2015 Event Jordan Spieth, age 21, wins the Masters golf tournament, tying Tiger Woods' record-setting 72-hole score of 18 under par at the course in 1997 2014 Event Bubba Watson, American golfer, wins the Masters Tournament for the second year in a row 2014 Event Tiger Woods will miss the Masters Tournament for the first time in 20 years as he recovers from surgery for a pinched nerve 2013 Event For the second year in a row, Novak Djokovic is the winner of the Shanghai Masters Tennis competition 2012 Event U.S. golfer Bubba Watson defeats Louis Oosthuizen at the 2012 Masters Tournament in a sudden-death playoff 2010 Event The Paris Masters final is won by Sweden's Robin Soderling, a first major win for the player, now ranked fourth in the world of tennis 2002 Event 66th Golf Masters Championship: 2001 Event 65th Golf Masters Championship: 2001 Death William Masters, sex researcher, dies at 85 2000 Event 64th Golf Masters Championship: 1999 Event 63rd Golf Masters Championship: 1998 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by 1998 Event 62nd Golf Masters Championship: 1998 Event Australian Ladies Masters Golf 1997 Death Ben Hogan, golfer, Masters, British Open, U.S. Open-1953, dies at 84 1997 Event ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jason Queen 1997 Event 61st Golf Masters Championship: Tiger Woods at 21 (270 18 under par) 1997 Event Gail Graham wins LPGA Alpine Australian Ladies Masters 1996 Event ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Ernie Schlegel 1996 Event 60th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 276 1995 Event ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Mike Aulby 1995 Event 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274 1994 Death Kitty Masters, actress, dies at 92 1994 Event 58th Golf Masters Championship: Jose M Olazabal wins, shooting a 279 1994 Event ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe 1993 Event Dr. William Masters (78) weds college sweetheart Geraldine Oliver (76) 1993 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware 1993 Event 57th Golf Masters Championship: Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 277 1992 Event 56th Golf Masters Championship: Fred Couples wins, shooting a 275 1992 Event Record 18 golfers shoot in 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12) 1991 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent 1991 Event 55th Golf Masters Championship: Ian Woosnam wins, shooting a 277 1990 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren 1990 Event 54th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 278 1989 Event 53rd Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283 1989 Event Scott Hoch chokes on 18 inch putt and loses Masters golf tournament 1988 Event U.S. and Soviet chess grand masters Donaldson and Akhmilovskaya wed 1988 Event 52nd Golf Masters Championship: Sandy Lyle wins, shooting a 281 1987 Event 51st Golf Masters Championship: Larry Mize wins, shooting a 285 1986 Event 50th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 279 1985 Event 49th Golf Masters Championship: Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 282 1984 Event 48th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 277 1983 Event 47th Golf Masters Championship: Seve Ballesteros wins, shooting a 280 1982 Event 46th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Stadler wins, shooting a 284 1981 Event 45th Golf Masters Championship: Tom Watson wins, shooting a 280 1981 Event Ivan Lendl intentionally loses a match in Volvo Masters in order to avoid having to play Bjorn Borg 1980 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Neil Burton 1980 Event 44th Golf Masters Championship: Seve Ballesteros wins, shooting a 275 1979 Event 43rd Golf Masters Championship: Fuzzy Zoeller wins, shooting a 280 1978 Event 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277 1977 Event 41st Golf Masters Championship: Tom Watson wins, shooting a 276 1976 Event Sally Little wins LPGA Ladies Masters at Moss Creek Golf Tournament 1976 Event 40th Golf Masters Championship: Ray Floyd wins, shooting a 271 1975 Event 39th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 276 1974 Event 38th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 278 1973 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Dave Soutar 1973 Event 37th Golf Masters Championship: Tommy Aaron wins, shooting a 283 1972 Event 36th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286 1971 Event 35th Golf Masters Championship: Charles Coody wins, shooting a 279 1970 Birthday Wendy Miles, Australia, golfer, 1993 T77 Alpine Australia Ladies Masters 1970 Event 34th Golf Masters Championship: Billy Casper wins, shooting a 279 1969 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jim Chestney 1969 Event 33rd Golf Masters Championship: George Archer wins, shooting a 281 1968 Birthday Sally Smith, Orange NSW, golfer, 1993 T67 Alpine