The 13th of April is a special day in Masters history.
1975 | (39th Masters)
Jack Nicklaus wins his 5th Masters by 1 shot from Johnny Miller & Tom Weiskopf. Lee Elder becomes the first African American to compete at the tournament.
1980 |( 44th Masters)
23 year old Seve Ballesteros wins his 1st Masters by 4 shots. The legend is born.
1986 |(50th Masters )
Jack Nicklaus wins a record 18th Major by 1 shot over Greg Norman & Tom Kite shooting a 7 under 65 in R4.
1997 | ( 61st Masters )
Tiger Woods wins his 1st Major title a record 12 shots ahead of Tom Kite. At the time a record score of 18 under.
2003 | ( 67th Masters)
Mike Weir wins his only Major in a play-off vs Len Mattiece, becoming the only Canadian to win a Major and the 1st left handed Masters campion.
2008 | (72nd Masters)
Trevor Immelman wins his 1st Major fending off no other than Tiger Woods by 4 shots. Trevor leads or tied the lead in every round.
2014 | (78th Masters)
Bubba Watson wins his 2nd Masters 3 shots ahead of Jordan Spieth & Jonas Blixt
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