MASTERS FACTS & FIGURES
Tournament: The 85th Masters
Dates: April 8-11
Site: Augusta National Golf Club
Length: 7,475 yards Par: 36-36-72
Purse: To be determined ($11.5 million in 2020) Field: 88 players (3 amateurs)
Cut: Top 50 and ties
Defending champion: Dustin Johnson
Last year: In the first autumn Masters because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dustin Johnson set the scoring record at 20-under 268 for a five-shot victory over Sungjae Im and Cameron Smith. So thorough was this victory that no one had a lower score than Johnson in three of his four rounds, including his 68 on Sunday. This truly was a
Masters unlike any other. Along with being held in November, no tickets were sold, the Par 3 Contest was canceled and all four rounds featured a twotee start because of limited daylight.
Tiger tales: Tiger Woods will not be playing the Masters as he recovers from a serious leg injury in a single-car crash in Los Angeles. This will be the fourth time in the last seven years Woods is not playing the Masters.
The roars: After not having spectators in November, the Masters sold a limited number of badges for this year. The club did not release how many.
Grand Slam, Act VII: Rory McIlroy tries for the seventh time to win the Masters and complete the career Grand Slam.
The odds: Dustin Johnson is the favorite at 8-1 (Westgate Superbook), followed at 12-1 for Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Justin Thomas.
Key statistic: Only two players have shot 63 at the Masters, the fewest of the four majors.
Noteworthy: Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 was the last Masters champion playing for the first time. Carlos Ortiz, Robert MacIntyre and Will Zalatoris are the only professionals making their Masters debuts.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-7:30 p.m. (ESPN); Saturday, 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 2-7 p.m. (CBS).
Interactive: www.masters.com. Live video channels from the 4th, 5th and 6th holes, Amen Corner, the 15th hole, 16th hole and a featured group. Estimated times — Hole Nos. 4,5 and 6 from 9:25 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekend; Amen Corner (Nos. 11, 12 and 13) from 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and from 11:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the weekend; Nos. 15 and 16 from 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the weekend; and featured group from 9:15 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 10:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the weekend.
The Masters iPad application will display the video channels and a live digital simulcast of CBS Sports’ weekend coverage.
“It wouldn’t bother me if I only had it for a day.” — Dustin Johnson on whether he feels shortchanged only keeping the green jacket for five months.