Facts & figures for the Masters Tournament, the first major of the year

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Facts and figures for the Masters:

Tournament: The 77th Masters.

Dates: April 11-14

Site: Augusta National Golf Club.

Length: 7,435 yards.

Par: 36-36_72.

Purse: To be determined ($8 million in 2012).

Field: 93 (87 professionals, six amateurs).

Cut: Top 44 and ties, and anyone within 10 shots of the lead.

Defending champion: Bubba Watson.

Last year: Watson made four straight birdies on the back nine, closed with a 4-under 68, and then beat Louis Oosthuizen in a playoff with a shot that instantly became part of Masters lore. Deep in the woods to the right of the 10th fairway, he hit a gap wedge from about 155 yards that hooked some 40 yards and settled 10 feet away for a two-putt par to win on the second extra hole. While that shot was memorable, Oosthuizen hit one that was historic. He became the first player to make double-eagle 2 on the par-5 second hole by hitting 4-iron from the fairway. Oosthuizen closed with a 69. They finished on 10-under 278. Watson became the fifth left-handed player in the last 10 years to win the Masters. Phil Mickelson made two triple bogeys for the week and still tied for third, two shots behind, along with Lee Westwood, Matt Kuchar and Peter Hanson.

Tiger tales: Tiger Woods has gone seven years without winning the Masters, his longest drought in any of the four majors.

Key statistic: There have been four playoffs at the Masters in the last 10 years, the most of any major.

One for the ages: Among those playing the Masters for the first time are 46-year-old Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand and 14-year-old Guan Tianlang of China.

Noteworthy: In the 14 majors Tiger Woods has played since he last won, he has not finished closer than three shots behind.

Quoteworthy: "Augusta is more than a golf tournament. It's an experience. The Kentucky Derby is more than a race. The Super Bowl is more than a football game. It's a social experience." — Brandt Snedeker.

Television: Thursday and Friday, 3-7:30 p.m., ESPN; Saturday, 3-7 p.m., CBS Sports. Sunday, 2-7 p.m., CBS Sports.

Interactive: www.masters.com. Live video channels from Amen Corner, the 15th hole, 16th hole and a featured group. Estimated times — Amen Corner (Nos. 11, 12 and 13) from 10:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and from 11:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; Nos. 15 and 16 from 11:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, and from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday featured group from noon to completion of play on Thursday and Friday, and from 12:30 p.m. to completion of play on Saturday and Sunday. The Masters iPad application will display the video channels and a live digital simulcast of CBS Sports' weekend coverage.