On April 5 in golf history — 1959: Art Wall Jr. wins the Masters, plus 5 more moments from 1959–1998.
Art Wall Jr. birdied five of the last six holes for a closing 66 to win the 1959 Masters by one stroke over Cary Middlecoff.
Art Wall Jr.Billy Casper tied Gene Littler over 72 holes and won the 1970 Masters the next day in an 18-hole playoff, his only green jacket and third major title.
Billy CasperTom Watson held off Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller to win the 1981 Masters by two strokes for his second green jacket.
Tom WatsonLarry Mize holed a 140-foot pitch on the 11th to beat Greg Norman in a sudden-death playoff and win the 1987 Masters, stunning the field at Augusta National.
Larry MizeFred Couples, whose ball improbably hung on the bank above Rae's Creek at the 12th, won the 1992 Masters by two strokes over Ray Floyd for his lone major.
Fred CouplesMark O'Meara birdied the 17th and 18th to win the 1998 Masters by one stroke over Fred Couples and David Duval, his first major at age 41.
Mark Omeara