U.S. Masters 2021 APRIL 8-11, AUGUSTA NATIONAL Augusta National is one of golf’s most beautiful and challenging courses, with undulating greens and sprawling bunkers to test the world’ s best golfers The 2020 tournament – postponed from its usual April slot by coronavirus – will be held without spectators for the first time Green Jacket Tiger Woods 2019 champion Just three golfers have claimed four or more Masters titles. Iconic Green Jacket – tailored for each individual champion – remains at Augusta at all times and is reused ubsequent victory 6 Jack Nicklaus USA 5 Tiger Woods USA 1997, 2001, 02, 05, 19 4 Arnold Palmer USA 1958, 60, 62, 64 RECENT CHAMPIONS Score 2019 Tiger Woods USA -13 2018 Patrick Reed USA -15 2017 Sergio Garcia USA -9 2016 Danny Willett USA -5 2015 Jordan Spieth USA -18 2014 Bubba Watson USA -8 2013 Adam Scott AUS -9 2012 Bubba Watson USA -10 2011 Charl Schwartzel RSA -14 2010 Phil Mickelson USA -16 MASTERS WINNERS BY COUNTRY Horton Smith collects $1,500 prize money at first tournament – U.S. players have won 60 out of 82 tournaments since Masters tournaments: 84 United States 38 players Dustin Johnson 2020 campion (inset) 1: Scotland, Wales, Fiji, Canada, Argentina, Australia 2: Germany 4: England (Two players) 5: South Africa (Three players) 5: Spain (Three players) ----------------------------------------------------- Green Technology Engineering helps to maintain Augusta’s luxuriant turf and lightning-fast greens Playing surface: Creeping Bentgrass cut to 3.2mm Sandy root zone Gravel Native soil SubAir system: 25hp pump drives air at up to 70,000 litres/min through subsurface ducts Aeration: Warm or cool air regulates temperature, aerates soil Drainage: Water sucked from soil ----------------------------------------------------- Masters: Destination Georgia 1931: Site purchased from Fruitland Nurseries. Course designed by Bobby Jones (inset) and Alister MacKenzie 1934: Horton Smith wins first Augusta National Invitation Tournament ----------------------------------------------------- Chasing Greatness Tiger Woods will miss 2021 Masters after sustaining serious leg injuries in car crash. His 15th major title in 2019 – arguably among best ever sporting comebacks – closed gap to all-time record of 18 held by Jack Nicklaus ----------------------------------------------------- MAJOR TITLES Masters Tournament Oldest champion, aged 46 (1986) 6 5 Youngest champion, aged 21 (1997) U,S. Open 1962, 67, 72, 80 4 3 2000, 02, 08 The Open Championship 1966, 70, 78 3 3 2000, 05, 06 PGA Championship 1963, 71, 73, 75, 80 5 4 1999, 2000, 06, 07 ----------------------------------------------------- Jack Nicklaus Golden Bear ----------------------------------------------------- Course Clubhouse (above) Hole 5: Lengthened by 40 yards in 2019 – first significant course change since 2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rae’s Creek Amen Corner Hardest and most iconic stretch – from second shot at hole 11, all of 12, and tee shot on 13 ----------------------------------------------------- Scorecard Hola Par Yards Tea Olive 1 4 445 Pink Dogwood 2 5 575 Flowering Peach 3 4 350 Fl. Crab Apple 4 3 240 Magnolia 5 4 495 Juniper 6 3 180 Pampas 7 4 450 Yellow Jasmine 8 5 570 Carolina Cherry 9 4 460 Camelia 10 4 495 White Dogwood 11 4 505 Golden Bell 12 3 155 Azalea 13 5 510 Chinese Fir 14 4 440 Firethorn 15 5 530 Redbub 16 3 170 Nandina 17 4 440 Holly 18 4 465 ----------------------------------------------------- Course 7,475yds ----------------------------------------------------- Horton Smith First winner ----------------------------------------------------- 1939: Tournament officially renamed The Masters 1949 Sam Snead (left) is first winner to be awarded Green Jacket 1950 Jimmy Demaret becomes first three-time winner 1952 Inaugural Champions Dinner hosted by 1951 winner Ben Hogan 1956: First TV broadcast – covers holes 15-18 only 1960 First Par 3 contest held on eve of Masters. Popular event is reputedly jinxed – no golfer has yet won Par 3 and Masters in same year 1961 South African Gary Player (right) is first non- American to win Masters 1964: Arnold Palmer (below left) is first player to win four Masters titles 1980: Spain’s Seve Ballesteros (right) is first European champion 1986 Jack Nicklaus wins record sixth Masters 1997: Tiger Woods obliterates field to win first Augusta title by record 12-stroke margin 2020: Dustin Johnson hits record low of 20 under par – beating score shared by Woods (1997) and Jordan Spieth (2015) ----------------------------------------------------- Pictures: AP, Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS Source: 2020 Augusta National Inc