Masters Champions Dinner Menus: Iconic Choices from Rory to Tiger

Mo. Basuony

Published: March 18, 2026 12:21 PM ET

Masters Champions Dinner Menus: Iconic Choices from Rory to Tiger

The Champions Dinner at Augusta National is one of golf’s longest-standing rituals. Each Masters winner selects the menu for the following year’s Tuesday dinner.

Origins and rules

The tradition dates to 1952 when Ben Hogan organized the Masters Club for past champions. Honorary memberships were given to Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. Tournament chairmen later joined the group and Fred Ridley attends every year.

Membership comes with an inscribed gold locket shaped like the Club emblem. The winner who selects the menu also pays for the meal for fellow champions.

How the dinner is presented

The champion chooses the menu and serves it to past winners the next tournament week. The dinner remains personal. Speeches and family touches are common.

Note: the year shown for each menu is the year the dinner was served, not the year the champion won. Filmogaz.com compiled the following highlights.

Recent menus and standout dishes

2026 — Rory McIlroy served grilled elk sliders. He favored wild game like venison and elk.
2025 — Scottie Scheffler offered a menu similar to his 2023 spread. He kept the selections familiar.
2024 — Jon Rahm brought Spanish flavors to Augusta National. His choices reflected his heritage.
2023 — Scottie Scheffler’s menu aimed to please a variety of tastes. It featured multiple options.
2022 — Hideki Matsuyama impressed guests with both his menu and an English-language speech.
2021 — Dustin Johnson presented a solid, well-received spread after his November Masters win.
2020 — Tiger Woods combined steak and chicken fajitas with sushi and sashimi on the deck.
2019 — Patrick Reed offered a menu noted for its depth and variety.
2018 — Sergio Garcia included a traditional Spanish lobster rice with family touches.
2017 — Danny Willett favored an English-style menu, echoing classic British fare.
2016 — Jordan Spieth served Texas-style barbecue at the Champions Dinner.
2015 — Bubba Watson’s menu was basic and very similar to his 2013 selections.
2014 — Adam Scott presented a more varied menu than some recent offerings.
2013 — Bubba Watson’s choices drew criticism and were dubbed a “Happy Meal” by critics.

Memorable selections from the 2000s and earlier

2012 — Charl Schwartzel combined surf-and-turf with a South African barbecue. Boerwors came with monkey gland sauce.
2011 — Phil Mickelson served Spanish paella and a filet with a distinctive topping.
2010 — Angel Cabrera offered an Argentine asado with chorizo, short ribs and mollejas.
2009 — Trevor Immelman featured meat pie with egg, sosaties and milk tart.
2008 — Zach Johnson showcased Iowa beef and Florida shrimp.
2007 — Phil Mickelson went with classic barbecue items like ribs and pulled pork.
2006 — Tiger Woods brought stuffed jalapeños, quesadillas and fajitas, plus apple pie.
2005 — Phil Mickelson served lobster ravioli in a tomato cream sauce.
2004 — Mike Weir chose elk, wild boar and Arctic char.
2003 — Tiger Woods offered a broad menu: porterhouse, chicken, sushi and chocolate truffle cake.
2002 — Tiger again featured porterhouse steak, chicken and sushi.
2001 — Vijay Singh’s menu mixed Thai curries, scallops, lamb and lychee sorbet.
2000 — Jose Maria Olazabal served beef filet with red wine sauce and crisp potatoes.

Classic moments from the 1990s and 1980s

1999 — Mark O’Meara combined sushi and fajitas.
1998 — Tiger Woods famously served cheeseburgers and fries.
1997 — Nick Faldo chose traditional fish and chips with tomato soup.
1996 — Ben Crenshaw presented Texas barbecue.
1995 — Jose Maria Olazabal offered paella and tapas.
1994 — Bernhard Langer served turkey and Black Forest torte.
1993 — Fred Couples chose chicken cacciatore.
1989 — Sandy Lyle produced a multinational spread including crab cocktail and haggis.

Why these menus matter

Menus reveal champions’ personalities and culinary roots. Choices can be nostalgic, nationalistic, or playful.

Some dinners become part of Masters lore. Masters Champions Dinner menus often include iconic choices, from Rory’s elk sliders to Tiger’s fajitas and sushi.