A As the Masters celebrates its 85th birthday, we look at every winner of this historic tournament and how it’s changed over time. What Makes A Masters Champion provides detailed analysis of past champions, predicts who will win this year’s green jacket and much more. Discover for yourself why the Masters is such a unique event on the sporting calendar!

The Masters is a fantastic spectacle and the players make it so special. All the great golfers have won The Masters – Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods – the names just roll off the tongue. Playing in this great tournament was a surreal experience for me and I’ve seen first-hand the attributes which are required to win the Masters." ~ Bernard Gallacher

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Age (when won)
Age turned Pro
Handed
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Height
Weight
Hair colour
Marital status
No. of children
No. of siblings
SCORE
vs PAR
MARGIN OF VICTORY
Eagles
Birdies
Pars
Bogeys
Double Bogeys
PERFORMANCE STATS
Avg. Drive
Fairways Hit
GIR
No. of Putts
*Some stats only available from 1980 onwards.
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Sources:
Wikipedia, Biography.com, augusta.com, golfstats.com, youtube.com, golfdigest.com, irishtimes.com, uk.reuters.com, individual golf fan sites.

Methodology:

Overall
To determine what makes ‘A Masters Champion’ an average has been calculated across all previous Masters winners for each available metric.

Disclaimer:
All visualisations based on data available online (March 2018).

GIR, Fairways Hit, Avg. drive and No. of Putts data only available since 1980.

2018 Masters winner prediction based on methodology utilising available data.