The Masters is the first men's major of the year, and the field is stacked with intrigue. Jordan Spieth defends a major title for the first time and looks to follow on a T-2 in his debut and his record-tying win last year. Bubba Watson is looking for a third green jacket in even-numbered years. Jason Day is looking for a second major in a row. Adam Scott is playing like a man ready to win a second major. Rory McIlroy looks to complete the career Grand Slam.
For fantasy golf research, it's important to identify potential horses for courses, or players who have historically done well in the event. We call that a top-15 finish in the last five years, so we're looking for players who can finish there multiple times.
| YEAR | POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOTAL |
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| 2011 | 1 | Charl Schwartzel | -14 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 274 |
| 2011 | 2 | Adam Scott | -12 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 67 | 276 |
| 2011 | 2 | Jason Day | -12 | 72 | 64 | 72 | 68 | 276 |
| 2011 | 4 | Tiger Woods | -10 | 71 | 66 | 74 | 67 | 278 |
| 2011 | 4 | Geoff Ogilvy | -10 | 69 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 278 |
| 2011 | 4 | Luke Donald | -10 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 278 |
| 2011 | 7 | Angel Cabrera | -9 | 71 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 279 |
| 2011 | 8 | Bo Van Pelt | -8 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 280 |
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| 2011 | 8 | K.J. Choi | -8 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 280 |
| 2011 | 10 | Ryan Palmer | -6 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 282 |
| 2011 | 11 | Justin Rose | -5 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 283 |
| 2011 | 11 | Lee Westwood | -5 | 72 | 67 | 74 | 70 | 283 |
| 2011 | 11 | Steve Stricker | -5 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 283 |
| 2011 | 11 | Edoardo Molinari | -5 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 283 |
| 2011 | 15 | Trevor Immelman | -4 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 284 |
| 2011 | 15 | Brandt Snedeker | -4 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 284 |
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| 2011 | 15 | Fred Couples | -4 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 284 |
| 2011 | 15 | Ross Fisher | -4 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 284 |
| 2011 | 15 | Rory McIlroy | -4 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 80 | 284 |
| 2012 | 1 | Bubba Watson | -10 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 278 |
| 2012 | 2 | Louis Oosthuizen | -10 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 278 |
| 2012 | 3 | Lee Westwood | -8 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 280 |
| 2012 | 3 | Matt Kuchar | -8 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 280 |
| 2012 | 3 | Phil Mickelson | -8 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 72 | 280 |
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| 2012 | 3 | Peter Hanson | -8 | 68 | 74 | 65 | 73 | 280 |
| 2012 | 7 | Ian Poulter | -5 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 283 |
| 2012 | 8 | Adam Scott | -4 | 75 | 70 | 73 | 66 | 284 |
| 2012 | 8 | Justin Rose | -4 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 284 |
| 2012 | 8 | Padraig Harrington | -4 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 72 | 284 |
| 2012 | 11 | Jim Furyk | -3 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 285 |
| 2012 | 12 | Kevin Na | -2 | 71 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 286 |
| 2012 | 12 | Graeme McDowell | -2 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 286 |
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| 2012 | 12 | Sergio Garcia | -2 | 72 | 68 | 75 | 71 | 286 |
| 2012 | 12 | Fred Couples | -2 | 72 | 67 | 75 | 72 | 286 |
| 2012 | 12 | Hunter Mahan | -2 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 286 |
| 2013 | 1 | Adam Scott | -9 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 279 |
| 2013 | 2 | Angel Cabrera | -9 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 279 |
| 2013 | 3 | Jason Day | -7 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 281 |
| 2013 | 4 | Tiger Woods | -5 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 283 |
| 2013 | 4 | Marc Leishman | -5 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 283 |
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| 2013 | 6 | Thorbjorn Olesen | -4 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 284 |
| 2013 | 6 | Brandt Snedeker | -4 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 284 |
| 2013 | 8 | Sergio Garcia | -3 | 66 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 285 |
| 2013 | 8 | Lee Westwood | -3 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 285 |
| 2013 | 8 | Matt Kuchar | -3 | 68 | 75 | 69 | 73 | 285 |
| 2013 | 11 | John Huh | -2 | 70 | 77 | 71 | 68 | 286 |
| 2013 | 11 | Tim Clark | -2 | 70 | 76 | 67 | 73 | 286 |
| 2013 | 13 | David Toms | -1 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 67 | 287 |
| 2013 | 13 | Ernie Els | -1 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 287 |
| 2013 | 13 | Dustin Johnson | -1 | 67 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 287 |
| 2013 | 13 | Fred Couples | -1 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 71 | 287 |
| 2013 | 13 | Nick Watney | -1 | 78 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 287 |
| 2014 | 1 | Bubba Watson | -8 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 69 | 280 |
| 2014 | 2 | Jonas Blixt | -5 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 283 |
| 2014 | 2 | Jordan Spieth | -5 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 283 |
| 2014 | 4 | Miguel Angel Jimenez | -4 | 71 | 76 | 66 | 71 | 284 |
| 2014 | 5 | Rickie Fowler | -2 | 71 | 75 | 67 | 73 | 286 |
| 2014 | 5 | Matt Kuchar | -2 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 74 | 286 |
| 2014 | 7 | Lee Westwood | -1 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 287 |
| 2014 | 8 | Bernhard Langer | E | 72 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 288 |
| 2014 | 8 | Jimmy Walker | E | 70 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 288 |
| 2014 | 8 | Rory McIlroy | E | 71 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 288 |
| 2014 | 8 | John Senden | E | 72 | 68 | 75 | 73 | 288 |
| 2014 | 8 | Kevin Stadler | E | 70 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 288 |
| 2014 | 8 | Thomas Bjorn | E | 73 | 68 | 73 | 74 | 288 |
| 2014 | 14 | Stewart Cink | 1 | 73 | 72 | 76 | 68 | 289 |
| 2014 | 14 | Jamie Donaldson | 1 | 73 | 70 | 76 | 70 | 289 |
| 2014 | 14 | Henrik Stenson | 1 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 70 | 289 |
| 2014 | 14 | Adam Scott | 1 | 69 | 72 | 76 | 72 | 289 |
| 2014 | 14 | Justin Rose | 1 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 74 | 289 |
| 2014 | 14 | Jim Furyk | 1 | 74 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 289 |
| 2015 | 1 | Jordan Spieth | -18 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 270 |
| 2015 | 2 | Phil Mickelson | -14 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 274 |
| 2015 | 2 | Justin Rose | -14 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 274 |
| 2015 | 4 | Rory McIlroy | -12 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 276 |
| 2015 | 5 | Hideki Matsuyama | -11 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 277 |
| 2015 | 6 | Ian Poulter | -9 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 67 | 279 |
| 2015 | 6 | Paul Casey | -9 | 69 | 68 | 74 | 68 | 279 |
| 2015 | 6 | Dustin Johnson | -9 | 70 | 67 | 73 | 69 | 279 |
| 2015 | 9 | Hunter Mahan | -8 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 280 |
| 2015 | 9 | Zach Johnson | -8 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 68 | 280 |
| 2015 | 9 | Charley Hoffman | -8 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 280 |
| 2015 | 12 | Rickie Fowler | -6 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 67 | 282 |
| 2015 | 12 | Ryan Moore | -6 | 74 | 66 | 73 | 69 | 282 |
| 2015 | 12 | Bill Haas | -6 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 282 |
| 2015 | 12 | Kevin Streelman | -6 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 282 |
| 2015 | 12 | Kevin Na | -6 | 74 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 282 |
