Who has won the most green jackets in golf masters history?

Masters winners list by player: Who has won the most green jackets in golf history?

One of the reasons the Masters is a celebrated major tournament is because of the green jacket. It's a symbol of golf royalty, and it's one that only a select few have earned over the years.

The Masters tournament has been played 87 times since it began in 1934. Only 56 players have won green jackets during that time. That's because several of history's best golfers have won the tournament on multiple occasions.

But who has tamed the ever-tough Augusta National Golf Club the most? That honor belongs to one of the sport's legends, who won a green jacket half a dozen times during his legendary career.

Who has the most Masters Green Jackets wins?

Jack Nicklaus has won the Masters more than any other golfer. The Golden Bear won six green jackets during his career. The six wins came over 23 years, with the first coming in 1963 and the last in 1986.

Is anyone close to catching Nicklaus? Yes, actually. Tiger Woods has the second-most Masters wins of all time. He moved within one of Nicklaus via his win at the 2019 tournament and has five to his name.

Woods, 48, has now surpassed the age at which Nicklaus won his final Masters. As such, it may prove difficult for him to match Nicklaus' six titles, especially as Woods continues to deal with lingering injury issues from a February 2021 car crash that nearly resulted in his right leg being amputated.

Most Masters wins by player

Seventeen men have won the Masters multiple times. Combined, those 17 multi-time champions have won the event 48 times. The other 39 champions each have won just once.

Below is a rundown of the players who have multiple Masters wins and the years in which they won the tournament.

Golfer Masters wins   Years won

Jack Nicklaus 6 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986

Tiger Woods 5 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019

Arnold Palmer 4 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964

Jimmy Demaret 3 1940, 1947, 1950

Sam Snead 3 1949, 1952, 1954

Gary Player 3 1961, 1974, 1978

Nick Faldo 3 1989, 1990, 1996

Phil Mickelson 3 2004, 2006, 2010

Horton Smith 2 1934, 1936

Byron Nelson 2 1937, 1942

Ben Hogan 2 1951, 1953

Tom Watson 2 1977, 1981

Seve Ballesteros 2 1980, 1983

Bernhard Langer 2 1985, 1993

Ben Crenshaw 2 1984, 1995

Jose Maria Olazabal 2 1994, 1999

Bubba Watson 2 2012, 2014

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