The Masters Tournament began in 1934, with Horton Smith becoming the first champion. Scottie Scheffler, for the second time, became the latest winner, prevailing in the 88th edition at Augusta National Golf Club.
Here’s a look at the players who have won the season’s first major (* = won in playoff; multiple wins marked in parenthesis):
| YEAR | CHAMPION | SCORE | TOTAL |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler (2) | −11 | 277 |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm | −12 | 276 |
| 2022 | Scottie Scheffler | −10 | 278 |
| 2021 | Hideki Matsuyama | −10 | 278 |
| 2020 | Dustin Johnson | −20 | 268 |
| 2019 | Tiger Woods (5) | −13 | 275 |
| 2018 | Patrick Reed | −15 | 273 |
| 2017 | Sergio García | −9 | 279 |
| 2016 | Danny Willett | −5 | 283 |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | −18 | 270 |
| 2014 | Bubba Watson (2) | −8 | 280 |
| 2013 | Adam Scott | −9 | 279 |
| 2012 | Bubba Watson | −10 | 278 |
| 2011 | Charl Schwartzel | −14 | 274 |
| 2010 | Phil Mickelson (3) | −16 | 272 |
| 2009 | Angel Cabrera | −12 | 276 |
| 2008 | Trevor Immelman | −8 | 280 |
| 2007 | Zach Johnson | +1 | 289 |
| 2006 | Phil Mickelson (2) | −7 | 281 |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods (4) | −12 | 276 |
| 2004 | Phil Mickelson | −9 | 279 |
| 2003 | Mike Weir | −7 | 281 |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods (3) | −12 | 276 |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods (2) | −16 | 272 |
| 2000 | Vijay Singh | −10 | 278 |
| 1999 | Jose Maria Olazabal (2) | −8 | 280 |
| 1998 | Mark O’Meara | −9 | 279 |
| 1997 | Tiger Woods | −18 | 270 |
| 1996 | Nick Faldo (3) | −12 | 276 |
| 1995 | Ben Crenshaw (2) | −14 | 274 |
| 1994 | Jose Maria Olazabal | −9 | 279 |
| 1993 | Bernhard Langer (2) | −11 | 277 |
| 1992 | Fred Couples | −13 | 275 |
| 1991 | Ian Woosnam | −11 | 277 |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo (2) | −10 | 278 |
| 1989 | Nick Faldo | −5 | 283 |
| 1988 | Sandy Lyle | −7 | 281 |
| 1987 | Larry Mize | −3 | 285 |
| 1986 | Jack Nicklaus (6) | −9 | 279 |
| 1985 | Bernhard Langer | −6 | 282 |
| 1984 | Ben Crenshaw | −11 | 277 |
| 1983 | Seve Ballesteros (2) | −8 | 280 |
| 1982 | Craig Stadler | −4 | 284 |
| 1981 | Tom Watson (2) | −8 | 280 |
| 1980 | Seve Ballesteros | −13 | 275 |
| 1979 | Fuzzy Zoeller | −8 | 280 |
| 1978 | Gary Player (3) | −11 | 277 |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | −12 | 276 |
| 1976 | Raymond Floyd | −17 | 271 |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus (5) | −12 | 276 |
| 1974 | Gary Player (2) | −10 | 278 |
| 1973 | Tommy Aaron | −5 | 283 |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus (4) | −2 | 286 |
| 1971 | Charles Coody | −9 | 279 |
| 1970 | Billy Casper | −9 | 279 |
| 1969 | George Archer | −7 | 281 |
| 1968 | Bob Goalby | −11 | 277 |
| 1967 | Gay Brewer | −8 | 280 |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus (3) | E | 288 |
| 1965 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | −17 | 271 |
| 1964 | Arnold Palmer (4) | −12 | 276 |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | −2 | 286 |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer (3) | −8 | 280 |
| 1961 | Gary Player | −8 | 280 |
| 1960 | Arnold Palmer (2) | −6 | 282 |
| 1959 | Art Wall Jr. | −4 | 284 |
| 1958 | Arnold Palmer | −4 | 284 |
| 1957 | Doug Ford | −5 | 283 |
| 1956 | Jack Burke Jr. | +1 | 289 |
| 1955 | Cary Middlecoff | −9 | 279 |
| 1954 | Sam Snead (3) | +1 | 289 |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan (2) | −14 | 274 |
| 1952 | Sam Snead (2) | −2 | 286 |
| 1951 | Ben Hogan | −8 | 280 |
| 1950 | Jimmy Demaret (3) | −5 | 283 |
| 1949 | Sam Snead | −6 | 282 |
| 1948 | Claude Harmon | −9 | 279 |
| 1947 | Jimmy Demaret (2) | −7 | 281 |
| 1946 | Herman Keiser | −6 | 282 |
| 1942 | Byron Nelson (2) | −8 | 280 |
| 1941 | Craig Wood | −8 | 280 |
| 1940 | Jimmy Demaret | −8 | 280 |
| 1939 | Ralph Guldahl | −9 | 279 |
| 1938 | Henry Picard | −3 | 285 |
| 1937 | Byron Nelson | −5 | 283 |
| 1936 | Horton Smith (2) | −3 | 285 |
| 1935 | Gene Sarazen | −6 | 282 |
| 1934 | Horton Smith | −4 | 284 |
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