Most wins: 6 Jack Nicklaus

Youngest winner: 21 Tiger Woods

Oldest winner: 46 Jack Nicklaus

Low total: 270 Tiger Woods

Biggest win: 12 Tiger Woods

Low round: 63 Nick Price, Greg Norman

Low front nine: 30 Johnny Miller, Greg Norman, KJ Choi

Low back nine: 29 Mark Calcavecchia, David Toms

Most under par front nine: -12 Ken Venturi, Jack Nicklaus, Steve Jones, Ray Floyd, Chris DiMarco

Most under par back nine: -16 Tiger Woods

Low 1st rd: 63 Greg Norman

Low 2nd rd: 64 Miller Barber, Jay Haas

Low 3rd rd: 63 Nick Price

Low 4th rd: 64 Maurice Bembridge, Hale Irwin, Gary Player, Greg Norman, David Toms

Low 1st 36 holes: 131 Raymond Floyd

Low last 36 holes: 131 Johnny Miller

Low 1st 54 holes: 201 Raymond Floyd, Tiger Woods

Low last 54 holes: 200 Tiger Woods

High winning score: 289 Sam Snead, Jack Burke

High front nine: 49 Charles Kunkle*

High back nine: 49 Jess Sweetser, Richard Chapman, Tony Manero, Frank Conner*

High round: 95 Charles Kunkle*

High total: 340 Charles Kunkle

Lowest cut: 145

Highest cut: 154

Best last round comeback to win: 8 Jack Burke

Debut winners: Horton Smith, Gene Sarazen, Fuzzy Zoeller

Consecutive winners: Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Tiger Woods

Biggest 18-hole lead: 5 Craig Wood

Biggest 36-hole lead: 5 Herman Keiser, Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd

Biggest 54-hole lead: 9 Tiger Woods

Most attempts before win: 15 Mark O'Meara

Low amateur round: 66 Ken Venturi

Best finish by amateur: 2 Frank Stranahan, Ken Venturi, Charles Coe

Most birdies: 506 Jack Nicklaus

Most birdies in a round: 10 Nick Price

Most birdies in a tournament: 25 Phil Mickelson

Most eagles: 24 Jack Nicklaus

Most eagles in a tournament: 4 Bruce Crampton

Most top 5s: 15 Jack Nicklaus

Most top 10s: 22 Jack Nicklaus

Most appearances: 50 Arnold Palmer

Most cuts made: 37 Jack Nicklaus

Most sub-par rounds: 71 Jack Nicklaus

Most sub-70 rounds: 39 Jack Nicklaus

Most 72 holes below par: 22 Jack Nicklaus

Wire-to-wire winners: Craig Wood, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd

Best eclectic round: Out: 2-3-2-1-2-1-2-2-2=17 In: 2-2-1-2-2-2-1-2-2=16. Total 33

Worst eclectic round: Out: 8-10-8-7-8-7-8-12-8=76 In: 8-9-13-13-8-11-11*-7-8=88 Total 164

*Billy Casper scored 14 on the 16th in 2005, a back nine 57 and a round of 106, but because he did not hand his scorecard in he is not listed in the records

TOP SIX IN LAST SIX MASTERS

2005: 1 Tiger Woods 276; 2 Chris DiMarco 276 (lost 1st play-off hole); 3 Luke Donald, Retief Goosen 283; 5 Mark Hensby, Trevor Immelman, Rod Pampling, Vijay Singh, Mike Weir 284

2004: 1 Phil Mickelson 279; 2 Ernie Els 280; 3 KJ Choi 282; 4 Sergio Garcia, Bernhard Langer 285; 6 Paul Casey, Fred Couples, Chris DiMarco, Davis Love, Nick Price, Vijay Singh, Kirk Triplett 286

2003: 1 Mike Weir 281; 2 Len Mattiace 281 (lost play-off); 3 Phil Mickelson 283; 4 Jim Furyk 284; 5 Jeff Maggert 286; 6 Vijay Singh, Ernie Els 287

2002: 1 Tiger Woods 276; 2 Retief Goosen 279; 3 Phil Mickelson 280; 4 Jose Maria Olazabal 281; 5 Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington 282

2001: 1 Tiger Woods 272; 2 David Duval 274; 3 Phil Mickelson 275; 4 Mark Calcavecchia, Toshi Izawa 278; 6 Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, Bernhard Langer, Kirk Triplett 279

2000: 1 Vijay Singh 278; 2 Ernie Els 281; 3 David Duval, Loren Roberts 282; 5 Tiger Woods 284; 6 Tom Lehman 285

RECORDS OF EUROPEANS

Thomas Bjorn. 35. Played 6. Best: 18th (2002). Top 10s: 0. Cuts made: 3. Best round: 67. Worst round: 81. Average: 73.50. Joint second in USPGA last August, but still best remembered for losing the 2003 Open from three clear with four to play.

