The Masters Water Ski Tournament is an annual invitational water ski competition, taking place each year on Memorial Day weekend at Callaway Gardens, just outside of Pine Mountain, Georgia. The inaugural tournament took place in 1959, with Joe Cash and Nancie Rideout winning the overall event.
Year | Tournament | Slalom | Trick | Jump | Overall |
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1959 | 1st [1] | n/a | Joe Cash | ||
Nancie Rideout | |||||
1960 | 2nd [2] | Joe Cash | Geoff Wolfe | Penny L. Baker (WR) | Chuck Stearns |
Barbara Cooper | Norine Bardill | Barbara Cooper | Janelle Kirtley | ||
1961 | 3rd [3] | W. Witherell | Geoff Wolfe | Larry Penacho | Chuck Stearns |
Jenny Hodges | Norine Bardill | Judy Rosch | Norine Bardill | ||
1962 | 4th [4] | Joe Cash | Chuck Stearns | Jimmy Jackson | Larry Penacho |
Jenny Hodges | Norine Bardill | Barbara Cooper | Jenny Hodges | ||
1963 | 5th [5] | Billy Spencer | Al Tyll | Jimmy Jackson | Chuck Stearns |
Jenny Hodges | Nancy Schniering | Jeanette Brown | Jeanette Brown | ||
1964 | 6th [6] | Billy Spencer | Joe Cash | Joker Osborn | Joker Osborn |
Janelle Kirtley | Dixie Ann Hoyt | Barbara Cooper | Dixie Ann Hoyt | ||
1965 | 7th [7] | Joker Osborn | Al Tyll | Larry Penacho | Chuck Stearns |
Barbara Cooper | Barbara Cooper | Barbara Cooper | Barbara Cooper | ||
1966 | 8th [8] | Leroy Burnette | Rick McCormick | Jimmy Jackson | Roland Hillier |
Barbara Cooper | Christy Weir | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | ||
1967 | 9th [9] | Kris LaPoint | Alan Kempton | Mike Suyderhoud | Alan Kempton |
Liz Allan | Christy Weir | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | ||
1968 | 10th [10] | Kris LaPoint | Alan Kempton | Mike Suyderhoud | Frankie Dees |
Liz Allan | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | ||
1969 | 11th [11] | Frankie Dees | Rick McCormick | Mike Suyderhoud | Alan Kempton |
S.S. Shackleford | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | ||
1970 | 12th [12] | Kris LaPoint | Rick McCormick | Rick McCormick | Rick McCormick |
Christy Weir | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | ||
1971 | 13th [13] | Kris LaPoint | Wayne Grimditch | Mike Suyderhoud | Rick McCormick |
Christy Weir | Christy Weir | Barbara Cooper | Christy Weir | ||
1972 | 14th [14] | Kris LaPoint | Rick McCormick | Wayne Grimditch | Wayne Grimditch |
Lisa St. John | Barbara Cleveland | Linda Leavongood | Liz Allan | ||
1973 | 15th [15] | Kris LaPoint | Tony Krupa | Rick McCormick | Mike Suyderhoud |
Liz Allan | Barbara Cleveland | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | ||
1974 | 16th [16] | Mark Crone | Rick McCormick | Wayne Grimditch | George Athans |
Liz Allan | Maria Victoria Carrasco | Linda Giddens | Liz Allan | ||
1975 | 17th [17] | Bob LaPoint | Rick McCormick | Wayne Grimditch | Rick McCormick |
Liz Allan | Maria Victoria Carrasco | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | ||
1976 | 18th | Bob LaPoint | Carlos Suarez | Wayne Grimditch | Carlos Suarez |
Cindy Todd | Camille Duvall | Linda Giddens | Cindy Todd | ||
1977 | 19th [18] | Kris LaPoint | Rick McCormick | Mike Hazelwood | Rick McCormick |
Trudi Speak | Maria Victoria Carrasco | Linda Giddens | Cindy Todd | ||
1978 | 20th [19] | Mike Hazelwood | Patrice Martin | Lucky Lowe | Mike Hazelwood |
Pat Messner | Pam Folsom | Deena Brush | Cindy Todd | ||
1979 | 21st [20] | Mike Hazelwood | Carlos Suarez | Sammy Duvall | Mike Hazelwood |
Deena Brush | Karin Roberge | Deena Brush | Karin Roberge | ||
1980 | 22nd [21] | Bob LaPoint | Cory Pickos | Sammy Duvall | Mike Hazelwood |
Karin Roberge | Ana Maria Carrasco | Linda Giddens | Karin Roberge | ||
1981 | 23rd [22] | Carl Roberge | Cory Pickos | Mike Hazelwood | Mike Hazelwood |
Cindy Todd | Ana Maria Carrasco | Linda Giddens | Judy McClintock | ||
1982 | 24th [23] | Bob LaPoint | Sammy Duvall | Sammy Duvall | Sammy Duvall |
Cindy Todd | Anita Carlmann | Cindy Todd | Cindy Todd | ||
1983 | 25th [24] | Bob LaPoint | Cory Pickos | Glenn Thurlow | Carl Roberge |
Deena Brush | Ana Maria Carrasco | Camille Duvall | Deena Brush | ||
