SUNDAY APRIL 12, 2015 – MASTERS TOURNAMENT
• His first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 15th European Tour event.
• Could move to as high as second in the Official World Golf Ranking from fourth.
• This victory beats his best previous European Tour performance of tied second in the 2014 Masters Tournament.
• Becomes the fifth first-time winner of the 2015 European Tour season. They are: Andy Sullivan (South African Open Championship Hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni), Gary Stal (Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship), Anirban Lahiri (Maybank Malaysian Open), Trevor Fisher Jnr (Africa Open) and Jordan Spieth (Masters Tournament).
• His first Major Championship victory in his ninth Major Championship appearance.
• This victory beats his previous best Major Championship performance of tied second in the 2014 Masters Tournament.
• This victory comes in his second appearance in the Masters Tournament.
• Joins Jimmy Demaret (1940), Herman Keiser (1946) and Charl Schwartzel (2011), as players winning the Masters Tournament on their second appearance. (The first time in Masters Tournament history a player has finished tied second on their debut and won in the next appearance. The best previous performance by a second-appearance winner on the debut was Herman Kieser, who was tied 23rd in 1942).
• Aged 21 years and 259 days becomes the second youngest winner of the Masters Tournament, behind Tiger Woods, who was 21 years and 104 days in 1997.
• Aged 21 years and 259 days becomes the youngest winner of a Major Championship since Tiger Woods at the 1997 Masters Tournament.
• Becomes the 12th youngest Major Championship winner in history, aged 21 years and 259 days.
• Becomes the 49th different player to win the Masters Tournament.
OTHER FACTS
• Lead the Masters Tournament going into the final round for the second consecutive year. The winner has played in the last match on Sunday in 21 of the last 25 years.
• Becomes only the fifth wire-to-wire winner of the Masters Tournament with no ties. He follows: Craig Wood (1941), Arnold Palmer (1960), Jack Nicklaus (1972) and Raymond Floyd (1976).
• Becomes the second wire-to-wire winner of the 2015 European Tour season, following Branden Grace (Alfred Dunhill Championship).
• Becomes the 42nd player to win the Masters Tournament when leading or sharing the lead going into the final round.
• The seventh time this season on The European Tour the 54 hole leader has gone onto win.
• Set new Masters Tournament records for the lowest opening 36 holes of 130 (-14), beating the previous best of Raymond Floyd of 131 (-13) in 1976. Also for the lowest opening 54 hole total of 200 (-16), beating Raymond Floyd (1976) and Tiger Woods (1997), both shot 201 (-15). His 72 hole total of 270 (-18) equalled the lowest winning total and in relation to par in Masters history, set by Tiger Woods (1997). He also equalled the record for the largest 36 hole lead of five shots by, Herman Keiser (1946), Jack Nicklaus (1975) and Raymond Floyd (1976). (All went onto win the Masters Tournament that year). His opening 36 holes of 130 equals the lowest opening 36 holes in Major Championship history. His total in relation to par of 18 under is the equal second lowest to win a Major Championship.
• His 28 birdies over 72 holes is a new Masters Tournament record for a single Masters, beating the 25 of Phil Mickelson in 2001.
• His opening round of 64 (-8) is the lowest opening round by a winner in Masters Tournament history, beating the 65 (-7) of Raymond Floyd in 1976.
• His four shot victory is the largest at the Masters Tournament since Tiger Woods in 1997, when he won by 12.
• Becomes the 59th American victory in the Masters Tournament.
• Becomes the 36th different American to win the Masters Tournament.
• Becomes the second American to win on The European Tour in 2015, following Dustin Johnson (WGC – Cadillac Championship).
• Becomes the first, first-time Major Championship since Jason Dufner (2013 US PGA Championship).
• Becomes the tenth American victory in the Masters Tournament in the last 15 years of the event.
• Becomes the 200th American victory in European Tour history.
• Becomes the 85th different American to win on The European Tour.
• Aged 21 years and 259 days would become the youngest American winner in European Tour history. (When Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters Tournament, aged 21 years and 104 days was not an official event on The European Tour).
• Becomes the youngest winner on the 2015 European Tour season to date, aged 21 years and 259 days.
• Gains a lifetime exemption into the Masters Tournament.
• Gains a five year exemption in the US Open Championship, Open Championship and US PGA Championship.
• Gains a place in the 2015 PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
• The fifth win as a professional.
