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