Forecast for victory: Many Masters champions have had to overcome weather

Many a Masters champion has had to overcome the elements in addition to the golf course and the rest of the field to slip on the green jacket. In 2019, the threat of inclement weather had the final round start on Sunday morning -- a first in Masters history -- as Tiger Woods came from behind for his fifth victory.

1930s
Rain fell during every Masters in this decade. In 1936, the first round was delayed until Friday and the Sunday round was postponed forcing 36 holes to be played Monday. The 1938 Masters started Friday before play was suspended and 36 holes played Sunday with a Monday finish for the fourth round. In 1939, rain on Thursday forced 36 holes to be played Sunday.

1940s
In 1941, Craig Wood played the first nine of the second round in “a drenching rain” at par to hold onto his early lead and go one to be the first wire-to-wire winner.

1950s
With the field battered by heavy winds over the final two rounds, Sam Snead held on to win the 1952 Masters for his second green jacket.

1960s
Gary Player’s 1961 victory came with a Monday finish after rain postponed Sunday’s scheduled final round.

1970s
When 2.5 inches of rain fell, the third-round of the 1973 Masters was postponed before noon with only seven players on the course, leading to a two-tee start on Sunday and a Monday finish. Tommy Aaron overcame a four-shot deficit in the final round to capture the green jacket.

1980s
In 1983, a first-round weather delay was followed by a Friday washout. The second round began on Saturday with threesomes playing off both tees and was finished Sunday morning by six golfers. Seve Ballesteros took advantage of the gusty winds on the front-nine of Monday’s final round for his second Masters title.

1990s
The third-round of the 1992 Masters was delayed by nearly 3 hours by rain and lightning, causing six players to not finish their rounds. Fred Couples shot 4-under par on the 22 holes he played Sunday to win by 2 strokes.

2000s
Tiger Woods fourth green jacket was earned in 2005 amid three days plagued with adverse weather. Finishing his third round Sunday morning, Woods birdied his first four holes to get into the final pairing. He beat playing partner Chris DiMarco in a sudden death playoff. 

2010s
In 2019, the threat of impending storms led to players going off No. 1 and No. 10 in threesomes at 7:30 a.m. as Tiger Woods rallied for his first come-from-behind win in a major.

— All Masters winners and hole-by-hole scores

1935 (rain)
Gene Sarazen: 68-71-73-70–282
1936 (rain)
Horton Smith: 74-71-68-72–285
1937 (rain)
Byron Nelson: 66-72-75-70–283
1938 (rain)
Henry Picard: 71-72-72-70–285
1939 (rain)
Ralph Guldahl: 72-68-70-69–279
1940 (rain)
Jimmy Demaret: 67-72-70-71–280
1941 (rain)
Craig Wood: 66-71-71-72–280
1942
Byron Nelson;68-67-72-73–280
1946
Herman Keiser: 69-68-71-74–282
1947
Jimmy Demaret: 69-71-70-71–281
1948 (rain)
Claude Harmon: 70-70-69-70–279
1949
Sam Snead: 73-75-67-67–282
1950
Jimmy Demaret: 70-72-72-69–283
1951 (rain)
Ben Hogan: 70-72-70-68–280
1952 (rain)
Sam Snead: 70- 67-77-72–286
1953
Ben Hogan: 70-69-66-69–274
1954 (rain)
Sam Snead: 74-73- 70-72–289
1955 (rain)
Cary Middlecoff: 72-65-72-70–279
1956 (rain)
Jack Burke Jr: 72-71-75-71–289
1957 (rain)
Doug Ford: 72-73-72-66–283
1958 (rain)
Arnold Palmer: 70-73-68-73–284
1959
Art Wall Jr.: ;73-74-71-66–284
1960
Arnold Palmer: 67-73-72-70–282
1961 (rain)
Gary Player;69-68-69-74–280
1962 (rain)
Arnold Palmer: 70-66-69-75–280
1963 (rain)
Jack Nicklaus: 74-66-74-72–286
1964
Arnold Palmer: 69-68-69-70–276
1965
Jack Nicklaus: 67-71-64-69–271
1966
Jack Nicklaus: 68-76-72-72–288
1967
Gay Brewer: 73-68-72-67–280
1968
Bob Goalby: 70-70-71-66–277
1969
George Archer: 67-73-69-72–281
1970
Billy Casper: 72-68-68-71–279
1971
Charles Coody: 66-73-70-70–279
1972
Jack Nicklaus: 68-71-73-74–286
1973 (rain)
Tommy Aaron: 68-73-74-68–283
1974 (rain)
Gary Player: 71-71-66-70–278
1975 (rain)
Jack Nicklaus: 68-67-73-68–276
1976
Ray Floyd: 65-66-70-70–271
1977
Tom Watson: 70-69-70-67–276
1978
Gary Player: 72-72-69-64–277
1979 (rain)
Fuzzy Zoeller: 70-71-69-70–280
1980 (rain)
Seve Ballesteros: 66-69-68-72–275
1981
Tom Watson: 71-68-70-71–280
1982 (rain)
Craig Stadler: 75-69-67-73–284
1983 (rain)
Seve Ballesteros: 68-70-73-69–280
1984 (rain)
Ben Crenshaw: 67-72-70-68–277
1985
Bernhard Langer: 72-74-68-68–282
1986
Jack Nicklaus: 74-71-69-65–279
1987
Larry Mize: 70-72-72-71–285
1988
Sandy Lyle: 71-67-72-71–281
1989 (rain)
Nick Faldo: 68-73-77-65–283
1990 (rain)
Nick Faldo: 71-72-66-69–278
1991 (rain)
Ian Woosnam: 71-66-67-72–276
1992 (rain)
Fred Couples: 69-67-69-70–275
1993 (rain)
Bernhard Langer: 68-70-69-70–277
1994
Jose-Maria Olazabal: 74-67-69-69–279
1995 (rain)
Ben Crenshaw;70-67-69-68–274
1996
Nick Faldo: 69-67-73-67–276
1997
Tiger Woods: 70-66-65-69–270
1998 (rain)
Mark O’Meara: 74-70-68-67–279
1999 (rain)
Jose-Maria Olazabal: 70-66-73-71–280
2000 (rain)
Vijay Singh: 72-67-70-69–278
2001 (rain)
Tiger Woods: 70-66-68-68–272
2002 (rain)
Tiger Woods: 70-69-66-71–276
2003 (rain)
Mike Weir: 70-68-75-68–281
2004 (rain)
Phil Mickelson: 72-69-69-69–279
2005 (rain)
Tiger Woods: 74-66-65-71–276
2006 (rain)
Phil Mickelson: 70-72-70-69–281
2007
Zach Johnson: 71-73-76-69–289
2008 (rain)
Trevor Immelman: 68-68-69-75–280
2009
Angel Cabrera: 68-68-69-71–276
2010
Phil Mickelson: 67-71-67-67–272
2011
Charl Schwartzel: 69-71-68-66–274
2012
Bubba Watson: 69-71-70-68–278
2013 (rain)
Adam Scott: 69-72-69-69–279
2014
Bubba Watson: 69-68-74-69–280
2015
Jordan Spieth: 64-66-70-70–270
2016
Danny Willett: ;70-74-72-67–283
2017
Sergio Garcia: 71-69-70-69–279
2018
Patrick Reed: 69-66-67-71–273
2019 (rain)
Tiger Woods: 70-68-67-70–275