The Masters Tournament began in 1934, with Horton Smith becoming the first champion. Hideki Matsuyama won the 85^th edition, becoming the first male Japanese player to win a major championship.

Here’s a look at the players who have won the season’s first major:

• 2021 — Hideki Matsuyama
• 2020 — Dustin Johnson
• 2019 — Tiger Woods
• 2018 — Patrick Reed
• 2017 — Sergio Garcia (Won in playoff)
• 2016 — Danny Willett
• 2015 — Jordan Spieth
• 2014 — Bubba Watson
• 2013 — Adam Scott (Won in playoff)
• 2012 — Bubba Watson (Won in playoff)
• 2011 — Charl Schwartzel
• 2010 — Phil Mickelson
• 2009 — Angel Cabrera (Won in playoff)
• 2008 — Trevor Immelman
• 2007 — Zach Johnson
• 2006 — Phil Mickelson
• 2005 — Tiger Woods (Won in playoff)
• 2004 — Phil Mickelson
• 2003 — Mike Weir (Won in playoff)
• 2002 — Tiger Woods
• 2001 — Tiger Woods
• 2000 — Vijay Singh
• 1999 — Jose Maria Olazabal
• 1998 — Mark O'Meara
• 1997 — Tiger Woods
• 1996 — Nick Faldo
• 1995 — Ben Crenshaw
• 1994 — Jose Maria Olazabal
• 1993 — Bernhard Langer
• 1992 — Fred Couples
• 1991 — Ian Woosnam
• 1990 — Nick Faldo (Won in playoff)
• 1989 — Nick Faldo (Won in playoff)
• 1988 — Sandy Lyle
• 1987 — Larry Mize (Won in playoff)
• 1986 — Jack Nicklaus
• 1985 — Bernhard Langer
• 1984 — Ben Crenshaw
• 1983 — Seve Ballesteros
• 1982 — Craig Stadler (Won in playoff)
• 1981 — Tom Watson
• 1980 — Seve Ballesteros
• 1979 — Fuzzy Zoeller (Won in playoff)
• 1978 — Gary Player
• 1977 — Tom Watson
• 1976 — Raymond Floyd
• 1975 — Jack Nicklaus
• 1974 — Gary Player
• 1973 — Tommy Aaron
• 1972 — Jack Nicklaus
• 1971 — Charles Coody
• 1970 — Billy Casper (Won in playoff)
• 1969 — George Archer
• 1968 — Bob Goalby
• 1967 — Gay Brewer Jr.
• 1966 — Jack Nicklaus (Won in playoff)
• 1965 — Jack Nicklaus
• 1964 — Arnold Palmer
• 1963 — Jack Nicklaus
• 1962 — Arnold Palmer (Won in playoff)
• 1961 — Gary Player
• 1960 — Arnold Palmer
• 1959 — Art Wall Jr.
• 1958 — Arnold Palmer
• 1957 — Doug Ford
• 1956 — Jack Burke Jr.
• 1955 — Cary Middlecoff
• 1954 — Sam Snead (Won in playoff)
• 1953 — Ben Hogan
• 1952 — Sam Snead
• 1951 — Ben Hogan
• 1950 — Jimmy Demaret
• 1949 — Sam Snead
• 1948 — Claude Harmon
• 1947 — Jimmy Demaret
• 1946 — Herman Keiser
• 1945 — No tournament, WWII
• 1944 — No tournament, WWII
• 1943 — No tournament, WWII
• 1942 — Byron Nelson (Won in playoff)
• 1941 — Craig Wood
• 1940 — Jimmy Demaret
• 1939 — Ralph Guldahl
• 1938 — Henry Picard
• 1937 — Byron Nelson
• 1936 — Horton Smith
• 1935 — Gene Sarazen (Won in playoff)
• 1934 — Horton Smith