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2023 Masters: A look at the record book at Augusta National Golf Club

There have been plenty of records set since the Masters Tournament started in 1934. Hole-by-hole scoring records, round records, tournament records – tons of interesting marks and a Hall of Fame list of familiar names stacked in the official book for Augusta National Golf Club.

Which record matters most?

That has to be most wins, and that would be Jack Nicklaus with six (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986). Tiger Woods is entered this year, and a victory by Woods (1997, 2001, 2022, 2005, 2019) would tie Nicklaus for that record. They are followed by Arnold Palmer with four titles (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964), then five players with three wins at Augusta National (Jimmy Demaret, Sam Snead, Gary Player, Nick Faldo and Phil Mickelson).

Check out some of the other interesting records below, courtesy of the official Masters media guide.

Low 18

63

Nick Price, third round, 1986 (33-30)
Greg Norman, first round, 1996 (33-30)

Low first nine

30

Johnny Miller, third round, 1975
Greg Norman, final round, 1988
K.J. Choi, second round, 2004
Phil Mickelson, final round, 2009
Gary Woodland, third round, 2014
Tony Finau, third round, 2019

Low second nine

29

Mark Calcavecchia, final round, 1992
David Toms, final round, 1998

Low final round

64

Maurice Bembridge, 1974 (34-30)
Hale Irwin, 1975 (32-32)
Gary Player, 1978 (34-30)
Greg Norman, 1988 (30-34)
David Toms, 1998 (35-29)
Bo Van Pelt, 2012 (34-30)
Jordan Spieth, 2018 (31-33)
Rory McIlroy, 2022 (32-32)

Low 72 holes

268, Dustin Johnson, 2020 (65-70-65-68)
270, Tiger Woods, 1997
270, Jordan Spieth, 2015
271, Jack Nicklaus, 1965
271, Raymond Floyd, 1976
272, Tiger Woods, 2001
272, Phil Mickelson, 2010
273, Patrick Reed, 2018
273, Cameron Smith, 2020 (non-winner)
273, Sungjae Im, 2020 (non-winner)

Highest scores

Highest round: 95, Charles Kunkle, final round, 1956

Highest first nine holes: 49, Charles Kunkle, final round, 1956

Highest second nine holes: 49, Jess Sweetser, first round, 1936; 49, Richard D. Chapman, final round, 1955; 49, Tony Manero, first round, 1955; 49, Frank Conner, first round, 1982

Highest 72 holes: 340 (78-82-85-95), Charles Kunkle, 1956

Highest winning scores: 289, Sam Snead, 1954; 289, Jack Burke Jr., 1956; 289, Zach Johnson, 2007

Assorted records

Consecutive holes par or better: 50, Stuart Appleby, 2001 (starting with 5th hole, 45 pars, five birdies)

Most subpar rounds: 71, Jack Nicklaus (163 rounds, 43.56 percent); 58, Tom Watson (134 rounds, 43.28 percent); 57, Raymond Floyd (144 rounds, 39.58 percent); 57, Phil Mickelson (110 rounds, 51.82 percent)

Most consecutive subpar rounds: 11, Dustin Johnson, 2018 (second round) – 2020 final round)

Most par or better rounds: 93, Jack Nicklaus (163 rounds, 57.06 percent)

Most consecutive par or better rounds: 16, Tiger Woods (2007 (third round) through 2011 (second round)

Most birdies in a career: 506, Jack Nicklaus

Most birdies in one round: 11, Anthony Kim (65), second round, 2009

Most birdies in one tournament: 28, Jordan Spieth, 2015

Most birdies in a row: 7, Steve Pate, 1999, third round, starting with No. 7; 7, Tiger Woods, 2005, third round, starting with No. 7

Most eagles in a career: 24, Jack Nicklaus (3 on par 4s, 21 on par 5s)

Most eagles in one round: 3, Dustin Johnson, 2015, second round, Nos. 2, 8 and 15

Most eagles in one tournament:  4, Bruce Crampton, 1974 (first round, No. 13; third and final rounds, No. 15; final round, No. 3); 4, Dustin Johnson, 2009 (second round, Nos. 8 and 15; final round, Nos. 13 and 14); 4, Tiger Woods, 2010 (first round, Nos. 8 and 15; final round, Nos. 7 and 15)

Double eagles in masters history: Hole No. 2, Louis Oosthuizen, 2012, final round (4-iron, 253 yards); Hole No. 8, Bruce Devlin, 1967, first round (4-wood, 248 yards); Hole No. 13, Jeff Maggert, 1994, final round (3-iron, 222 yards); Hole No. 15, Gene Sarazen, 1935, final round (4-wood, 235 yards)

Top finishes

Top-5 finishes in a career: Jack Nicklaus 15; Tiger Woods 12; Phil Mickelson 11; Ben Hogan 9; Tom Kite 9, Arnold Palmer 9; Sam Snead 9; Tom Watson 9

Top-10 finishes in a career: Jack Nicklaus 22; Ben Hogan 17; Phil Mickelson 15, Gary Player 15, Sam Snead 15, Tom Watson 15

Top-25 finishes in a career: Jack Nicklaus 29; Sam Snead 26; Raymond Floyd 22; Gary Player 22; Ben Hogan 21; Fred Couples 20, Phil Mickelson 20, Byron Nelson 20, Tom Watson 20

Most cuts made: Jack Nicklaus 37; Fred Couples 30, Gary Player 30; Raymond Floyd 27, Bernhard Langer 26, Phil Mickelson 25, Ben Crenshaw 24, Tom Watson 27; Billy Casper 23, Arnold Palmer 23;  Tiger Woods 23

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