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The 1977 Masters Tournament was the 41st Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Tom Watson, age 27, won the first of his two green jackets, two strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus. [3] [4] [5] The two were tied after 68 holes, then Watson birdied the par-4 17th. Needing a birdie to tie ...
Nicklaus is also the oldest winner of the Masters: he was 46 years 82 days old when he won in 1986. [6] Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, and Tiger Woods co-hold the record for most consecutive victories with two. Woods was the youngest winner of the Masters, 21 years 104 days old when he won in 1997. [6]
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. Any golfer goes through that.
Take a look at every winner of the green jacket at the Masters Tournament, ahead of this year's event at Augusta National Golf Club. ... 2024 MASTERS FIELD: ... 1977 Tom Watson 70-69-70-67–276.
Masters Par 3 Contest Prize. Winners of the Masters Par 3 Contest do not receive any prize money or a green jacket, as do the winners of the four-day tournament. ... 1977: Tom Weiskopf (23) 1978 ...
As of the 2024 season, 233 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four major championships – the modern accepted definition of the majors has only existed since the 1960s but wins in these tournaments have been retrospectively recognized by all the major sanctioning organizations.
The 1977 Masters (also known as the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Masters for sponsorship reasons) [3] was a men's tennis tournament held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York between January 4, and January 8, 1978. It was the year-end championship of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix tour. [4] Jimmy Connors won the singles title.
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]