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Masters champions: How they performed in first post-Masters start

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Apr. 23, 2008

Trevor Immelman will make his first start since winning the Masters Tournament at this week's EDS Byron Nelson Championship.

While Immelman will be looking to continue his stellar play, he has history to overcome. Over the last 20 years, only one player has been able to follow up his Masters victory with a PGA TOUR win in his next start. That player was Tiger Woods at the 1997 EDS Byron Nelson Championship.

Of the past 20 Masters champions, only seven were able to record Top-10 finishes in their next TOUR start. Still, the good feelings and good play carried over by and large with 19 of the 20 making the cut the next time out and 15 of them finishing in the Top-25.

Here's a look at the last 20 Masters champions and how they did in their next PGA TOUR start after winning at Augusta:

The Week After
Year Masters Champion Next Week's Finish Tournament
2007 Zach Johnson 6 Verizon Heritage
2006 Phil Mickelson T15 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
2005 Tiger Woods T11 Wachovia Championship
2004 Phil Mickelson T2 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
2003 Mike Weir T18 Wachovia Championship
2002 Tiger Woods 3 EDS Byron Nelson Championship
2001 Tiger Woods T3 EDS Byron Nelson Championship
2000 Vijay Singh T3 Verizon Heritage
1999 Jose Maria Olazabal T4 Stanford St. Jude Classic
1998 Mark OMeara T24 Verizon Heritage
1997 Tiger Woods 1 EDS Byron Nelson Championship
1996 Nick Faldo T29 Verizon Heritage
1995 Ben Crenshaw T59 Shell Houston Open
1994 Jose Maria Olazabal MC The Barclays
1993 Bernhard Langer T16 Verizon Heritage
1992 Fred Couples T59 Wyndham Championship
1991 Ian Woosnam T55 U.S. Open
1990 Nick Faldo T16 Verizon Heritage
1989 Nick Faldo T11 Verizon Heritage
1988 Sandy Lyle T13 Verizon Heritage
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