Posted 4/14/03 9:57 am ET

Masters History & Records
This will be the 66th edition of the Masters. It has been played ever year, except for between 1943-45 when World War II halted the championship. Ever year it is played at Augusta National, the only major played on the same course each year. In the beginning of the club in 1933, Bobby Jones had always dream of having a U.S. Open played on Augusta National. But with the hot summers in June, Jones approached the USGA with the idea of playing the Open on Augusta in April, but the USGA turned him down. So Jones and Clifford Roberts decided to hold their own annual event, beginning in 1934. Roberts proposed the event be called the Masters Tournament, but Jones objected, thinking it too presumptuous. The name Augusta National Invitation Tournament was adopted and the title was used for five years until 1939, when Jones relented and the name was officialy changed.
LOWEST 72-HOLE SCORE:	270 by Tiger Woods (70-66-65-69) in 1997 271 by Jack Nicklaus (67-71-64-69) in 1965 271 by Raymond Floyd (65-66-70-70) in 1976 272 by Tiger Woods (70-66-68-68) in 2001 274 by Ben Hogan (70-69-66-69) in 1953 274 by Ben Crenshaw (70-67-69-68) in 1995 274 by David Duval (71-66-70-67) in 2001
LOWEST 72-HOLE SCORE BY A NON-WINNER:	274 by David Duval (71-66-70-67) in 2001 275 by Davis Love III (69-69-71-66) in 1995
LOWEST 18-HOLE SCORE:	63 by Nick Price third round, 1986 63 by Greg Norman first round, 1996 64 by Lloyd Mangrum first round, 1940 64 by Jack Nicklaus third round, 1965 64 by Maurice Bembridge final round, 1974 64 by Hale Irwin final round, 1975 64 by Gary Player final round, 1978 64 by Miller Barber second round, 1979 64 by Greg Norman final round, 1988 64 by Mike Donald first round, 1990 64 by Jay Haas, 2nd round, 1995 64 by David Toms final round, 1998
LARGEST WINNING MARGIN:	12 shots by Tiger Woods (270 in 1997 9 shots by Jack Nicklaus (271) in 1965 8 shots by Raymond Floyd (271) in 1976
BEST COMEBACK BY WINNER:	8 shots by Jack Burke Jr. (72-71-75-71) in 1956 (after 54 holes)
MOST MONEY WON:	$1,819,760 by Tiger Woods in 7 Masters $1,603,620 by Jose Maria Olazabal in 14 Masters $1,316,000 by David Duval in 6 Masters $1,150,675 by Greg Norman in 21 Masters $1,086,933 by Fred Couples in 17 Masters $1,043,609 by Nick Faldo in 18 Masters $1,015,900 by Vijay Singh in 8 Masters $1,015,824 by Davis Love III in 12 Masters $1,001,528 by Bernhard Langer in 19 Masters $969,092 by Phil Mickelson in 9 Masters $919,675 by Ben Crenshaw in 30 Masters $909,177 by Mark O'Meara in 18 Masters $908,250 by Ernie Els in 8 Masters $757,359 by Jack Nicklaus in 42 Masters $725,390 by Tom Watson in 28 Masters
LOWEST SCORING AVG. (Minimum of 20 rounds):	70.88 by Tiger Woods with 26 rounds 70.95 by David Duval with 22 rounds 71.32 by Phil Mickelson with 34 rounds 71.57 by Fred Couples with 68 rounds 71.87 by Ernie Els with 30 rounds 71.62 by Jose Maria Olazabal with 50 rounds 71.72 by Tom Watson with 100 rounds 71.76 by Jack Nicklaus with 158 rounds 71.83 by Jim Furyk in 24 rounds 71.96 by Jerry Pate with 28 rounds
FOUR ROUNDS IN THE 60s SAME MASTERS:	Has never been done (The Masters is the only major where this hasn't be done)
PLAYERS WHO WENT INTO FINAL ROUND WITH A CHANCE TO SHOOT FOUR ROUNDS IN THE 60s:	Gary Player (69-68-69-74) in 1961 Arnold Palmer (69-68-69-70) in 1964 Ed Sneed (68-67-69-76) in 1979 Seve Ballesteros (66-69-68-72) in 1980 Fred Couples (69-67-69-70) in 1992 Raymond Floyd (69-68-69-71) in 1992 Craig Parry (69-66-69-78) in 1992
NUMBER OF TIMES A LEADER OR CO-LEADER WENT ON TO WIN:	1st Round-14 in 65 championships 2nd Round-26 in 65 championhips 3rd Round-36 in 65 championships