What is the biggest margin of victory in Masters history?

With its near-azure water traps, ivory bunkers and its immaculate fairways and greens, Augusta National is one of the most iconic golf courses in the world.

Every April, the eyes of the sporting world turn to this little pocket of paradise in Georgia, USA, with the best golfers on the planet fighting it out for the annual Masters.

For each year's winner, a lifetime invitation to return is on offer, as well as the snappy green jacket, of course.

But which of these victors did so by the widest margin?

The answer is unlikely to shock many.

During the 1997 Masters, a 21-year-old Tiger Woods became the youngest champion to salute at Augusta, and, in the process, became the first non-caucasian golfer to ever reign supreme at the Masters, too.

And it was Tiger's dominance across all four days that saw him crowned champion, with Woods scoring a then-record 18-under score of 270 across 72 holes to finish a full 12 shots ahead of compatriot Tom Kite.

Whole Woods' record score was eclipsed by Dustin Johnson in 2020, his dozen-shot marker remains the most domininant gap between the best and the rest in Masters history.