Young Guns
Only Masters champions who first played the tournament as amateurs:
1. Tiger Woods: tied for 41st as amateur (1995)
2. J.M. Olazabal: missed cut as amateur (1985)
3. Craig Stadler: missed cut as amateur (1974)
4. Ben Crenshaw: tied for 19th as amateur (1972)
5. Tom Watson: missed cut as amateur (1970)
6. Charles Coody: missed cut as amateur (1963)
7. Jack Nicklaus: missed cut as amateur (1959)
8. Tommy Aaron: missed cut as amateur (1959)
9. Cary Middlecoff: 12th as amateur (1946)
Source: World Features Syndicate
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