On April 18 in golf history — 1948: Claude Harmon wins the Masters, plus 5 more moments from 1948–2021.
Club professional Claude Harmon won the 1948 Masters by five strokes over Cary Middlecoff, the last club pro to win a major championship.
Claude HarmonJack Nicklaus's record 271 at the 1965 Masters prompted Bobby Jones to say Nicklaus played 'a game with which I am not familiar,' a mark that stood for decades.
Jack NicklausJose Maria Olazabal completed his return from a foot ailment that had threatened his career to win the 1999 Masters this week at Augusta National.
Jose Maria OlazabalPhil Mickelson's leap after his winning birdie putt at the 2004 Masters ended his long search for a first major and became an enduring image this week.
Phil MickelsonPhil Mickelson's daring 6-iron from the pine straw between two trees to the 13th green helped seal his third Masters title this week in 2010.
Phil MickelsonStewart Cink, 47, completed a wire-to-wire victory to win the 2021 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town for his third title there and second win of the season.
Stewart Cink