MASTERFUL WOODS

Tiger Woods won his 43rd career PGA Tour event (at the age of 29 years, three months and 11 days). It was his 172th career professional start on tour (186rd overall). A closer look:

WOODS AT MAJORS

* Career...39

* Career victories...9

* Career top-10s...13

WOODS AT THE MASTERS

* Starts: 11 (1995-2005)

* Wins: 4 (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005)

* Top-10s: 6 (First in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005; tied for eighth in 1998; fifth in 2000)

* All-time money leader: $4,250,960

MOST MAJOR WINS

Golfers who have won at least four professional major championships:

18 Jack Nicklaus

11 Walter Hagen

9 Ben Hogan, Gary Player,

Tiger Woods

8 Tom Watson

7 Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer

6 Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo

5 J.H. Taylor, James Braid,

Byron Nelson, Peter Thomson, Seve Ballesteros

4 Tom Morris Sr., Tom Morris Jr., Jamie Anderson, James Barnes, Bobby Locke, Raymond Floyd

MOST MASTERS WINS

Woods tied Arnold Palmer for second-most wins at Augusta National:

6 Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986)

4 Tiger Woods (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005)

4 Arnold Palmer (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964)

3 Nick Faldo (1989, 1990, 1996)

3 Gary Player (1961, 1974, 1978)

3 Sam Snead (1949, 1952, 1954)

3 Jimmy Demaret (1940, 1947, 1950)

CAREER GRAND SLAMS

Players who have won all four Grand Slam tournaments:

JACK NICKLAUS (18)

* Masters (6): 1963, 1965-66, 1972, 1975, 1986

* U.S. Open (4): 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980

* British Open (3): 1966, 1970, 1978

* PGA Championship (5): 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980

* Career Grand Slam Age: 26

BEN HOGAN (9)

* Masters (2): 1951, 1953

* U.S. Open (4): 1948, 1950-51, 1953

* British Open (1): 1953

* PGA Championship (2): 1946, 1948

* Career Grand Slam Age: 41

GARY PLAYER (9)

* Masters (3): 1961, 1974, 1978

* U.S. Open (1): 1965

* British Open (3): 1959, 1968, 1974

* PGA Championship (2): 1962, 1972

* Career Grand Slam Age: 29

TIGER WOODS (9)

* Masters (4): 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005

* U.S. Open (2): 2000, 2002

* British Open (1): 2000

* PGA Championship (2): 1999, 2000

* Career Grand Slam Age: 24

GENE SARAZEN (7)

* Masters (1): 1935

* U.S. Open (2): 1922, 1932

* British Open (1): 1932

* PGA Championship (3): 1922-23, 1933

* Career Grand Slam Age: 33

LEADING THE WAY

Since 1991, the winner of the Masters has been either first or second after 54 holes. The last 15 Masters winners and where they stood, with strokes ahead or behind going into the final round:

* 2005: Tiger Woods, first (+3)

* 2004: Phil Mickelson, first (+2)

* 2003: Mike Weir, second (-2)

* 2002: Tiger Woods, first (+2)

* 2001: Tiger Woods, first (+1)

* 2000: Vijay Singh, first (+3)

* 1999: Jose Maria Olazabal, first (+1)

* 1998: Mark O’Meara, second (-2)

* 1997: Tiger Woods, first (+9)

* 1996: Nick Faldo, second (-6)

* 1995: Ben Crenshaw, first (+1)

* 1994: Jose Maria Olazabal, second (-1)

* 1993: Bernhard Langer, first (+4)

* 1992: Fred Couples, second (-1)

* 1991: Ian Woosnam, first (+1)

ROUND BY ROUND

Woods’ four Masters titles:

*--* Year 1 2 3 4 Total * 1997 70 66 65 69 270 * 2001 70 66 68 68 272 * 2002 70 69 66 71 276 * 2005 74 66 65 71 276

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MASTERS HISTORY LESSON

Years between first and fourth victory:

* 6...Arnold Palmer

* 8...Tiger Woods

* 9...Jack Nicklaus

Sources: Associated Press and PGATour.com.