April 13, 1997: Tiger Woods wins first Masters title in record-breaking fashion

One of the most notable dates in Masters history has to be April 13. In 1942, Byron Nelson beat former legend Ben Hogan by one stroke in an 18-hole playoff. In 1970, Billy Casper beat Gene Littler by five shots in a Monday 18-hole playoff, and that was the last 18-hole playoff at Augusta. In 1980, Spaniard Seve Ballesteros won his first green jacket.

In 1986 at the 50th Masters, Jack Nicklaus won his sixth and final green jacket with a stirring one-shot win over Greg Norman and Tom Kite at age 46 to become the oldest-ever Masters winner and among the oldest Grand Slam champions. That was the 18th and final major championship for the Golden Bear.

Tiger Woods is the Jack Nicklaus of this generation, and he changed the golf world forever on April 13, 1997, when Tiger finished at 18 under and won his first of five Masters by a record 12 shots over the runner-up Kite. The 18 under total was also a tournament record (tied by Jordan Spieth in 2015), and it was Tiger's first of 15 major championships.

At 21 years 104 days old, Woods was and remains the youngest-ever Masters winner and the first non-white player to win at Augusta. Woods finished the week a stunning 13-under par on the par-5 holes at Augusta. He actually shot a 40 on his first nine holes but then rallied with a 30 on the back-nine to trail John Huston by three after Round 1.

Of course, Tiger won his fifth green jacket last year at Augusta. He's taking more action than any other player at William Hill sportsbook to win the 2020 Masters, which has been moved to Nov. 12-15 due to the coronavirus pandemic. SportsLine ran a simulation for the tournament, and the winner was Webb Simpson.