Tiger Woods is one of the greatest golfers to play the game, and one needs only look to his success at the Masters to illustrate that.
Woods has won golf’s most prestigious major five times. That’s the second-most in tournament history behind only another all-time great, Jack Nicklaus.
Since debuting as an amateur at the Masters in 1991, Woods has almost always played into the weekend. He missed the tournament a few times due to injury and missed the cut in his first appearance as a professional in 1992, but since then, he has never failed to play on the weekend if at the tournament.
Woods is once again teeing off at Augusta for the 2024 Masters and he’s looking to make history as he takes to the course. If he can make it to the weekend, he’ll do just that.
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Here’s what to know about Tiger Woods’ Masters history as he looks to break the Augusta National record for consecutive cuts made at the major tournament.
Most consecutive cuts made at the Masters
Woods has made the cut at the Masters 23 consecutive times. That’s tied for the most in tournament history with Fred Couples and Gary Player, two other green-jacket winners, the former of whom is playing at the major in 2024.
Woods can move into solo first place on the all-time list if he can stay above the cut line through the tournament’s second round. That may not be easy given his injury history and the time crunch he will be facing thanks to a weather delay, but his top goal at Augusta will be to make it to the weekend.
Below is a look at the players who have made the cut at the Masters at least 13 consecutive times, per the major’s official website.
Rank Player Consecutive cuts Years1 Tiger Woods* 23 1997-2023Fred Couples 23 1983-2007Gary Player 23 1959-19824 Tom Watson 21 1975-19955 Bernhard Langer 19 1984-2002Gene Littler 19 1961-19807 Billy Casper 18 1960-19778 Phil Mickelson 16 1998-20139 Bruce Devlin 15 1964-1981Jack Nicklaus 15 1968-198211 Adam Scott* 14 2010-202312 Ben Crenshaw 13 1980-1992Nick Faldo 13 1979-1996Raymond Floyd 13 1973-1985Corey Pavin 13 1985-1998Justin Rose 13 2003-2018
* Denotes a still-active streak.
It will be tough for any player to catch up to Woods, but Adam Scott is at least within striking distance. The 43-year-old Australian won the Masters in 2013 and has five career top-10 finishes at it.
Should Woods miss the cut in 2024 and Scott make it, that would set up an intriguing career goal for Scott, who could use his tournament eligibility to try to chase down Woods, Couples and Player’s record.
But if Woods makes the cut again, he keep Scott at an arm’s length in the race for the top.
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Tiger Woods Masters wins, best finishes
Woods has won the Masters five times during his career. Those came in:
1997 (18 under)2001 (16 under)2002 (12 under)2005 (12 under)2019 (13 under)
Woods’ 18-under par mark in 1998 was his best ever at Augusta. Below is a look at his year-by-year finishes from his 25 appearances at the event to date.
Year Score Result1995* +5 T-41st1996* +6 Missed cut1997 -18 1st1998 -3 T-8th1999 +1 T-18th2000 -4 5th2001 -16 1st2002 -12 1st2003 +2 T-15th2004 +2 T-22nd2005 -12 1st2006 -4 T-3rd2007 +3 T-2nd2008 -5 2nd2009 -8 T-6th2010 -11 T-4th2011 -10 T-4th2012 +5 T-40th2013 -5 T-4th2015 -5 T-17th2018 +1 T-32nd2019 -13 1st2020 -1 T-38th2022 +13 47th2023 — WD
*Competed as an amateur
Woods will hope to add another solid, under-par score to his career history at Augusta in 2024. But at the very least, he would like to avoid withdrawing from the competition for a second consecutive year.