Sergio Garcia won his first major title in a playoff over Justin Rose. Here are the key stats from the final round at the Masters.
Sergio Garcia
• First major championship victory
• 74 starts before first major win; most of any player all-time
• Most Masters starts ever before first win (19th start)
• Wins first major on what would have been Seve Ballesteros’ 60th birthday
• Most top-10s in majors at time of first major win (22)
• Fifth player to earn low amateur and win Masters in career
• Others – Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods
• Third major champion (and Masters champion) from Spain
• 54-hole Masters leaders from Spain have won all three attempts
• Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal both converted only 54-hole Masters leads
• 1-1 in major championship playoffs (lost 2007 Open)
• 10th career PGA Tour win (Seve Ballesteros had 9 in career)
• Hit 75 percent GIR in regulation; tied for second-most in the field
• Was 47 over on weekend in Masters from 1999-2016 (5 under this week)
• First since Olazabal in 1994 to eagle 15th in final round of Masters win
Justin Rose
• Loses first career playoff in a major championship
• Second career runner-up in Masters (T-2 in 2015)
• 109 birdies/eagles in Masters since 2012 (most of any player)
• Eighth career top-5 finish in major championships
• 21 birdies this week; two more than any other player in field
• Hit 75 percent GIR; tied for second-most in field with Garcia
• Eighth player to win U.S. Open and lose Masters playoff in career
Charl Schwartzel
• Solo third; had not finished in top-20 since 2011 win
• Started final round four back (was four back in 2011 win)
• Was ranked 29th in the world in 2011 Masters (29th this week)
Matt Kuchar
• 5-under 67; best career round in the Masters
• Lowest career final round score in a major championship
• Ace on 16; first career hole-in-one in any major
Thomas Pieters
• Four straight birdies on back nine (12-15)
• 5 under on holes 7-15; second 9-hole stretch of 5 under this week
• Masters debut; last to win debut was Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979
• Second-best finish as pro in U.S. (T-2 at Genesis Open)
Paul Casey
• 4-under 68; 12 under in last three final rounds of majors
• 17 under in last five final rounds played in the Masters
• Third consecutive top-6 finish in the Masters
• Combined 14 under in Masters over last three years
Rory McIlroy
• 3-under 69; first round in the 60s this week
• Only player in top 10 each of last four years in Masters
• Made one bogey over last 28 holes (5 under in span)
• 2018 will be fourth attempt to complete Grand Slam in Masters
• No player who has completed Slam has needed more than three attempts to do so
Jordan Spieth
• 3-over 75 in final round; was 6 over thru 14 holes today
• T-11; first career finish outside top 2 in Masters
• Only player to finish second or better four straight times is Jack Nicklaus
