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Records, Facts and Figures from The Masters

By Brent Kelley, About.com

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Lowest Career Scoring Average, 100 or More Rounds
71.98 - Jack Nicklaus
72.20 - Tom Watson
72.89 - Raymond Floyd
72.90 - Gene Littler
73.09 - Ben Crenshaw
73.19 - Byron Nelson
73.37 - Gary Player
73.30 - Sam Snead
73.43 - Craig Stadler
74.46 - Billy Casper
74.53 - Arnold Palmer
75.07 - Tommy Aaron

Lowest Career Scoring Average, 50 or More Rounds
71.00 - Tiger Woods
71.24 - Phil Mickelson
71.92 - Ernie Els
71.97 - Fred Couples
71.98 - Jack Nicklaus
72.01 - Jose Maria Olazabal
72.18 - Hale Irwin
71.19 - Vijay Singh
72.20 - Tom Watson
72.23 - Tom Weiskopf

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

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

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)
15 - Bruce Devlin (1964-1981)
15 - Jack Nicklaus (1968-1982)

Holes-in-One
2008 - Ian Poulter, No. 16, 8-iron
2005 - Trevor Immelman, No. 16, 177 yards, 7-iron
2004 - Kirk Triplett, No. 16, 177 yards, 6-iron
2004 - Padraig Harrington, No. 16, 177 yards, 6-iron
2004 - Chris DiMarco, No. 6, 198 yards, 5-iron
1995 - Raymond Floyd, No. 16, 182 yards, 5-iron
1992 - Jeff Sluman, No. 4, 213 yards, 4-iron
1992 - Corey Pavin, No. 16, 140 yards, 8-iron
1988 - Curtis Strange, No. 12, 155 yards, 7-iron
1972 - Charles Coody, No. 6, 190 yards, 5-iron
1968 - Clive Clark, No. 16, 190 yards, 2-iron
1959 - William Hyndman, No. 12
1954 - Leland Gibson, No. 6
1954 - Billy Joe Patton, No. 6, 190 yards, 5-iron
1949 - John Dawson, No. 16, 190 yards, 4-iron
1947 - Claude Harmon, No. 12, 155 yards, 7-iron
1940 - Ray Billows, No. 16, 145 yards, 8-iron
1935 - Willie Goggin, No. 16, 145 yards, spade mashie
1934 - Ross Somerville, No. 16, 145 yards, mashie niblick

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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