Some Masters Tournament Historical Facts

17 stats that will get you prepared for the third round of the 2016 Masters

As you while away the wait, here are some numbers to ponder to give you context for what you might see in the third round.

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• Masters tournaments in which a player has shot four rounds in the 60s. That record will remain in tact for another year as no player in the field managed to break 70 in Friday’s second round alone. The last time that happened was the third round in 2007.

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• Years since there were consecutive rounds where no player posted a round in the 60s. During the third and fourth round of the 1966 Masters, only nine players broke par and none cracked 70. For the entire tournament, only two players shot a round in the 60s: Jack Nicklaus, first round, 68; Paul Harney, second round, 68. Given the windy weather forecasts, the potential for a second straight day of high scores looms.

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• Player who directly benefitted from Jordan Spieth’s bogey on the 17th hole Friday. With Spieth moving from five under to four under for the tournament, the cutline moved from five over to six over. Yet there was only one golfer who had played 36 holes in six-over 150: Bubba Watson. Watson should pick up Spieth’s tip in the Champions Locker Room, don’t you think?!?

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• Golfers 50 and older who made the cut. Two-time Masters winner Bernhard Langer, 58, is one over and just five shots off the lead. Davis Love III, 51, is two over and only six back. Joining them is Larry Mize, 57, at five over. If you think it’s a surprise that Mize made the weekend, stop yourself for a second. This is the second time in three years he’s made the cut. Maybe Mize won’t call it a Masters career next year on the 30th anniversary of his improbably win.

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• Majors won by players in the six preceding twosomes. We've also got a case study in how important experience is to winning a major championship.

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