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68 free The Masters trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The Masters is the only major that never leaves home. Every April since 1934, the best players in the world drive up Magnolia Lane to Augusta National, and the club's rituals have barely changed: the honorary starters, the Champions Dinner, the Par 3 Contest, the pimento cheese sandwiches, and the green jacket presented in Butler Cabin. This Masters trivia quiz covers all of it, from the tournament's founding by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts to Rory McIlroy's career grand slam. You will find easy questions on the traditions any golf fan knows, medium ones on champions like Gary Player, Nick Faldo and Larry Mize, and hard and expert questions on course records, badge prices, bunker sand and the story behind the name Amen Corner. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on the Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf Club and the players involved, and each question shows its source so you can settle the clubhouse argument on the spot. Play it before the tournament, during a rain delay, or at your own Masters party and see who really knows Augusta.
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Q 01In which U.S. state is the Masters played every year?
Georgia
Unlike the other three majors, the Masters never rotates venues; it has been held at Augusta National in Georgia since 1934.
Q 02Which player has won the most Masters titles?
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus won six Masters; before the last, in 1986, an Atlanta columnist wrote that he was 'gone, done', and the clipping stayed taped to his refrigerator all week.
Q 03Which three holes at Augusta National are known as Amen Corner?
11, 12 and 13
11, 12 and 13 form Amen Corner: in 1958 a Sports Illustrated writer wanted a catchy name, like baseball's 'hot corner', for the stretch where that year's Masters was decided.
Q 04What is the par of Augusta National as set up for the Masters?
72
72 is the par, 36 for each half, though the club never says front nine and back nine: at the Masters they are the first nine and the second nine.
Q 05Which golfing legend co-founded the Masters with Clifford Roberts?
Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones had retired from competition at 28 after his 1930 Grand Slam and wanted a course and tournament of his own.
Q 06Who was the youngest Masters champion when he won in 1997 at age 21?
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters by a record margin, reaching par-5 greens with short irons; within a few years the club began adding length to the course.
Q 07Which announcer called 'Yes, sir!' as the 46-year-old 1986 champion holed his birdie putt on the 17th?
Verne Lundquist
Verne Lundquist, calling the 17th hole, has said he told himself to keep it simple and get out of the way, so two words were all he used as the putt dropped.
Q 08Which network has televised the Masters in the United States every year since 1956?
CBS
CBS first televised the Masters in 1956 and has carried it every year since on one-year contracts, an arrangement widely held to give the club unusual say over the broadcast.
Q 09Each hole at Augusta National is named after what?
A tree or shrub
Every hole is named for a tree or shrub growing on it, such as Tea Olive (1st), Golden Bell (12th) and Azalea (13th).
Q 10What does Augusta National officially call the spectators at the Masters?
Patrons
Patrons is the club's word for its spectators, credited to co-founder Clifford Roberts, and the television announcers say it instead of 'fans' or 'spectators'.
Q 11Which former U.S. president had a pine tree on the 17th hole named after him?
Dwight Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower, a club member, hit the pine on 17 so often that he asked a club meeting to have it cut down; chairman Clifford Roberts adjourned the meeting rather than refuse.
Q 12How do golfers get into the Masters, which has the smallest field of the four majors?
By invitation only
By invitation only: the club invites players who meet set criteria, with no qualifying rounds, and past champions may return for life, so only 85 to 100 tee off.
Q 13What is sold to fans at Augusta National for a few dollars as the tournament's signature snack?
Q 21Which past champion started the Champions Dinner in 1952?
Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan, the 1951 champion, invited the past winners to dinner in 1952 with one stipulation, that each wear his green coat; today the defending champion chooses the menu and picks up the bill.
Q 22Who was the first non-American to win the Masters, in 1961?
Gary Player
Gary Player of South Africa won in 1961, the first champion from outside the United States; he took his jacket home, and the chairman let him keep it only if he never wore it in public.
