It’s always one of the biggest talking points ahead of the Augusta showpiece, so we decided to run down the Masters Champions Dinner menus served down the years. Including what might be the worst Masters dinner menu ever made…
For those that don’t know, each year on Tuesday of Masters week, the past champions of Augusta sit down and enjoy a meal together. The menu is selected and paid for by the previous year’s champion and quite often includes dishes from their homeland.
The first Masters dinner was arranged by Ben Hogan in 1952 following his win the previous year. The stipulations were that you had to be a past champion, plus Bob Jones and Clifford Roberts, you wore your ‘green coat’ and that you arrived, promptly, at 7.15pm. It would be a chance to “reminisce, swap banter and relax”.
Some could argue the most iconic iteration of the tradition was Bubba Watson’s Masters dinner ten years ago. He left guests bawling over his high calorie choice of dessert, only to choose the exact same menu a year later! Oh Bubba…
We’ve detailed meals dating back all the way to 1986. But first, it’s the one you’ve been waiting for…
Worst Masters Dinner menus ever
When it comes to the worst Masters Dinner menus ever, there’s one menu that stands out from the rest.
Bubba Watson’s Masters dinner in 2013 made headlines for all the wrong reasons, mainly because it was the most calorie-enriched Masters Champions dinner in the past ten years, checking in at an estimated 960 calories per serving.
The best part? He announced exactly the same Masters dinner menu two years later after his next win at Augusta, down to the very last hundreds and thousands topping on the confetti cake!
Masters Champions Dinner menu through the years
Scottie Scheffler (2023): Cheeseburger sliders served Scottie style, firecracker shrimp, Tortilla soup, Texas rib eye steak, blackened redfish, warm chocolate chip skillet cookie
Hideki Matsuyama (2022): Assorted sushi, sashimi and nigiri yakitori chicken skewers; Miso glazed black cod, Miyazaki Wagyu; Japanese strawberry shortcake
Dustin Johnson (2021): Pigs in a blanket, lobster and corn fritters; House or Caesar salad; Filet mignon and miso-marinated sea bass; Peach cobbler and apple pie with vanilla ice cream
Tiger Woods (2020): Augusta rolls (tempura shrimp, spicy tuna, avocado, eel sauce); Prime steak and chicken fajitas with grilled vegetables, refried beans and Mexican rice; Flan, churros with chocolate sauce, sopapillas
Patrick Reed (2019): Rib eye steak, macaroni and cheese, creamed spinach, creamed corn, chicken, salad, seafood
Sergio Garcia (2018): International salad, lobster rice dish, tres leches cake and ice cream
Danny Willett (2017): Mini cottage pies, traditional Sunday roast, apple crumble and custard
Jordan Spieth (2016): Salad, Texas barbecue with BBQ baked beans, bacon and chive potato salad, sautéed green beans, grilled zucchini, roasted yellow squash, Chocolate chip cookie with ice cream
Bubba Watson (2015): Caesar salad, chicken breast, green beans, mashed potatoes macaroni and cheese, corn, confetti cake and vanilla ice cream
Adam Scott (2014): Artichoke and arugula salad with calmari, surf and turf, Wagyu beef with lobster, spinach and mashed potatoes, pavlova Anzac biscuit and vanilla sundae
Bubba Watson (2013): Caesar salad, chicken breast, green beans, mashed potatoes macaroni and cheese, corn, confetti cake and vanilla ice cream
Charl Schwartzel (2012): Seafood; crabmeat, crab legs, oyster, shrimp, lobster, crabmeat, crab legs, oysters. South African barbecue; steak, sausages, lamb. Vanilla ice cream sundae
Phil Mickelson (2011): Paella, machango-topped filet mignon, tortillas, asparagus, salad, apple empanada ice cream
Angel Cabrera (2010): Asado; chorizo, sausage, ribs, beef filets, mollejas
Trevor Immelman (2009): Meat pie with egg, sosaties, spinach salad, milk tart
Zach Johnson (2008): Iowa beef, Florida shrimp
Phil Mickelson (2007): Chicken, sausage, ribs, pulled pork
Tiger Woods (2006): Stuffed jalapeno and quesedilla starter, salad, chicken and steak fajitas, rice, apple pie, ice cream
Phil Mickelson (2005): Lobster ravioli in tomato cream sauce, salad, garlic bread
Mike Weir (2004): Elk, wild boar, Arctic char
Tiger Woods (2003): Chicken, porterhouse steak, sushi, sashimi, salads, crab cakes, asparagus, mashed potatoes, chocolate truffle cake
Tiger Woods (2002): Porterhouse steak, chicken, sushi
Vijay Singh (2001): Chicken panang curry, tom kah, scallops with garlic sauce, rack of lamb, sea bass with chilli sauce, lychee sorbet
Mark O’Meara (1999): Sushi, tuna sashimi, chicken and steak fajitas
Tiger Woods (1998): Cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, French fries
Nick Faldo (1997): Fish and chips, tomato soup
Ben Crenshaw (1996): Texas barbecue
Jose Maria Olazabal (1995): Paella and hake, tapas
Bernhard Langer (1994): Turkey, black forest torte
Fred Couples (1993): Chicken cacciatore
Sandy Lyle (1989): Haggis, mashed potatoes, mashed turnips
Bernhard Langer (1986): Wiener schnitzel
What happens at the Masters Champions Dinner?
Who sits where? Who has served the best meal? And who tells the best stories? 2008 champion Trevor Immelman takes us behind the scenes…
