36. Byron Nelson hits the flag, 1957
The great Byron Nelson was 45 at the 1957 Masters – the first to feature a halfway cut. Nelson finished 16th after hitting his first shot in the water at the 16th. He teed up again with a 7-iron and, to recall the words of his playing partner, Gary Player: "He hit the knob on the top of the flagstick and the ball bounced into the water."

35. Jack Nicklaus rolls back the years, 1998
In 1998 The Augusta National committee made a presentation before play started to mark Jack Nicklaus' 40th Masters. Chairman Jack Stephens, pointed out that they had left some room at the bottom of the plaque, “just in case”. Nicklaus said “Let's see if we can try to fill it.” He came close but didn't win, though he did break Sam Snead's record (54 in 1967) as the oldest top-ten finisher in Masters history.

RIGHT: Nicklaus wound back the clock in 1998 with son Steven acting as caddie for the week. PHOTO: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images.

34. Nick Price almost gets to 62, 1986
Nick Price never won the Masters and his best performance was in 1986, when he finished sixth behind Jack Nicklaus. His third-round 63 became a new course record. Covering the back nine in 30 he nearly made it 62 when on a 30-foot birdie putt the ball rimmed round the cup but stayed out. “I didn't want to leave that putt short,” Price said. "I wanted to see if I could shoot 62."

33. Mark O'Meara wins at 15th attempt, 1988
By 1998 Mark O'Meara was 41 and had 20 tournament wins under his belt though none had come in a Major. This was O'Meara's 57th Major and his 15th Masters: no one had won their first one so late. His third round 68 put him two behind leader Fred Couples, and on the final day he birdied three of the final four holes to win the title by a stroke.

32. Lee Elder paves the way, 1975
The Augusta National was urged to invite Lee Elder who had won the previous season's Monsanto Open in Florida. Elder slammed his tee-shot down the middle of the first fairway but faded to rounds of 74 and 78 and missed the cut. He played the Masters five more times, with a best finish of 17th in 1979.

31. The "Tiger Slam", 2001
Woods' third Masters win meant he uniquely held all four major titles at the same time. At the final hole, Woods' monster drive ended up only 70 yards from the green, the following year the tee had moved back 60 yards as part of a "Tiger-proofing" of the course.

Tiger Woods is draped in the green jacket by Vijay Singh to complete the 'Tiger Slam' in 2001. PHOTO: TIMOTHY A CLARY/AFP via Getty Images.

30. Craig Stadler wins, just, 1982
Craig Stadler squandered a six-stroke lead over the last six holes at the 1982 tournament, and was all square with Dan Pohl after four rounds. But Stadler had just enough left in the tank to take the play-off at the first extra hole, leaving the Augusta National committee hoping they had a green jacket big enough to accommodate "The Walrus".

29. Fuzzy Zoeller wins on debut, 1979
Apart from the inaugural 1934 winner Horton Smith, only two men have won the Masters at their first attempt: Gene Sarazen in 1935, and Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979, both of them after play-offs. Zoeller birdied the second extra hole to defeat Ed Sneed and Tom Watson in the Masters' first sudden-death playoff.

28. Ray Floyd’s watery grave, 1990
History almost repeated itself in 1990. Nick Faldo, who was seven behind at the start of the final round, forced himself into another play-off. Again he won it at the 11th, the second extra hole, after the long-time leader, Raymond Floyd, found the water. Floyd, who was 47, would have been the oldest winner of the Masters if he had held on.

27. Hoch’s Choke, 1989
A scorching 65 from Nick Faldo on the final day in 1989 put him into a play-off with the American Scott Hoch. It looked all over when Hoch was two feet from the cup at the first extra hole, but he knocked it four feet past before holing the return. The American's chance had gone and at the next, the 11th, a relieved Faldo holed a 25-footer for the first of his three Masters.