The Masters Champions

Winners of The Masters, Plus Scores and Recaps

Adam Scott dons the Green Jacket as Masters champion in 2013.
Adam Scott donned the Green Jacket as Masters champion in 2013. Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images

Below is the list of winners of The Masters, one of the four men's majors, dating back to the tournament's inception in 1934. Before we get to full roster of champions, though, let's list the most-frequent winners:

The Masters' Multiple Winners

  • 6 wins - Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986)
  • 4 wins - Arnold Palmer (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964)
  • 4 wins - Tiger Woods (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005)
  • 3 wins - Jimmy Demaret (1940, 1947, 1950)
  • 3 wins - Sam Snead (1949, 1952, 1954)
  • 3 wins - Gary Player (1961, 1974, 1978)
  • 3 wins - Nick Faldo (1989, 1990, 1996)
  • 3 wins - Phil Mickelson (2004, 2006, 2010)
  • 2 wins - Horton Smith, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Ben Crenshaw, Jose Maria Olazabal, Bubba Watson

The Roster of Champions at The Masters

Here is the full list of tournament winners:

2018 - Patrick Reed
2017 - Sergio Garcia
2016 - Danny Willett
2015 - Jordan Spieth
2014 - Bubba Watson
2013 - Adam Scott
2012 - Bubba Watson
2011 - Charl Schwartzel
2010 - Phil Mickelson
2009 - Angel Cabrera
2008 - Trevor Immelman
2007 - Zach Johnson
2006 - Phil Mickelson
2005 - Tiger Woods
2004 - Phil Mickelson
2003 - Mike Weir
2002 - Tiger Woods
2001 - Tiger Woods
2000 - Vijay Singh
1999 - Jose Maria Olazabal
1998 - Mark O'Meara
1997 - Tiger Woods
1996 - Nick Faldo
1995 - Ben Crenshaw
1994 - Jose Maria Olazabal
1993 - Bernhard Langer
1992 - Fred Couples
1991 - Ian Woosnam
1990 - Nick Faldo
1989 - Nick Faldo
1988 - Sandy Lyle
1987 - Larry Mize
1986 - Jack Nicklaus
1985 - Bernhard Langer
1984 - Ben Crenshaw
1983 - Seve Ballesteros
1982 - Craig Stadler
1981 - Tom Watson
1980 - Seve Ballesteros
1979 - Fuzzy Zoeller
1978 - Gary Player
1977 - Tom Watson
1976 - Raymond Floyd
1975 - Jack Nicklaus
1974 - Gary Player
1973 - Tommy Aaron
1972 - Jack Nicklaus
1971 - Charles Coody
1970 - Billy Casper
1969 - George Archer
1968 - Bob Goalby
1967 - Gay Brewer
1966 - Jack Nicklaus
1965 - Jack Nicklaus
1964 - Arnold Palmer
1963 - Jack Nicklaus
1962 - Arnold Palmer
1961 - Gary Player
1960 - Arnold Palmer
1959 - Art Wall
1958 - Arnold Palmer
1957 - Doug Ford
1956 - Jack Burke Jr.
1955 - Cary Middlecoff
1954 - Sam Snead
1953 - Ben Hogan
1952 - Sam Snead
1951 - Ben Hogan
1950 - Jimmy Demaret
1949 - Sam Snead
1948 - Claude Harmon
1947 - Jimmy Demaret
1946 - Herman Keiser
1943-45 - Not played due to World War II
1942 - Byron Nelson
1941 - Craig Wood
1940 - Jimmy Demaret
1939 - Ralph Guldahl
1938 - Henry Picard
1937 - Byron Nelson
1936 - Horton Smith
1935 - Gene Sarazen
1934 - Horton Smith

Masters Champions Who Won in Playoffs

To date, 16 winners of The Masters have earned that Green Jacket via a playoff. And the playoff format has changed over the years. Check out the list of Masters playoffs, participants and scores to who participated in each of those playoffs and what the outcomes were.