Editing Masters Tournament (section)

==Records==
[[Jack Nicklaus]] has won the most Masters (six) and was {{age in years and days|1940|1|21|1986|4|13}} old when he won in 1986, making him the oldest winner of the Masters.<ref name=oldest/> Nicklaus is the record holder for the most top tens, with 22, and the most cuts made, with 37.<ref name="Cut"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masters.com/en_US/scores/stats/historical/topfinishers.html |title=Top Finishers |publisher=www.masters.org |access-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312075437/http://www.masters.com/en_US/scores/stats/historical/topfinishers.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The youngest winner of the Masters is [[Tiger Woods]], who was {{age in years and days|1975|12|30|1997|4|13}} old when he won in 1997. In that year, Woods also broke the records for the widest winning margin (12 strokes), and the lowest winning score, with 270 (−18). [[Jordan Spieth]] tied his score record in 2015.  [[Dustin Johnson]] broke the record in 2020 with a 268 (-20).<ref name="Scoring">{{cite web |url=http://www.masters.com/en_US/scores/stats/historical/scoringStats.html |title=Scoring Statistics |publisher=www.masters.org |access-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-date=April 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408210406/https://www.masters.com/en_US/scores/stats/historical/scoringStats.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, [[Guan Tianlang]] became the youngest player to compete in the Masters, at age {{age in years and days|1998|10|25|2013|4|11}} on the opening day of the tournament;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/8592149/guan-tianlang-14-headed-masters-asia-pacific-amateur-championship-win |title=Guan Tianlang, 14, headed to Masters |first=Bob |last=Harig |work=ESPN |date=November 4, 2012 |access-date=November 4, 2012 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094944/http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/8592149/guan-tianlang-14-headed-masters-asia-pacific-amateur-championship-win |url-status=live}}</ref> the following day, he became the youngest to make the cut at the Masters or any men's major championship.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/masters13/story/_/id/9164772/2013-masters-tianlang-guan-shoots-75-penalty-slow-play |title=Tianlang Guan youngest to make cut |work=ESPN |date=April 12, 2013 |access-date=April 12, 2013 |archive-date=May 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522033842/http://espn.go.com/golf/masters13/story/_/id/9164772/2013-masters-tianlang-guan-shoots-75-penalty-slow-play |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Australian [[Cameron Smith (golfer)|Cameron Smith]] became the first golfer in Masters history to shoot all four rounds in the 60s (67, 68, 69, 69). Finishing at 15 under par, en route to a tie for second-place finish with [[Sungjae Im]].

[[Gary Player]] holds the record for most appearances, with 52.  Tiger Woods holds the record for consecutive cuts made with 24 between 1997 and 2024; he did not compete in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tiger Woods sets all-time record for consecutive made cuts at Masters 2024 |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/04/12/tiger-woods-score-2024-masters-record-made-cuts/}}</ref>  In 2023, [[Fred Couples]] became the oldest player to make the cut, doing so at age {{age in years and days|1959|10|3|2023|04|07}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2023-04-08/couples_makes_historic_cut_as_some_major_names_miss.html |title=Couples Makes Historic Cut as Some Major Names Miss |first=Paul |last=Rogers |publisher=Augusta National Golf Club |date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref><!--Reference gives a slightly different number of days; dating here from the day of the second round.-->

[[Nick Price]] and [[Greg Norman]] share the course record of 63, with their rounds coming in 1986 and 1996 respectively.

The highest winning score of 289 (+1) has occurred three times: [[Sam Snead]] in 1954, [[Jack Burke Jr.]] in 1956, and [[Zach Johnson]] in 2007. [[Anthony Kim]] holds the record for most birdies in a round with 11 in 2009 during his second round.<ref name="Scoring"/>

There have been only four [[Par (score)#Albatross|double eagles]] carded in the history of the Masters; the latest was by a contender in the fourth round in 2012. In the penultimate pairing with eventual champion [[Bubba Watson]], [[Louis Oosthuizen]]'s {{convert|260|yd|0|adj=on}} downhill [[4 iron]] from the fairway made the left side of the green at the par-5 second hole, called ''Pink Dogwood'', rolled downhill, and in.<ref>{{cite news |first=Doug |last=Roberson |title=Oosthuizen gives away souvenir after rare double-eagle |url=http://blogs.ajc.com/all-things-masters/2012/04/08/oosthuizens-rare-double-eagle-moves-him-to-10-under-at-masters/ |newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=April 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120410200826/http://blogs.ajc.com/all-things-masters/2012/04/08/oosthuizens-rare-double-eagle-moves-him-to-10-under-at-masters/ |archive-date=April 10, 2012}}</ref>  The other two rare occurrences of this feat after Sarazen's double eagle on the fabled course's ''Fire Thorn'' hole in 1935: [[Bruce Devlin]] made double eagle from {{convert|248|yd}} out with a 4-wood at the eighth hole (''Yellow Jasmine'') in the first round in 1967, while [[Jeff Maggert]] hit a 3-iron {{convert|222|yd}} at the 13th hole (''Azalea'') in the fourth round in 1994.<ref>{{cite web |title=Masters Tournament |url=http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/masters-tournament.html |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=October 7, 2014 |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010115915/http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/masters-tournament.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Three players share the record for most runner-up finishes with four – [[Ben Hogan]] (1942, 1946, 1954, 1955), [[Tom Weiskopf]] (1969, 1972, 1974, 1975), and [[Jack Nicklaus]] (1964, 1971, 1977, 1981). Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only golfers to have won the Masters in three separate decades.

The highest official score in a round was 95 by Charles Kunkle in 1956 and the highest unofficial score was 106 by Billy Casper in 2005 (he refused to hand in his scorecard to avoid holding the record).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/who-holds-the-record-for-the-worst-single-round-score-ever-seen-at-the-masters-and-why-its-not-billy-casper |title=Who Holds The Record For The Highest Single-Round Score Ever Seen At The Masters? (And Why It's Not Billy Casper) |magazine=Golf Monthly |first=Jonny |last=Leighfield |date=April 6, 2024}}</ref>