The LIV Golf roster features an impressive selection of star players. Open winners like Henrik Stenson, Louis Oosthuizen and Cameron Smith, USPGA and US Open winners like Brooks Koepka and Martin Kaymer plus a selection of other Major champions have signed up to the breakaway, Saudi-funded circuit. There are also six players on the LIV line-up who have won The Masters. They are:
Sergio Garcia
The Spaniard won the 2017 Masters, coming through a playoff against Justin Rose. He was the third Spanish player to win the event, following Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal. Sergio had finished in the top-10 in 22 Majors prior to breaking his duck at Augusta in 2017.
Dustin Johnson
DJ had finished a shot behind Tiger Woods in the 2019 Masters but a year (and a bit) later he got the job done, winning the 2020 Masters. Owing to the Covid pandemic, the 2020 Masters was rescheduled and contested in November. Johnson won the event with a tournament record score of 20-under-par 268. He finished five clear of Cameron Smith and Sung-Jae Im.
Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson is a three-time Masters champion. He played in his first Masters tournament in 1991 and finished as low amateur. In total, he’s played in 30 Masters. His first victory came in 2004. He birdied the final hole to beat Ernie Els by one and claim his maiden Major title. He won again two years later in 2006, seeing off South Africa’s Tim Clark. His third title came in 2010 when he fired a closing 67 to beat fellow LIV player Lee Westwood by three.
Patrick Reed
Reed’s Masters victory came in 2018. He took the lead with a second round of 66 and held the advantage to the tape. Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth mounted a challenge in the final round but Reed had just enough to see them off. He won by a stroke from Fowler.
Charl Schwartzel
2011 looked like being Rory McIlroy’s year. He opened with a 65 and followed with two more under par rounds to take a four-shot lead into the final round. But the young Northern Irishman crumbled on the Sunday and that left the tournament wide open. It was South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel who stood up and claimed the title. He birdied the last four holes to win by two from Jason Day and Adam Scott.
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