The Masters is an annual golf tournament that is held in Augusta, Georgia. The first Masters tournament was held in 1934. A total of 84 tournaments have been played since. The graph above tracks every first place score at the Masters from 1934 – 2020.
In golf, the winner is the player with the lowest score. The graph above shows every first place score that won the Masters. The gray line connects every winning score. While the blue line is a smoothed version of the gray line. The blue line makes it easier to see the trend of the scores.
The scores have stayed pretty consistent over the last 80 years. However, there does seem to be a small trend of the scores getting smaller in the more recent decades. This indicates that is has become harder to win the tournament in more recent years.
Masters First Place Score Graph Notes:
The x-axis (horizontal part of the graph) shows the year of the tournament. The y-axis (vertical part of the graph) shows the first palace score. The gray line tracks every score for the designated year, while the blue line shows a smoothed version of that line. The blue line helps to see the general patter of how the scores of changed over the years. The winning score seems to fluctuate pretty consistently between higher and lowers scores. But there has been a small general trend of the scores getting smaller. Meaning the tournament has gotten slightly harder to win in the more recent years.
Masters Tournament: One of the four major championships in professional golf. Usually takes place in the first full week of April. The Masters is the first major of the year, and is always held at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private course in Augusta, Georgia.
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