Q 23Which writer coined the name 'Amen Corner' in a 1958 Sports Illustrated article?
Herbert Warren Wind
Pimento cheese sandwiches
Pimento cheese sandwiches have been sold at the Masters since the 1940s; when the club changed suppliers in 2013 the old maker kept his recipe, and regulars complained that the taste had changed.
Q 14Which month is the Masters normally played in?
April
The Masters is played in April, the first men's major of the year; the first edition in 1934 was in March, and the 2020 edition was moved to November by the pandemic.
Q 15What was the Masters originally called when it began in 1934?
Augusta National Invitation Tournament
The event began as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament; its co-founder thought 'Masters' too presumptuous, and the name was not officially adopted until 1939.
Q 16Which caddie uniform is mandatory at the Masters?
White jumpsuit
White jumpsuit, green cap and white shoes are the Masters caddie uniform; each suit carries a number, with 1 kept for the defending champion's caddie and the rest given out as players register.
Q 17Who won the very first Masters in 1934?
Horton Smith
Horton Smith won the inaugural 1934 event by one stroke over Craig Wood and won again in 1936; winners' green jackets only began in 1949, so his was made for him years later.
Q 18Who was the first winner to be awarded a green jacket, in 1949?
Sam Snead
Sam Snead, the 1949 champion, was the first winner presented with a green jacket; members had worn the jackets since 1937 to be identifiable to spectators.
Q 19Which course architect designed Augusta National together with the club's co-founder?
Alister MacKenzie
Alister MacKenzie, who also designed Cypress Point, laid out Augusta National in the early 1930s but died in January 1934, before the first tournament was played.
Q 20Who hit the 1935 double eagle on the 15th hole known as the 'shot heard round the world'?
Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen holed his 4-wood second shot for a double eagle, wiping out Craig Wood's three-stroke lead with one swing, then beat him in a 36-hole playoff the next day.
Herbert Warren Wind coined 'Amen Corner' in Sports Illustrated in 1958, borrowing from a jazz record he remembered, 'Shouting in That Amen Corner'.
Q 24Who broke the Masters scoring record with a 268 in November 2020?
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Johnson shot 20-under 268 to win by five strokes after the pandemic pushed that Masters back to November, and it was played with no spectators on the course.
Q 25Which Augusta native holed a 45-yard pitch on the second playoff hole to win the 1987 Masters?
Larry Mize
Larry Mize, born in Augusta, chipped in from about 140 feet on the 11th, the second playoff hole, to beat Greg Norman in 1987.
Q 26Who won the 1996 Masters after Greg Norman blew a six-shot lead in the final round?
Nick Faldo
Nick Faldo shot a closing 67 to Greg Norman's 78, turning a six-shot deficit into a five-stroke win and his third Masters title.
Q 27Through 2026, what has no winner of the Wednesday Par 3 Contest ever gone on to do that same week?
Win the Masters
Win the Masters: Raymond Floyd came closest, taking the Par 3 Contest in 1990 and then losing the tournament in a sudden-death playoff; contest winners get a crystal bowl, never yet a green jacket that week.
Q 28Who was the first African American to play in the Masters, in 1975?
Lee Elder
Lee Elder became the first Black golfer to play the Masters in 1975; he earned the invitation by winning the 1974 Monsanto Open, and late in life he returned as an honorary starter.
Q 29Which Argentine lost the 1968 Masters by signing an incorrect scorecard?
Roberto De Vicenzo
Roberto De Vicenzo signed for a par on the 17th when he had made a birdie, because playing partner Tommy Aaron marked it wrong; the extra stroke cost him a playoff with Bob Goalby.
Q 30What did the 22-year-old 1997 champion choose as the main course for his first Champions Dinner in 1998?
Cheeseburgers
Cheeseburgers, with chicken sandwiches, fries and milkshakes, were what he ate, he said, as part of being young; a year earlier he had won by a record 12 strokes.