| 2003 Masters By the Numbers |
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Number of times the winner of the Wednesday par-3 contest went on to win the Masters the same year. |
| 1 |
Number of courses that have held the Masters (Augusta National is the only one). |
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Number of players who won the Masters in their first attempt. The first was Horton Smith in the first Masters in 1934 followed by Gene Sarzen in 1935. Since then, only Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 has accomplished the feat. |
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Number of players who won the Masters by one shot after making birdie on the 72nd hole. (In 1959, Art Wall made a 12-footer; in 1960, Arnold Palmer made a 6-footer; in 1978 Gary Player holed from 15 feet; in 1988 Sandy Lyle made an 8-footer; in 1998 Mark O'Meara made a 20-footer. O'Meara also birdied the 17th hole, joining Palmer and Wall as the only three to birdie the final two holes to win.) |
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Number of strokes that Jackie Burke came back from in 1956, making it the biggest 54-hole comeback in Masters history. |
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Number of holes that were altered for last year’s Masters. |
| 12 |
Number of strokes by which Tiger Woods won in 1997, the largest margin of victory in Masters history. |
| 14 |
Number of times Jack Nicklaus has entered the final round with either the lead or within five of the lead, most of any Masters player. |
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Number of starts it took Mark O'Meara to win the 1998 Masters, the most of any Masters champion. |
| 18 |
Number of years since a first-round leader won the Masters (Ben Crenshaw in 1984). |
| 21 |
Age of Tiger Woods when he won the 1997 Masters, making him the youngest champion in tournament in history. |
| 37 |
Number of third-round leaders who went on to win the Masters. |
| 46 |
Age of Jack Nicklaus when he won the 1986 Masters, making him the oldest champion. |
| 61 |
Number of Magnolia trees that line Magnolia Lane leading up to the clubhouse. |
| 63 |
Lowest 18-hole score shot at Augusta during the Masters, by Nick Price in the third round in 1986 and Greg Norman in the first round in 1996. |
| 66 |
Number of Masters that have been played. |
| 270 |
Lowest 72-hole score in Masters history, by Tiger Woods in 1997. |
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Year that the first green jacket was awarded to the winner Sam Snead. |
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Number of different competitors who have participated in the Masters. In its 65-year history, Doug Ford, with 49, has played in the most. |
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Compiled by Sal Johnson, GOLFONLINE contributing editor
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