Augusta National raises bar (again) with searchable Masters archive
The Masters has rolled out a digital video archive that allows users to search for shots from every Masters final round from 1968 to 2025.
All those Masters Sunday moments captured on video? They're now searchable. getty imahges They say the Masters doesn’t start until the back nine on Sunday, but for fans watching from home, that wasn’t always the case.
That’s because for the first 14 years of Masters broadcasts, from 1956 to 1969, CBS covered only four holes: 15, 16, 17 and 18. The happenings on the rest of the course remained shrouded in mystery. Oh, how times have changed.
Today, fans get access not only to all 18 holes from every round but also to every shot — on both the course and the range. If this embarrassment of spectating riches has you asking yourself what else Augusta National could possibly have up its green-jacketed sleeve to enhance how fans absorb, relive and daydream about the tournament, well, you weren’t paying attention Thursday when the Masters website debuted the Masters Vault , a digital video archive that allows users to search for every shot from every Masters final round from 1968 to 2025. Lifestyle Rory McIlroy’s favorite wines?
His Masters menu reveals taste for finer things By: Adam Stanley It’s easier than ordering a pizza: simply punch a few keywords into the search bar and the app, which is powered by IBM’s AI and data platform, watsonx, takes you to whatever tee box, fairway or green — from whatever modern Masters — that your heart desires. If you’re aching for some inspiration, enter “Phil Mickelson 18th green 2004” or “Ben Crenshaw 18th green 1995. ” If you’re seeking a thrill, type “Tiger Woods 7th hole shot 2 2010” or “Louis Oosthuizen 2nd hole shot 2 2012.