MASTERS TOURNAMENT | NUMBERS GAME
Masters in Review Compiled by Alex Jenkins
4.48
The stroke average of Augusta National’s par4 11th hole during the tournament, making it the hardest of the week. The 11th gave up only 10 birdies in four days, while the field also recorded 17 double bogeys and three dreaded “others” at the 505-yarder.
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It has been this many years since a European player won the Masters. José María Olazábal was the last to taste success, in 1999. T hank s to his vic tor y, Bubba Watson is now one of this many players to have more than one Masters title to his credit. Jack Nicklaus
leads the way with six victories at Augusta, with Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods ranked second with four titles apiece.
18
Australia’s John Senden had this many birdies over the four rounds, the most of any player in the field. Jimmy Walker and Miguel Angel Jiménez shared second place in this particular category with 17. Bubba Watson totalled 15.
21
Ryan Moore’s winning score at the Masters Par 3 Contest. Eleven players have managed to win the
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The number of eagles made at the risk-reward 13th. This reachable par-5 played to an average of 4.70, ranking it the easiest on the course. But it still caused problems for many, including Rory McIlroy
who made two bogeys there – on Friday and Sunday. McIlroy played all four par-5s at Augusta in level par; Bubba Watson, by contrast, played them in eight under.
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