THE RECORDS
The Masters records set or tied by Tiger Woods, who won the Masters on Sunday. Previous records in parentheses:
* Low 72 holes: 270 (271, Jack Nicklaus in 1965, Floyd in 1976)
* Youngest winner: 21 (Seve Ballesteros, 23 years 4 days, 1980)
* Widest margin of victory: 12 (9 strokes by Nicklaus, 1965)
* Low middle 36 holes: 131 (132, Nick Price, 1986).
* Low first 54 holes: 201 (tied with Raymond Floyd’s 201, 1976)
* Low final 54 holes: 200 (202, Johnny Miller, 1975)
* Most under par, second nine: 16 under (12 under, Arnold Palmer, 1962)
* Most 3s on a winner’s card: 26 (22 by Horton Smith, 1936, Tom Watson, 1977).
* Rounds better than field: 2 (tied with Byron Nelson, 1937, Nicklaus, 1965).
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