Masters History: How many birdies at the Masters last year?
The biggest golf tournament of the year is set to take place this weekend at Augusta National Golf Club, which will host the Masters 2023.
This one will be the 87th time that the prestigious event will be held in Augusta. Reigning champion Scottie Scheffler arrives in great form and he is considered as one of the favourites to win this year's edition. The 2023 Masters Tournament starts on Thursday, April 6, and it runs until Sunday, April 9, which is Easter Sunday.
This edition will see as many as 18 LIV players participate in the tournament. Sergio Garcia, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Bryson DeChambeau, Cameron Smith, Charl Schwartzel, Bubba Watson, Patrick Reed, Mito Peirera, Joaquin Niemann, Abraham Ancer, Thomas Pieters, Harold Varner III, Jason Kokrak , Kevin Na and Louis Oosthuizen will all push for a win in Augusta.
Meanwhile, the list of the favourites includes Jason Day, Jordan Spieht, Patrick Cantlay, Scottie Scheffler, Max Homa, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Will Zalatoris. Iconic players such as Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia are regarded as underdogs this year, but experience at Augusta National is on their side.
Fans can't wait to see their heroes compete for the green jacket, while stat-lovers will hope for records to be broken in the upcoming tournament.
For instance, no player has managed more birdies than Jordan Spieth's 28 on his way to the title back in 2015. Spieth broke Phil Mickelson's record of 25 birdies in 2001.
How many birdies at the Masters last year?
There were a total of 827 birdies in the 2022 Masters. The most birdies recorded in one tournament during the last decade were in 2020 with 1,112. That edition of the prestigious tournament was played in November due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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