Numbers Game - Masters 2014

A numerical look at how the Masters played out

85

Was the highest score of the tournament - two-time champion Ben Crenshaw’s second round of 13-over included a triple bogey at the first and three double bogeys. He has since announced that the 2015 edition of the event will be his last.

305.62

Was Bubba Watson’s average driving distance, in yards, during the week, making him the longest hitter at Augusta this year. Larry Mize, with 258.62 yards, was the shortest driver of those who made the cut.

1,620,000

Bubba Watson’s winning share, in US dollars, of the tournament’s US$9 million prize purse, which was US$180,000 more than Adam Scott received in 2013. Inaugural Masters Tournament winner Horton Smith received US$1,000 for his win in 1934.

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