Darren Clarke. 37. Played 8. Best: 8th (1998). Top 10s: 1. Cuts made: 6. Best round: 66. Worst round: 79. Average: 72.75. Only European to win two world championships and has had top 10 finishes in all four majors, including Masters on his debut in 1998.

Luke Donald. 28. Played 1. Best: 3rd (2005). Top 10s: 1. Cuts made: 1. Best round: 68. Worst round: 77. Average: 70.75. Brilliant debut five months after winning World Cup with Paul Casey. Has won twice in America.

Nick Faldo. 48. Played 22. Best: 1st (1989-90-96). Top 10s: 3. Cuts made: 16. Best round: 65. Worst round: 81. Average: 72.62. 2008 Ryder Cup captain and three-time champion had to pull out on opening day last year with back trouble.

Sergio Garcia. 26. Played 7. Best: 4th (2004). Top 10s: 2. Cuts made: 5. Best round: 66. Worst round: 78. Average: 72.83. Second in 1999 USPGA remains best finish in a major so far, but has now had 10 top-10 finishes.

Padraig Harrington. 34. Played 6. Best: 5th (2002). Top 10s: 1. Cuts made: 4. Best round: 68. Worst round: 77. Average: 72.35. Twice a winner in America last year and missed 2002 Open play-off by one shot.

David Howell. 30. Played: 1. Best: 11th (2005). Top 10s: 0. Cuts made: 1. Best round: 69. Worst round: 76. Average: 71.50. Led on second day last year and in November put icing on best season of his career by beating Tiger Woods in China.

Miguel Angel Jimenez. 42. Played 7. Best: 9 (2002). Top 10s: 2. Cuts made: 4. Best round: 68. Worst round: 79. Average: 72.91. Played his best golf after turning 40, finishing fourth on 2004 European Order of Merit and 14th last year.

Bernhard Langer. 48. Played 23. Best: 1 (1985-93). Top 10s: 8. Cuts made: 21. Best round: 66. Worst round: 79. Average: 72.20. Joint fourth two years ago in season most remembered for his Ryder Cup captaincy. Two-time Masters winner.

Thomas Levet. 37. Played 2. Best: 13th (2005). Top 10s: 0. Cuts made: 1. Best round: 68. Worst round: 79. Average: 73.83. Back for another try thanks to top-16 finish last April.

Sandy Lyle. 48. Played 24. Best: 1 (1988). Top 10s: 1. Cuts made: 12. Best round: 65. Worst round: 82. Average: 73.72. 1988 winner has made only one cut in last six Masters and lost European Tour card last year.

Brian McElhinney. 23. Debut. Won British amateur at Royal Birkdale last June. Former European and Irish amateur champion and member of 2005 Walker Cup side.

Paul McGinley. 39. Played 1. Best: 18th (2002). Top 10s: 0. Cuts made: 1. Best round: 71. Worst round: 74. Average: 72.00. Has longed for second chance and returns now following his best-ever season.

Edoardo Molinari. 25. Debut. Won place by becoming first European winner of US Amateur since 1911. Was the first Italian ever to enter it. Brother Francesco is European Tour player and will caddie.

Colin Montgomerie. 42. Played 13. Best: 8th (1998). Top 10s: 1. Cuts made: 9. Best round: 67. Worst round: 81. Average: 72.98. Did not qualify last year, but since then has been second in the Open and won eighth Order of Merit title.

Jose Maria Olazabal. 40. Played 18. Best: 1st (1994-99). Top 10s: 7. Cuts made: 14. Best round: 66. Worst round: 81. Average: 71.83. Big revival in last 18 months boosts hopes of a third Masters win.

Carl Pettersson. 28. Debut. Earned place after maiden US Tour victory last October helped him finish in top 40 on their money list.

Henrik Stenson. 30 on April 5. Debut. Had never played in America until last August, but is on course for Ryder Cup debut in September.

Lee Westwood. 32. Played 6. Best: 6th (1999). Top 10s: 1. Cuts made: 4. Best round: 68. Worst round: 78. Average: 73.75. Led with nine to play in 1999, but has played only three times since.

Ian Woosnam. 48. Played 18. Best: 1st (1991). Top 10s: 1. Cuts made: 12. Best round: 66. Worst round: 81. Average: 73.30. Ryder Cup captain has missed last five halfway cuts at Augusta. Winner here in 1991.

LEAGUE TABLE OF LEADING MAJOR WINNERS

	Masters	US Open	Open	USPGA	Total
Jack Nicklaus	6	4	3	5	18
Tiger Woods	4	2	3	3	12
Walter Hagen	0	2	4	5	11
Ben Hogan	2	4	1	2	9
Gary Player	3	1	3	2	9
Tom Watson	2	1	5	0	8
Harry Vardon	0	1	6	0	7
Bobby Jones	0	4	3	0	7
Gene Sarazen	1	2	1	3	7
Sam Snead	3	0	1	3	7
Arnold Palmer	4	1	2	0	7
Lee Trevino	0	2	2	2	6
Nick Faldo	3	0	3	0	6