Masters Champions: Full List of Green Jacket Winners Since 1934

Getting a Green Jacket after winning the Masters Tournament is one of the greatest honors in golf, if not the highest.

When the term “Masters champion” is mentioned, many might immediately think of legends like Tiger Woods or Arnold Palmer, yet there have been numerous champions throughout the tournament’s history spanning over 70 years. Below is a comprehensive list of all the champions since the tournament’s inception in 1934.

Masters winners by year: A complete list of champions

Throughout its extensive history, the Masters has celebrated 56 different winners, with 18 golfers achieving the remarkable feat of winning multiple times. In total, the Masters has seen 88 distinct champions.

• 2025 – Rory McIlroy

• 2024 – Scottie Scheffler

• 2023 – Jon Rahm

• 2022 – Scottie Scheffler

• 2021 – Hideki Matsuyama

• 2020 – Dustin Johnson

• 2019 – Tiger Woods

• 2018 – Patrick Reed

• 2017 – Sergio Garcia

• 2016 – Danny Willett

• 2015 – Jordan Spieth

• 2014 – Bubba Watson

• 2013 – Adam Scott

• 2012 – Bubba Watson

• 2011 – Charl Schwartzel

• 2010 – Phil Mickelson

• 2009 – Angel Cabrera

• 2008 – Trevor Immelman

• 2007 – Zach Johnson

• 2006 – Phil Mickelson

• 2005 – Tiger Woods

• 2004 – Phil Mickelson

• 2003 – Mike Weir

• 2002 – Tiger Woods

• 2001 – Tiger Woods

• 2000 – Vijay Singh

• 1999 – Jose Maria Olazabal

• 1998 – Mark O’Meara

• 1997 – Tiger Woods

• 1996 – Nick Faldo

• 1995 – Ben Crenshaw

• 1994 – Jose Maria Olazabal

• 1993 – Bernhard Langer

• 1992 – Fred Couples

• 1991 – Ian Woosnam

• 1990 – Nick Faldo

• 1989 – Nick Faldo

• 1988 – Sandy Lyle

• 1987 – Larry Mize

• 1986 – Jack Nicklaus

• 1985 – Bernhard Langer

• 1984 – Ben Crenshaw

• 1983 – Seve Ballesteros

• 1982 – Craig Stadler

• 1981 – Tom Watson

• 1980 – Seve Ballesteros

• 1979 – Fuzzy Zoeller

• 1978 – Gary Player

• 1977 – Tom Watson

• 1976 – Ray Floyd

• 1975 – Jack Nicklaus

• 1974 – Gary Player

• 1973 – Tommy Aaron

• 1972 – Jack Nicklaus

• 1971 – Charles Coody

• 1970 – Billy Casper

• 1969 – George Archer

• 1968 – Bob Goalby

• 1967 – Gay Brewer

• 1966 – Jack Nicklaus

• 1965 – Jack Nicklaus

• 1964 – Arnold Palmer

• 1963 – Jack Nicklaus

• 1962 – Arnold Palmer

• 1961 – Gary Player

• 1960 – Arnold Palmer

• 1959 – Art Wall Jr.

• 1958 – Arnold Palmer

• 1957 – Doug Ford

• 1956 – Jack Burke Jr

• 1955 – Cary Middlecoff

• 1954 – Sam Snead

• 1953 – Ben Hogan

• 1952 – Sam Snead

• 1951 – Ben Hogan

• 1950 – Jimmy Demaret

• 1949 – Sam Snead

• 1948 – Claude Harmon

• 1947 – Jimmy Demaret

• 1946 – Herman Keiser

• 1942 – Byron Nelson

• 1941 – Craig Wood

• 1940 – Jimmy Demaret

• 1939 – Ralph Guldahl

• 1938 – Henry Picard

• 1937 – Byron Nelson

• 1936 – Horton Smith

• 1935 – Gene Sarazen

Who was the winner of the Masters last year?

Scottie Scheffler secured his second green jacket in 2024, finishing with a score of 11-under-par over 72 holes, four strokes ahead of rookie Ludvig Åberg.

Who was the champion of the first Masters?

Horton Smith triumphed in the inaugural Masters in 1934 with a score of -4, earning a prize of $1,500, which is approximately $36,000 today according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation calculator. In contrast, Scottie Scheffler took home $3.6 million from Augusta National last year.

How many Masters titles has Tiger Woods achieved?

Tiger Woods has claimed the Masters title five times, specifically in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2009. He will not be participating in this year’s Masters due to a ruptured Achilles sustained while training for the event, which necessitated surgery. He is currently recovering at his home in Florida.

Who holds the record for the most Masters victories?

Jack Nicklaus: 6

Tiger Woods: 5

Arnold Palmer: 4

Jimmy Demaret, Sam Snead, Gary Player, Nick Faldo, Phil Mickelson: 3

Horton Smith, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Scottie Scheffler, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer, Ben Crenshaw, Jose Maria Olazabal, Bubba Watson: 2

Who is the youngest champion in Masters history?

Tiger Woods still holds the record for being the youngest individual to win the Masters, achieving this feat in 1997 at the age of 21. Interestingly, his victory in 2019 at 43 years old also makes him the second oldest champion of the Masters.

Who is the oldest champion in Masters history?

Jack Nicklaus retains the record for the oldest individual to win the Masters, having done so in 1986 at the age of 46.