What is the name of the award given to the low amateur at the Masters?

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The award given to the low amateur at the Masters is the Silver Cup.

Augusta National began presenting the Silver Cup in 1952 to the lowest-scoring amateur who made the tournament’s 36-hole cut. The honor reflects the Masters’ long connection with amateur golf, especially through co-founder Bobby Jones, who won the Grand Slam as an amateur in 1930.

The award is based on performance among amateurs who complete enough of the tournament to qualify for the weekend rounds. It is separate from the Green Jacket, which goes to the Masters champion, and from the silver medal awarded to the low-amateur runner-up. That runner-up award was introduced in 1954.

Several future Masters champions first became known at Augusta as low amateurs, including Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Sergio García, and Hideki Matsuyama. If no amateur makes the cut, there is no low-amateur award that year.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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