The Masters in numbers
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<strong>Facts In Numbers - The Masters Tournament</strong>
<em>As we continue the build-up to this week's Masters Tournament, europeantour.com looks into the numbers behind the first Major Championship of the year...</em>
<strong>37</strong>– Number of European Tour Members playing in the 2013 Masters Tournament.<br /><br /><strong>7</strong>– The Number of European Tour Members making their first appearance. They are: George Coetzee, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, Branden Grace, David Lynn, Thorbjørn Olesen and Thaworn Wiratchant.<br /><br /><strong>93</strong>– The field size for the 2013 Masters Tournament.<br /><br /><strong>21</strong>– The number of different countries represented at the 2013 Masters Tournament.<br /><br /><strong>8</strong>– South Africa has the most number of players competing, other than America.<br /><br /><strong>63</strong>– Tom Watson is the oldest competitor in the field, aged 63 and 219 days.<br /><br /><strong>19</strong>– The number of Masters Tournament Champions competing.<br /><br /><strong>28</strong>– The number of Green Jackets the 19 winners have between them.
<strong>14</strong>– The age of Asian Amateur Champion, Guan Tian-lang. He will become the youngest player in Masters Tournament history.
<strong>50</strong>– The number of years since Jack Nicklaus won the first of his six titles, back in 1963.
<strong>30</strong>– The number of appearances this year for Bernhard Langer and Larry Mize.
<strong>3</strong>– The number of left-handers who have won the Masters Tournament. They are: Mike Weir (2003), Phil Mickelson (2004, 06, 10) and Bubba Watson (2012).
<strong>40</strong>– The number of Masters Tournament appearances Tom Watson will reach in 2013.<br /><br /><strong>16</strong>– Number of play-offs in Masters Tournament history.<br /><br /><strong>1</strong>– The first albatross at the second hole in Masters Tournament history made by Louis Oosthuizen in the final round in 2012.<br /><br /><strong>23</strong>– The biggest number of consecutive cuts made in Masters Tournament history. This was achieved by Gary Player (1959-82) and Fred Couples (1983-2007).<br /><br /><strong>1957</strong>– The year the 36 hole cut was introduced.
