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updated 11:49 p.m. ET April 3, 2009

AUGUSTA, Ga. - A look at the Masters by the numbers:

0 - Bunkers found on the 14th hole.

1 - Number of years it took Fuzzy Zoeller to win the Masters.

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$1.50 - Cost of a pimiento cheese sandwich.

2 - Gene Sarazen's score on the par-5 15th hole in the 1935 Masters.

3 - Bridges at Augusta National.

4 - Tom Weiskopf's runner-up finishes at the Masters.

5 - Largest first-round lead, by Craig Wood in 1941.

6 - Green jackets won by Jack Nicklaus

$6.25 - Cost of a Masters club sandwich, beer and potato chips.

7 - Consecutive birdies made by Tiger Woods in 2005 and Steve Pate in 1999.

8 - Largest final-round comeback to win the Masters, by Jack Burke Jr. in 1956.

9 - Jack Nicklaus' margin of victory over Arnold Palmer and Gary Player in 1965.

10 - Cabins at Augusta National where members can stay.

11 - Players who have made an ace on the 16th hole.

12 - Tiger Woods' margin of victory in 1997.

13 - The score taken by Tom Weiskopf on the par-3 12th hole in the 1980 Masters.

15 - Altitude, in inches, of Phil Mickelson's leap when he won the 2004 Masters.

21 - Age of Tiger Woods when he won his first Masters.

$36 - Ticket price for the practice round on Monday or Tuesday.

40 - Tiger Woods' first nine holes as a professional.

42 - Fewest players in the field, in 1938 and 1942.

46 - Age of Jack Nicklaus when he won his last Masters.

50 - Consecutive years Arnold Palmer competed.

61 - Number of Magnolia trees on the road that leads to the Augusta National clubhouse.

63 - Lowest 18-hole score, by Nick Price and Greg Norman.

70 - Age of Charles Coody when he made a hole-in-one in the Par 3 Contest.

72 - Lowest score ever shot by Bobby Jones in the Masters.

97 - Gene Sarazen's age when he hit the ceremonial first tee shot for the last time.

109 - Most players in the field, in 1962.

163 - Career rounds played by Jack Nicklaus.

$179 - Room rate for the Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites the Monday after the Masters.

$200 - Cost of a Masters ticket for all four rounds.

235 - Yards to the 15th hole when Gene Sarazen made double eagle in 1935 with a 4-wood.

270 - Lowest 72-hole score, by Tiger Woods in 1997.

$500 - Room rate for the Augusta Marriott Hotel & Suites the Monday of the Masters.

506 - Career birdies by Jack Nicklaus.

1,600 - Azaleas on the 13th hole.

$304,500 - Career earnings of Mark Hensby in two appearances at the Masters.

$313,162 - Career earnings of Gary Player in 51 appearances at the Masters.

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