during the fourth round. Most players would have laid up short of Rae’s Creek, but Mickelson took his six iron and struck a perfect shot, from the pine straw, onto the green which he converted into a birdie four, which paved the way to his third Green Jacket. A commemorative plaque was placed on the spot, among the tall pines, at the 13th hole. One special part of The Masters tournament is the fact that it’s a reflection of golf’s global growth in the last 50 years, especially since 1980, when Seve Ballesteros became the tournament’s second non-American winner. The first, of course, was Gary Player, who prevailed on three occasions – 1961, 1974, and 1978. Since 1980, players from Germany (Bernhard Langer, twice, in 1985 and 1993), England (Nick Faldo, three times, in 1989, 1990, and 1996 and Danny Willett), Wales (Ian Woosnam), Scotland (Sandy Lyle), Argentina (Angel Cabrera), Canada (Mike Weir), Fiji (Vijah Singh), South Africa (Trevor Immelman and Charl Schwartzel), Spain (Ballesteros, again, in 1983, Jose Maria Olazabal, twice, in 1994 and 1999, Sergio Garcia, and Jon win the next Masters trivia contest. The Masters is truly ‘a cut above the rest,’ and ‘a tradition unlike any other.’ Rahm), Australia (Adam Scott), and Japan (Hideki Matsuyama) have won this event. Another note, only 17 players have won The Masters at least twice While so much attention is given to the winner, three players are tied with the most runner-up finishes, Hogan, Nicklaus, and Tom Weiskopf each finished in second place on four occasions. We hope you enjoy the 2024 Masters and that these few tidbits can help you American Golf Journal
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