 60s four days in a row.
Finally, some golfers who are not backed by any statistics but are just my general go-to guys. Scottie Scheffler, who is the defending champion and has already won multiple tournaments this year. Scottie looks like he has a great shot at winning in back-to-back years. And last but not least, Max Homa. I mostly love Max because he appears on my favorite podcast (Pardon My Take) occasionally and has a great sense of humor. Max is also ranked 5th in the world right now so he’s not just funny, he’s also really good at golf. Scottie is ranked number 1 in the world, just in case you were wondering.
There you go there are some fun facts and statics about the Masters tournament and some of my players to watch. I plan to use my Friday off of work to recreate some of the Masters concessions at home. Maybe I’ll let you know how that goes in next week`s blog. I hope you enjoyed this week’s blog, and I hope to see you next week.
Keep Dreaming!
Seth N. Hansen