Sergio Garcia, in 2017, hit his drive 330 yards down the fairway on the 530-yard, par-5 15th at Augusta National. He then hit his second shot within 15 feet and rolled in the putt. He capped it with a fist pump and a roar, and he would go on to win the Masters, his first major victory. It was, unquestionably, one of the highest moments of Garcia’s career.
One of the lowest came a year later on the same hole.
Five balls into the water. Five penalties. An 8-over 13. (With a one-putt!) The 13 remains the highest score on the 15th hole in Masters history, and ties for the highest score on any hole. (There have been 13s on holes 12 and 13, too.) What would it look like if you combined the worst scores on each hole, all across Augusta National? Garcia’s 13 brings the worst-score-on-every-hole to a 97-over 169. (Even you and I could shoot that. Maybe.)
Check out Garcia’s epic attempts from 2018, and the rest of the worst scores logged at each hole below.
The worst score on every hole in Masters history
Hole No. 1 (2020 yardage: 445-yard par-4)
9, Ernie Els, 2016
Hole No. 2 (2020 yardage: 5750-yard par-5)
10, Sam Byrd, 1948; David Duval, 2006
Hole No. 3 (2020 yardage: 350-yard par-4)
8, Douglas B. Clarke, 1980
Hole No. 4 (2020 yardage: 240-yard par-3)
8, Henrik Stenson, 2011
Hole No. 5 (2020 yardage: 495-yard par-4)
8, Bill Campbell, 1957; Sam Parks, 1957; Chick Harbert, 1960; Jerry Barber, 1964
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Hole No. 6 (2020 yardage: 180-yard par-3)
7, Jose Maria Olazabal, 1991; Arnold Palmer, 1997; Branden Grace, 2016
Hole No. 7 (2020 yardage: 450-yard par-4)
8, DeWitt Weaver, 1972; Richard L. Von Tacky Jr., 1981
Hole No. 8 (2020 yardage: 570-yard par-5)
12, Frank Walsh, 1935
Hole No. 9 (2020 yardage: 460-yard par-4)
8, Jack Selby, 1948; Richard Davies, 1963; Clay Ogden, 2006; Luke Donald, 2014
Hole No. 10 (2020 yardage: 495-yard par-4 495 yards)
9, Danny Lee, 2009
Hole No. 11 (2020 yardage: 505-yard par-4)
9, Dow Finsterwald, 1952; Bo Wininger, 1958; William G. Moody III, 1980; Charles Howell III, 2006; Sandy Lyle, 2017
Hole No. 12 (2020 yardage: 155-yard par-3)
13, Tom Weiskopf, 1980
Hole No. 13 (2020 yardage: 510-yard par-5)
13, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, 1978
Hole No. 14 (2020 yardage: 440-yard par-4)
8, Nick Price, 1993
Hole No. 15 (2020 yardage: 530-yard par-5)
13, Sergio Garcia, 2018
Hole No. 16 (2020 yardage: 170-yard par-3)
11, Herman Barron, 1950
Hole No. 17 (2020 yardage: 440-yard par-4)
7, 19 times, the most recent was Fred Couples and Ted Potter Jr., 2013
Hole No. 18 (2020 yardage: 465-yard par-4)
8, Denny Shute, 1959; Homero Blancas, 1970; Masashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki, 1994; Ian Baker-Finch, 1995; Arnold Palmer, 2000; Camilo Villegas, 2007; Henrik Stenson, 2012