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Records, Facts and Figures from The Masters

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Lowest Career Scoring Average, 100 or More Rounds
71.90 - Fred Couples
71.98 - Jack Nicklaus
72.39 - Tom Watson
72.90 - Gene Littler
73.03 - Raymond Floyd
73.19 - Byron Nelson
73.30 - Sam Snead
73.35 - Ben Crenshaw
73.54 - Gary Player
73.62 - Craig Stadler
74.46 - Billy Casper
74.53 - Arnold Palmer
75.07 - Tommy Aaron

Lowest Career Scoring Average, 50 or More Rounds
70.73 - Tiger Woods
71.03 - Phil Mickelson
71.90 - Fred Couples
71.98 - Jack Nicklaus
72.09 - Ernie Els
72.18 - Hale Irwin
72.20 - Mark O'Meara
72.21 - Jose Maria Olazabal
72.23 - Tom Weiskopf
72.30 - John Huston
72.31 - Greg Norman

Largest Lead Lost After Third Round
6 strokes - Greg Norman, 1996
5 strokes - Ed Sneed, 1979
4 strokes - Ken Venturi, 1956
4 strokes - Rory McIlroy, 2011

Most Cuts Made
37 - Jack Nicklaus
30 - Gary Player
27 - Raymond Floyd
25 - Arnold Palmer
26 - Fred Couples
25 - Ben Crenshaw
24 - Tom Watson
23 - Billy Casper

Most Consecutive Cuts Made
23 - Gary Player (1959-1982)
23 - Fred Couples (1983-2007)
21 - Tom Watson (1975-1995)
19 - Gene Littler (1961-1980)
19 - Bernhard Langer (1984-2002)
18 - Billy Casper (1960-1977)
16 - Tiger Woods (1997-)
15 - Bruce Devlin (1964-1981)
15 - Jack Nicklaus (1968-1982)
15 - Phil Mickelson (1998-)

Double Eagles
1935 - Gene Sarazen, fourth round, No. 15, 234 yards, 4-wood
1967 - Bruce Devlin, first round, No. 8, 248 yards, 4-wood
1994 - Jeff Maggert, fourth round, No. 13, 222 yards, 3-iron

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