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  Saturday, 6 April, 2002, 13:42 GMT 14:42 UK
The honours list
Jack Nicklaus plays out of a bunker at Augusta
Jack Nicklaus has the most wins in Augusta history
The US Masters has been contested since 1934. BBC Sport Online brings you all the winners and the key facts and figures from the tournament.

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US Masters records: Winning records | Scoring records | Miscellaneous records

Winning records

Most wins: Jack Nicklaus - Six (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975 & 1986)
Biggest win: Tiger Woods - 12 shots (1997)

Most top-five finishes: Jack Nicklaus - 15
Most top-10 finishes: Jack Nicklaus - 22

Oldest champion: Jack Nicklaus - 46 (1986)
Youngest champion: Tiger Woods - 21 (1997)

Successive wins: Jack Nicklaus (1965 & 1966) & Nick Faldo (1989 & 1990)

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Scoring records

Low total: 270 (-18) - Tiger Woods (1997)
Low round: 63 (-9) - Nick Price (1986) & Greg Norman (1996)

Low front nine: 30 (-6) - Johnny Miller (1975) & Greg Norman (1988)
Low back nine: 29 (-7) - Mark Calcavecchia (1992) & David Toms (1998)

Highest winning score: 289 (+1) - Sam Snead (1954) & Jack Burke Jnr (1956)
High round: 95 - Charles Kunkle (1956)

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Miscellaneous records

Most appearances: 49 - Doug Ford, (1952-2001).
Most times runner-up: Four - Ben Hogan (1942, 1946, 1954 & 1955), Jack Nicklaus (1964, 1971, 1977 & 1981) & Tom Weiskopf (1969, 1972, 1974 & 1975)

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US Masters winners: The last 12 years | The 1980s | The 1970's | The 1960s | The 1950s | The 1940s | The 1930s

The last 12 years
Year Winner Score Runner up
2001 Tiger Woods 272 David Duval
2000 Vijay Singh 278 Ernie Els
1999 Jose Maria Olazabal 280 Davis Love III
1998 Mark O'Meara 279 Fred Couples & David Duval
1997 Tiger Woods 270 Tom Kite
1996 Nick Faldo 276 Greg Norman
1995 Ben Crenshaw 274 Davis Love III
1994 Jose Maria Olazabal 279 Tom Lehman
1993 Bernhard Langer 277 Chip Beck
1992 Fred Couples 275 Ray Floyd
1991 Ian Woosnam 277 Jose Maria Olazabal
1990 Nick Faldo* 278 Ray Floyd
* denotes play-off win

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The 1980s
Year Winner Score Runner up
1989 Nick Faldo* 283 Scott Hoch
1988 Sandy Lyle 281 Mark Calcavecchia
1987 Larry Mize* 285 Greg Norman &
Seve Ballesteros
1986 Jack Nicklaus 279 Tom Kite &
Greg Norman
1985 Bernhard Langer 282 Seve Ballesteros,
Ray Floyd &
Curtis Strange
1984 Ben Crenshaw 277 Tom Watson
1983 Seve Ballesteros 280 Tom Kite &
Ben Crenshaw
1982 Craig Stadler* 284 Dan Pohl
1981 Tom Watson 280 Jack Nicklaus &
Johnny Miller
1980 Seve Ballesteros 275 Jack Newton &
Gibby Gilbert
* denotes play-off win

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The 1970s
Year Winner Score Runner up
1979 Fuzzy Zoeller 280* Ed Sneed &
Tom Watson
1978 Gary Player 277 Rod Funseth,
Tom Watson &
Hubert Green
1977 Tom Watson 276 Jack Nicklaus
1976 Ray Floyd 271 Ben Crenshaw
1975 Jack Nicklaus 276 Johnny Miller &
Tom Weiskopf
1974 Gary Player 278 Dave Stockton &
Tom Weiskopf
1973 Tommy Aaron 283 JC Snead
1972 Jack Nicklaus 286 Bruce Crampton,
Tom Weiskopf &
Bobby Mitchell
1971 Charles Coody 279 Jack Nicklaus &
Johnny Miller
1970 Billy Casper* 279 Gene Littler
* denotes play-off win

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The 1960s
Year Winner Score Runner up
1969 George Archer 281 Tom Weiskopf,
Billy Casper &
George Knudsen
1968 Bob Goalby 277 Roberto de Vicenzo
1967 Gay Brewer 280 Bobby Nichols
1966 Jack Nicklaus* 288 Gay Brewer &
Tommy Jacobs
1965 Jack Nicklaus 271 Gary Player &
Arnold Palmer
1964 Arnold Palmer 276 Dave Marr &
Jack Nicklaus
1963 Jack Nicklaus 286 Tony Lema
1962 Arnold Palmer* 280 Gary Player &
Dow Finsterwald
1961 Gary Player 280 Arnold Palmer &
Charles Coe#
1960 Arnold Palmer 282 Ken Venturi
* denotes play-off win. # denotes amateur

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The 1950s
Year Winner Score Runner up
1959 Art Wall 284 Cary Middlecoff
1958 Arnold Palmer 284 Doug Ford &
Fred Hawkins
1957 Doug Ford 283 Sam Snead
1956 Jack Burke Jnr. 289 Ken Venturi
1955 Cary Middlecoff 279 Ben Hogan
1954 Sam Snead* 289 Ben Hogan
1953 Ben Hogan 274 Ed Oliver
1952 Sam Snead 286 Jack Burke Jnr.
1951 Ben Hogan 280 Skee Riegel
1950 Jimmy Demaret 283 Jim Ferrier
* denotes play-off win.

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The 1940s
Year Winner Score Runner up
1949 Sam Snead 282 Johnny Bulla
1948 Claude Harmon 279 Cary Middlecoff
1947 Jimmy Demaret 281 Byron Nelson &
Frank Stranahan#
1946 Herman Keiser 282 Ben Hogan
1943-1945: No tournament
1942 Byron Nelson* 280 Ben Hogan
1941 Craig Wood 280 Byron Nelson
1940 Jimmy Demaret 280 Lloyd Mangrum
* denotes play-off win. # denotes amateur

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The 1930s
Year Winner Score Runner up
1939 Ralph Guldahl 279 Sam Snead
1938 Henry Picard 285 Harry Cooper &
Ralph Guldahl
1937 Byron Nelson 283 Ralph Guldahl
1936 Horton Smith 285 Harry Cooper
1935 Gene Sarazen* 282 Craig Wood
1934 Horton Smith 284 Craig Wood
* denotes play-off win.

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