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Masters breakdown Rotoworld.com's Rob Bolton analyzes the top contenders for the Masters, to be played April 9-12 at Augusta National. NBCSports.com |
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.
$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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