Australia Ladies Masters 1968 Event ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas 1968 Event 32nd Golf Masters Championship: Bob Goalby wins, shooting a 277 1968 Event Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card 1967 Event Margie Masters wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic 1967 Event Clifford Ann Creed/Margie Masters wins Yankee Ladies' Team Golf Champ 1967 Event 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer, Jr. wins, shooting a 280 1966 Event 30th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 288 1965 Event 29th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 271 1964 Event 28th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 276 1963 Birthday Scott Dunlap, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 South Africa Masters 1963 Event 27th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286 1962 Event 26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280 1961 Event 25th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 280 1961 Birthday Roger Wessels, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, golfer, 1994 Canadian Masters 1960 Birthday Tommy Masters, Framingham, Massachusetts, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Carolina-50th 1960 Event 24th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 282 1959 Event 23rd Golf Masters Championship: Art Wall, Jr. wins, shooting a 284 1958 Birthday Larry Hogan Mize, Augusta Georgia, PGA golfer, 1987 Masters 1958 Event 22nd Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284 1957 Birthday Bernhard Langer, born in Anhausen, West Germany, professional golfer, two-time Masters champion, ranked as the world's first official number one player in 1986 1957 Birthday Eric Bristow, "Crafty Cockney", England, dart thrower, 5 World Masters 1957 Event 21st Golf Masters Championship: Doug Ford wins, shooting a 283 1956 Event 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke, Jr. wins, shooting a 289 1955 Event 19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279 1954 Event 18th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 289 1953 Birthday Craig Robert Stadler, born in San Diego, California, PGA golfer, Masters 1982 1953 Event 17th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 274 1952 Event 16th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 286 1951 Birthday Fuzzy [Frank] Zoeller, New Albany, Indiana, PGA golfer, Masters 1981 1951 Event 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280 1951 Event American Bowling Congress begins 1st masters tournament 1950 Event 14th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 283 1950 Death Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet 1949 Event 13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282 1948 Event 12th Golf Masters Championship: Claude Harmon wins, shooting a 279 1947 Birthday Ben Masters, Corvalis OR, actor, Vic-Another World, Making Mr. Right 1947 Event 11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281 1946 Event 10th Golf Masters Championship: Herman Keiser wins, shooting a 282 1942 Birthday Ray Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, Masters 1976 1942 Event 9th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 280 1941 Event 8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280 1940 Event 7th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 280 1939 Birthday George Archer, born in San Francisco, California, PGA golfer, 1969 Masters Bing Crosby 1939 Event 6th Golf Masters Championship: Ralph Guldahl wins, shooting a 279 1938 Event 5th Golf Masters Championship: Henry Picard wins, shooting a 285 1937 Birthday Charles Coody, born in Stamford, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Masters 1937 Event 4th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 283 1937 Birthday Tommy Aaron, Gainesville Georgia, PGA golfer, 1973 Masters 1936 Event 3rd Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 285 1935 Event General Sarazen's double eagle on 15th, wins him his 2nd Masters 1935 Event 2nd Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282 1934 Birthday Margie Masters, LPGA golfer 1934 Event 1st Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 284 1934 Event 1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Georgia 1933 Birthday Gerald Masters, South African/British author, Pan Book of Dates 1929 Birthday Arnold Daniel Palmer, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1964 Masters 1925 Birthday Virginia E Johnson, doctor/sexologist, Masters and Johnson 1915 Birthday William Howell Masters, sex author/physician 1914 Birthday [Arthur] Wilson "Bob" Tucker, U.S., sci-fi author, Time Masters 1902 Birthday Kitty Masters, actress 1902 Birthday Gene Sarazen, Harrison, New York, PGA golfer, Masters 1935, U.S. Open 1922, 32 1868 Birthday Edgar Lee Masters, American Poet 1669 Death Rembrandt H van Ron, painter/etcher (Steel Masters), dies
