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The 1981 Masters Tournament was the 45th Masters Tournament, held April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Tom Watson won his second green jacket and fifth major title by two strokes over Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller .
It was Watson's 15th consecutive top-20 finish at The Masters, having finished in the top-10 of The Masters in 13 of the 15 years between 1977 and 1991. In 1994 , when The Open Championship returned to Turnberry , the site of his 1977 victory, Watson commented, "Sometimes you lose your desire through the years.
Tiger Woods, five-time Masters Champion in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2019. Tiger is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title Sam Snead, three-time Masters Champion in 1949, 1952, 1954 Gary Player, three-time Masters Champion in 1961, 1974, and 1978, and the first non-American to win the tournament.
The Par 3 Contest is the Masters Tournament's annual appetizer with top players taking aim at a nine-hole short course the day before the first round. ... 1981: Isao Aoki (22) 1982: Tom Watson (23 ...
From 1975 through 1983, Tom Watson was the best golfer in the world. To this day, only five men have won more than the eight major championships he seized in that span.
Tom Watson: 74, two Masters wins among his eight majors. Add ’em up and that’s 11 green jackets and 35 majors. Collectively, they played in 140 Masters.
In 1981, Norman finished in 4th place on his debut at the Masters in Augusta, finishing just three strokes behind the winner Tom Watson. [39] Norman had a victory in the 1981 British Masters [40] and he won his third Martini International tournament that year as well. [41] In 1982, Norman was the leading money winner on the European Tour. [42]
Golf legend Tom Watson of Kansas City was one of three honorary starters at The Masters on Thursday, teeing off alongside Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus.