The story dates back to 1952. Defending champion Ben Hogan organized a “Masters Club” for all previous champions. Honorary memberships were awarded to the club’s co-founders, Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. Tournament presidents were later added and Fred Ridley is an annual participant.
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The official Master’s program establishes:
As a certificate of membership in the Masters Club, you receive a gold locket inscribed with the Club emblem.
The 2025 Masters Champions Dinner at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
What are the menus like? Here are the recent Masters Champions Dinners.
Editor’s note: The year indicated is the year the dinner was served, not the year the player won the Masters.
2026: Rory McIlroy
Finally, Masters champion, McIlroy’s menu has been released and it’s good. He had previously said, “I’ve been into wild animals lately, like deer and elk and stuff like that.” And he moved on, as grilled elk sandwiches are on their menu.
Rory McIlroy’s Masters menu
2025: Scottie Scheffler
Scheffler didn’t change much compared to what he did in 2023.
2024: Jon Rahm
Rahm served some Spanish flavor on his menu.
2023: Scottie Scheffler
Scottie Scheffler, the 2022 tournament champion, did it in 2023. Their menu has something for everyone.
2022: Hideki Matsuyama
The players were impressed not only with Matsuyama’s dinner menu, but also with the speech he gave in English. But back to the menu.
2021: Dustin Johnson
Tiger Woods excited Dustin Johnson about what his Champions Dinner menu might be, but joking aside, DJ put together a solid menu after his Masters win in November.
2020: Tiger Woods
“Being born and raised in Southern California, eating fajitas and sushi was a part of my entire childhood, and I’m going back to what I had in 2006,” Woods previously said of his menu for 2020. “So we’ll have beef and chicken fajitas, and sushi and sashimi on the deck, and I hope the kids enjoy it.”
2019: Patrick Reed
Love him or hate him, you have to respect this level of depth for Patrick Reed’s dinner menu.
A view of the 2019 Champions Dinner menu selected by Patrick Reed at The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Michael Madrid/USA TODAY Sports)
2018: Sergio García
Sergio García brought a personal and familiar touch to his dinner menu ahead of the Masters 2018. I’m not exactly sure what all goes into a traditional Spanish lobster rice, but I’d sure like to try it.
2017: Danny Willett
Danny Willett made his menu as English as possible, rivaling Sir Nick Faldo’s fish and chips in 1997.
2016: Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth had some good old-fashioned Texas barbecue at Augusta National in 2016.
2015: Bubba Watson
Bubba Watson revealed last week that he usually eats before the Champions Dinner because he doesn’t know what will be served, even though it is made public in advance.
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So it’s no surprise that Watson’s menu was as basic as possible (and the same as 2013): Caesar salad, chicken breast, green beans, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, corn, confetti cake, and vanilla ice cream.
Adam Scott disagreed.
2014: Adam Scott
Speaking of Scott, his menu was a little more diverse than Watson’s.
2013: Bubba Watson
Faldo called Watson’s menu a Happy Meal, and there’s absolutely no turning back.
2012: Charl Schwartzel
Charl Schwartzel brought the heat with some surf and turf action.
If you are a seafood fan, it had crab meat, crab legs, oysters, shrimp, and lobster. If you’re not a fan of seafood, how about a South African barbecue with steak, sausages and lamb?
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It may be boring, but you can’t go wrong with vanilla ice cream for dessert.
2011: Phil Mickelson
“I just want him to know that we all want him to be here and that we are thinking about him.”
Lefty honored Seve Ballesteros, who was absent due to his battle with cancer, with his menu in 2011 and served a Spanish paella with filet mignon topped with machango, salad and apple empanada ice cream for dessert.
2010: Ángel Cabrera
Ángel Cabrera offered an Argentine barbecue of chorizo, blood sausage, ribs and beef fillets with sweetbreads.
Trevor Immelman of South Africa congratulates Angel Cabrera of Argentina during the green jacket presentation after Cabrera defeated Kenny Perry on the second hole of the sudden death playoff to win the 2009 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2009 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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2009: Trevor Immelman
Meatloaf with egg, sosaties, spinach salad, milk tart.
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2008: Zach Johnson
Beef from Iowa, shrimp from Florida.
2007: Phil Mickelson
Chicken, sausage, ribs, pulled pork.
2006: Tiger Woods
Jalapeño and stuffed quesadilla starter, salad, chicken and steak fajitas, rice, apple pie, ice cream.
2005: Phil Mickelson
Lobster ravioli in tomato cream sauce, salad, garlic bread.
2004: Mike Weir
Elk, wild boar, arctic char.
2003: Tiger Woods
Chicken, steak, sushi, sashimi, salads, crab cakes, asparagus, mashed potatoes, chocolate truffle cake.
2002: Tiger Woods
Porterhouse steak, chicken, sushi.
2001: Vijay Singh
Chicken panang curry, tom kah, scallops with garlic sauce, lamb ribs, sea bass with chili sauce, lychee sorbet.
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2000: José María Olazábal
Beef filet with red wine sauce, romaine lettuce with olive oil and vinegar, French fries and shallots.
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1999: Mark O’Meara
Sushi, tuna sashimi, chicken fajitas and steak.
1998: Tiger Woods
Cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, fries.
1997: Nick Faldo
Fish and chips, tomato soup.
1996: Ben Crenshaw
Texas barbecue.
1995: José María Olazábal
Paella and hake, tapas.
1994: Bernhard Langer
Turkey, black forest cake.
1993: Fred couples
Chicken cacciatore.
This article originally appeared in Golfweek: Dinner menu of Masters champions over the years at Augusta National