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Margin Winner (Country) Year Runner(s)-up
8 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland 2012 David Lynn (England) *
7 Jack Nicklaus 1980 Andt Bean *
6 Nick Price (Zimbabwe) 1994 Corey Pavin
5 Davis Love III 1997 Justin Leonard
5 Tiger Woods 2006 Shaun Micheel
5 Scottie Scheffler 2025 Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English, Davis Riley
4 Al Geiberger 1966 Dudley Wysong, Jr. *
4 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Bruce Crampton (Australia) *
4 Larry Nelson 1981 Fuzzy Zoeller
4 Lee Trevino 1984 Lanny Wadkins, Gary Player (South Africa)

Up to and including 2025 | All golfers from the USA unless otherwise stated.
* Indicates player never won the Masters

The figures above are for the stroke play era 1958-2025. The biggest winning margins in the final from the match-play era (1916-25) were:
8 & 7 Paul Runyan beat Sam Snead, 1938
7 & 6 Ben Hogan beat Mike Turnesa, 1948
7 & 6 Sam Snead beat Walter Burkemo, 1951
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