The Masters is one of the most prestigious sporting events in the world. It's a huge event for everyone from the casual golf fan to the avid sports betting expert. Over time, there have been a number of incredible performances at Augusta and whether you're a hardcore golf enthusiast, someone who likes to bet on sports or just casual fan who checks in for Augusta, you'll remember some of these records being set. Here is a list of the records currently held at The Masters

• Youngest Winner of the Masters Tournament: Tiger Woods at 21 years and 104 days in 1997.

• Biggest margin to win: Tiger Woods also in 1997 as he won the tournament by 12 strokes, a record that has yet to be broken.
• Lowest winning score: Tiger Woods at 270 also known as a -18.
• Oldest Winner of the Masters Tournament: Jack Nicklaus, the hall of famer won the tournament in 1986 at 46 years and 82 days old.
• Most Top 10s: Jack Nicklaus at an astounding 22.
• Most Cuts Made: Jack Nicklaus has made 37 Masters cuts in his career.
• Youngest Player: Matteo Manassero 16 years 11 months 22 days in 2010.
• Most Appearances: Gary Player 52 appearances.
• Most Consecutive Appearances: This record is held by two players, who each have made the cut 23 times. Gary Player accomplished the feat first from 1959-1982 although he did not play in 1973 because of being sick. The other player is Fred Couples who made the tournament in 23 consecutive times from 1983 to 2007. However Couples did not play in the 87 or 94 Masters.
• Highest Score to Win the Masters: Accomplished on three separate occasions, each player won with a 289 aka +1. Sam Snead in 1954, Jack Burke Jr. 1956 and then 51 years later Zach Johnson in 2007.

Golf betting - and general betting fans alike - can appreciate the architectural beauty that is the Augusta National Golf course. Here is a list of a few architectural features that make put it on a pedestal of its own among golf courses:

1. Crow's Nest - Is the building in which the amateurs golfers reside in during the masters tournament. One crow's nest can house up to five patrons. The nest is made up of one enormous room with three cubicle dividers which each have a single bed and a fourth divider with two beds. It also features a single bathroom with two sinks, and a living room area with a table for gambling, eating and reading. As well it has books and pictures all on the masters.

2. Eisenhower Cabin - Throughout his life, President Dwight Eisenhower was an avid golfer. As a result he was a lifelong member to Augusta national and many areas of the golf club have been created in his honor. One such place is the Eisenhower cabin, which is one of 10 owned by the golf course. It is the most secure cabin on the course, and the mainstay of the President of the United States when they come to play a round of golf.

3. Founders Circle - Is a memorial located at the front of the clubhouse, in tribute to two of the presidents at Augusta national, Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts.

4. Hogan's Bridge - located along with Nelson Bridge as one of the two bridges which cross Rae's Creek. It is the connecting bridge between the 12^th hole and the course. Hogan's Bridge was named after hall of fame golfer Ben Hogan in 1958, as a means to honor his 1953 performance of shooting a 72 on the greens.

5. Nelson's Bridge - Dedicated to 1930s sensation Byron Nelson, Nelson's Bridge connects the tee of the 13^th hole to rest of the hole. Similar to Hogan's bridge, is located over Rae's Creek.

When betting on the Masters, sports betting experts have come to love the Amen Corner section of the course at Augusta national. The Amen Corner is the nickname for the combination of the second shot at the 11 ^th hole, the entire 12^th hole and the tee shot of the 13^th hole. This combination of shots were given the nickname the Amen Corner by Herbert Warren Wind in a column he wrote for Sports Illustrated in on April 21, 1958. Wind's idea behind naming the combination of shots the Amen Corner was to a section of the golf course a nickname similar to that of the hot corner in baseball.

Basically the Amen Corner is the section of the Masters tournament in which some of the most exciting plays in the history of the tournament have taken place. For instance, in the same year the nickname was coined, legendary golfer Arnold Palmer defeated fellow golfer Ken Venturi to win the Masters. Yet he did so by escaping difficult shots at the Amen Corner.

Controversy Surrounding Amen Corner

Sometime in 1984, two and a half decades after coining the Amen Corner nickname, Herbert Wind was asked about how he came up with the Amen Corner name. Wind explained at the time that he had taken the two word phrase from a 1930s Jazz record by a Yale University Jazz group led by Mezz Mezzrow. However 24 years later in 2008, golf digest writer Bill Fields, while writing a piece on Richard Moore, discovered that when Moore a golf historian and jazz buff attempted to find a copy of the Mezz Mezzrow Amen Corner piece, he was unsuccessful, since Mezzrow had never recorded the piece of music. Instead rather Fields believes that Wind in the 1980s must have mixed up who the band was to play Amen Corner, because the most famous version is by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra.

Known as one of the big four golf tournaments, the Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club, has become a mainstay in the midseason of betting for the online betting enthusiast. For a four month span from February to May fans wagering on sports have a wide array to choose from. In February we bet on the Super Bowl, March is March Madness, April is the Masters Golf tournament and May is Rolland Garros French Open tennis.

Today we look at the early years of the Masters Golf tournament, from its inception to the end of the 1950s.

The Masters Golf tournament is a tournament formed out of the collaboration between legendary golfer Bobby Jones, initial chairman Clifford Roberts and architect Alister Mackenzie. The three elected to design and build the Augusta National Golf Club starting in 1931 before being opened in 1933.

Jones and Roberts held the first Augusta National tournament (precursor to the Masters) on March 22^nd 1934 which was won by Horton Smith. The Masters name became the permanent title for the Augusta tournament by 1939. In its first two years 1933 to 1935, the Masters was played with holes 10 through 18 as the first nine and holes one to nine as 10 to 18. However in 1935, the holes were relayed to the format used present day.

When the tournament switched to its present format in 1935, the two finalists were Gene Sarazen and Craig Wood. Sarazen's shot on the 15^th hole is forever known as 'the shot heard around the world' as on par five Sarazen was able to make double eagle. Moreover, the amazing shot at 15 set the foundation for Sarazen's eventual comeback to defeat Wood and win the 35 tournament. Further from 1943 to 1945 during World War Two, there was no Masters as the course was used to raise livestock.