On April 28 in golf history — 1940: Jimmy Demaret wins first Masters, plus 5 more moments from 1940–1996.
Jimmy Demaret won his first Masters in 1940, shooting a then-record 30 on the back nine en route to a four-stroke victory.
Jimmy DemaretHerman Keiser, the 'Missouri Mortician,' held off a charging Ben Hogan to win the 1946 Masters by one stroke, the first edition after World War II.
Herman KeiserAmerican Hal Sutton, the 1983 PGA Championship and 1983 and 2000 Players champion who famously beat Tiger Woods at TPC Sawgrass, was born on this day.
Hal SuttonJack Nicklaus's 1963 Masters win at age 23 made him the youngest champion at the time, a mark later broken by Seve Ballesteros and Tiger Woods.
Jack NicklausRoberto De Vicenzo's signed scorecard error at the 1968 Masters, which handed the title to Bob Goalby, prompted his famous lament, 'What a stupid I am.'
Roberto De VicenzoGreg Norman's six-stroke lead evaporating in a closing 78 at the 1996 Masters, as Nick Faldo shot 67, remains one of golf's most painful final-day stories.
Greg Norman