Masters Records: Most Years Played

Masters Records: Most Years Played

Masters Champions have traditionally been welcome year-after-year, leading to some extraordinarily long tenures at the tournament. Gary Player, for example participated for fifty two years before voluntarily stepping down as an active player. It is unlikely, however, that anyone will ever top Arnold Palmer’s fifty years of consecutive Masters appearances, especially now that Augusta National has begun to age-limit players.

Most Consecutive Years Played
50 – Arnold Palmer, 1955-2004
46 – Doug Ford, 1956-2001
45 – Raymond Floyd, 1965-2009
44 – Ben Crenshaw, 1972-2012
40 – Jack Nicklaus, 1959-1998
36 – Gary Player, 1974-2009
35 – Billy Casper, 1957-1991

Most Total Years Played
52 – Gary Player, 1957-2009
50 – Arnold Palmer, 1955-2004
49 – Doug Ford, 1952-2001
46 – Raymond Floyd, 1965-2009
45 – Billy Casper, 1957-2005
45 – Jack Nicklaus, 1959-2005
44 – Sam Snead, 1937-1983
44 – Ben Crenshaw, 1972 – 2015
42 – Tommy Aaron, 1959-2005
42 – Tom Watson 1970 – 2015
40 – Charles Coody, 1963-2006