Golf World ranks the greatest players in the history of the Masters
1. Jack Nicklaus
Wins: 6 (1963, '65, '66, '72, '75, '86)
In an effort to create suspense, many rankings of this kind are released in inverse order. However, because there is no question the Golden Bear is the greatest Masters player ever, there is no need for manufactured excitement. Nicklaus has six victories, six more top-threes, 22 top-10s and a scoring average of 71.98. He is one of five players with a subpar scoring average (minimum 25 or more rounds), even though he played 46 of his 163 rounds after he turned 50. His scoring average through age 35: 71.31. From age 36 to 49: 71.38. Age 50-59: 72.65.
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- Jack Nicklaus,
- Tiger Woods,
- Arnold Palmer,
- Sam Snead,
- Gary Player,
- Ben Hogan,
- Phil Mickelson,
- Tom Watson,
- Byron Nelson,
- Jimmy Demaret,
- Seve Ballesteros,
- Nick Faldo,
- Ben Crenshaw,
- José Maria Olazábal,
- Raymond Floyd,
- Bernhard Langer,
- Fred Couples,
- Billy Casper,
- Horton Smith,
- Craig Wood,
- John Antonini
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