1997 Masters Tournament 1997 Masters Tournament The 1997 Masters Tournament was the 61st Masters Tournament, held April 10–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Tiger Woods won his first major championship, twelve strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Kite. Through 2018, the margin of victory and four-day score of 270 (−18) are tournament records. Woods also became both the youngest (21) and the first non-white player to win at Woods struggled on his first nine holes of the first round, turning at 4-over-par 40. Making four birdies and an eagle gave him a 6-under-par 30 the back nine for a 70, three
1955 Masters Tournament of Gene Sarazen's double eagle in 1935. Included was a contest to duplicate the shot, with the closest by Fred Haas at just over away. ^ "Thursday, April 7, 1955" "Friday, April 8, 1955" "Saturday, April 9, 1955" "Sunday, April 10, 1955" "Final round" "Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par" 1955 Masters Tournament The 1955 Masters Tournament was the 19th Masters Tournament, held April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was the last one before CBS began televising the tournament the following year. Cary Middlecoff shot a 65 in the second round, including a then-record 31