U.S. Masters 2023 APRIL 6-9, 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 LIV Golf controversy Augusta National will allow players signed up to controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf breakaway tour to play in 2023 tournament, including six previous Masters winners Former Masters winners Phil Mickelson (1) 2004, 2006, 2010 Charl Schwartzel 2011 Bubba Watson 2012, 2014 Sergio Garcia 2017 Patrick Reed (2) 2018 Dustin Johnson (3) 2020 Other LIV golfers Correct as of Mar 23 Abraham Ancer Joaquin Joaquin Bryson DeChambeau Louis Oosthuizen Talor Gooch Mito Peirera Brooks Koepka Thomas Pieters Jason Kokrak Cameron Smith Kevin Na Harold Varner 1 2 3 Scottie Scheffler 2022 Masters champion battling with Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy for World No.1 Green Jacket 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 for each subsequent victory 6 Jack Nicklaus USA 1963, 65, 66, 72, 75, 86 5 Tiger Woods USA 1997, 2001, 02, 05, 19 4 Arnold Palmer USA 1958, 60, 62, 64 RECENT CHAMPIONS 2022 Scottie Scheffler USA -10 2021 Hideki Matsuyama JPN -10 2020 Dustin Johnson USA -20 2019 Tiger Woods USA -13 2018 Patrick Reed USA -15 2017 Sergio Garcia ESP -9 2016 Danny Willett ENG -5 2015 Jordan Spieth USA -18 2014 Bubba Watson USA -8 2013 Adam Scott AUS -9 MASTERS WINNERS BY COUNTRY Horton Smith collects $1,500 prize money at first tournament – U.S. players have won 62 out of 85 tournaments since Masters tournaments: 86 United States 39 players 63 wins 1: Scotland, Wales, Fiji, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Japan 2: Germany 4: England (Two players) 5: South Africa (Three players) 5: Spain (Three players) 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 1939: Tournament officially renamed The Masters 1949 Sam Snead (left) is first winner to be awarded Green Jacket Horton Smith First winner 1950 Jimmy Demaret becomes first three-time winner after titles in 1940 and 1947 1952 Inaugural Champions Dinner hosted by 1951 winner Ben Hogan (left) 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 (inset left) is first non-American to win Masters 1964: Arnold Palmer (right) is first player to win four Masters titles 1980: Spain's Seve Ballesteros (right) is first European champion 1986 Jack Nicklaus wins record sixth title 1997: Tiger Woods (left) obliterates field to win first Augusta title by record 12-stroke margin 2002: Major course renovation increases length of nine holes – stretching course to 7,270 yards 2011 Charl Schwartzel wins 75th Masters, sinking birdie putts on each of final four holes 2020: Dustin Johnson hits record low of 20 under par – beating score shared by Woods (1997) and Jordan Spieth (2015) 2022: Crowds return to full capacity after Covid-19 pandemic – Scottie Scheffler wins record $2.7m in prize money Masters Trophy First awarded 1961 Course Course at record length in 2023, with adjustments made at 13th hole Azalea”, adding new back tee – increasing length by 35 yards Clubhouse Built in 1854 at head of Magnolia Lane Amen Corner Hardest and most iconic stretch – from second shot at hole 11, all of 12, and tee shot on 13 Rae’s Creek 2019: Hole 5 lengthened by 40 yards 11 15 18 2022: Adjustments made at 11th, 15th and 18th holes, adding cumulative total of 35 yards 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Scorecard Hole Par Yards Tea Olive 1 4 455 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 Camellia 10 4 495 White Dogwood 11 4 520 Golden Bell 12 3 155 Azalea 13 5 510 Chinese Fir 14 4 440 Firethorn 15 5 550 Redbud 16 3 170 Nandina 17 4 440 Holly 18 4 465 Course length 7,545yds Source: 2022 Augusta National Inc Pictures: AP, Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS