On April 24 in golf history — 1955: Middlecoff's record win, plus 5 more moments from 1955–2011.
Cary Middlecoff's seven-stroke 1955 Masters victory, aided by a famous 80-foot eagle putt, set a winning-margin record that stood until Tiger Woods in 1997.
Cary MiddlecoffJack Nicklaus became the first player to successfully defend a Masters title in 1966 this week, winning an 18-hole playoff over Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer.
Jack NicklausTom Watson's 1977 Masters victory over Jack Nicklaus this week was a prelude to their famous 'Duel in the Sun' at Turnberry that summer.
Tom WatsonSeve Ballesteros's blistering start to the final round of the 1983 Masters, with birdies early, carried him to a four-stroke win this week.
Seve BallesterosJose Maria Olazabal's eagle at the 15th propelled him to his first Masters title in 1994 this week, the second Spaniard after Seve to win at Augusta.
Jose Maria OlazabalCharl Schwartzel birdied the last four holes to win the 2011 Masters this week, a finish that capped a dramatic Sunday at Augusta National.
Charl Schwartzel