1984 | 26th [25] | Andy Mapple | Sammy Duvall | Mike Hazelwood | Sammy Duvall |
Camille Duvall [26] | Karin Roberge | Sue Lipplegoes | Ana Maria Carrasco | ||
1985 | 27th [27] | Andy Mapple | Sammy Duvall | Mike Hazelwood | Sammy Duvall |
Deena Brush | Kristi Overton | Karen Morse | Deena Brush | ||
1986 | 28th [28] | Andy Mapple | Cory Pickos | Mike Hazelwood | Patrice Martin |
Camille Duvall [29] | Kristi Overton | Deena Brush | Deena Brush | ||
1987 | 29th [30] | Andy Mapple | Cory Pickos | Mike Hazelwood | Carl Roberge |
Camille Duvall [31] | Judy McClintock | Deena Brush | Deena Brush | ||
1988 | 30th [32] | Andy Mapple | Patrice Martin | Sammy Duvall | Sammy Duvall |
Susi Graham | Judy McClintock | Deena Brush | Deena Brush | ||
1989 | 31st [33] | Mike Kjellander | Patrice Martin | Sammy Duvall | Carl Roberge |
Helena Kjellander | Tawn Larsen | Deena Brush | Karen Neville | ||
1990 | 32nd [34] | Andy Mapple | Tory Baggiano | Bruce Neville | Mike Neville |
Susi Graham | Tawn Larsen | Deena Brush | Deena Brush | ||
1991 | NO MASTERS HELD | ||||
1992 | 33rd [35] | Andy Mapple | Kreg Llewellyn | Sammy Duvall | Jaret Llewellyn |
Kristi Overton | Tawn Larsen | Deena Brush Mapple | Deena Brush Mapple | ||
1993 | 34th [36] | Mike Kjellander | Tory Baggiano | Bruce Neville | Jaret Llewellyn |
Helena Kjellander | Britt Larsen [37] | Deena Brush Mapple | Deena Brush Mapple | ||
1994 | 35th [38] | Andy Mapple | Tory Baggiano | Carl Roberge | Patrice Martin |
Kristi Overton | Britt Larsen | Emma Sheers | Rhoni Barton | ||
1995 | 36th [39] | Wade Cox | Cory Pickos | Carl Roberge | Patrice Martin |
Kristi Overton | Britt Larsen | Sheri Slone | Phillipa Roberts | ||
1996 | 37th [40] | Wade Cox | Nicolas LeForestier | Carl Roberge | Jaret Llewellyn |
Kristi Overton Johnson | Tawn Larsen | Toni Neville | Rhoni Barton | ||
1997 | 38th [41] | Andy Mapple | Nicolas LeForestier | Carl Roberge | Patrice Martin |
Susi Graham | Tawn Larsen Hahn | Brenda Baldwin | April Coble | ||
1998 | 39th [42] | Andy Mapple | Cory Pickos | Jaret Llewellyn / Scot Ellis (ski fly) | Patrice Martin |
Susi Graham | Marina Mosti | Elena Milakova | Brandi Hunt | ||
1999 | 40th [43] | Andy Mapple | Nicolas LeForestier | Freddy Krueger (ski fly) | Jaret Llewellyn |
Susi Graham | Tawn Larsen Hahn | Elena Milakova | Elena Milakova | ||
2000 | 41st [44] | Andy Mapple | Cory Pickos | Freddy Krueger (ski fly) | Jaret Llewellyn |
Kristi Overton Johnson | Tawn Larsen Hahn | Emma Sheers | Sarah Gatty Saunt | ||
2001 | 42nd [45] | Andy Mapple | Nicolas LeForestier | Freddy Krueger (ski fly) | n/a |
Toni Neville | Elena Milakova | Emma Sheers (ski fly) | |||
2002 | 43rd [46] | Chris Parrish | Nicolas LeForestier | Jaret Llewellyn (ski fly) | |
Kristi Overton Johnson | Elena Milakova | Elena Milakova (ski fly) | |||
2003 | 44th [47] | Andy Mapple [48] | Nicolas LeForestier [49] | Jaret Llewellyn (ski fly) | |
Emma Sheers [50] | Mandy Nightingale [51] | Emma Sheers (ski fly) | |||
2004 | 45th [52] | Jamie Beauchesne [53] | Nicolas LeForestier [54] | Jaret Llewellyn (ski fly) | |
Emma Sheers [55] | Brigitte Lethem [56] | Emma Sheers [57] | |||
2005 | 46th [58] | Chris Parrish | Nicolas LeForestier | Freddy Krueger | |
Karin Truelove | Mandy Nightingale | Emma Sheers | |||
2006 | 47th [59] | William Asher | Jimmy Siemers | Freddy Krueger | |
Sarah Green | Clementine Lucine | June Fladborg | |||
2007 | 48th [60] | Jamie Beauchesne | Nicolas LeForestier | Freddy Krueger | |
Sarah Green | Michale Briant | Natalia Berdnikava | |||
2008 | 49th [61] | William Asher | Jimmy Siemers | Freddy Krueger | |
Regina Jaquess | Natalia Berdnikava | June Fladborg | |||
2009 | 50th [62] | William Asher | Jimmy Siemers | Freddy Krueger | |
Karina Nowlan | Whitney McClintock | June Fladborg | |||
2010 | 51st [63] | William Asher | Herman Beliakou | Freddy Krueger | |
Regina Jaquess | Whitney McClintock | June Fladborg | |||
2011 | 52nd [64] | Jonathan Travers | Jimmy Siemers | Freddy Krueger | |
Karina Nowlan | Whitney McClintock | Natalia Berdnikava | |||
2012 | 53rd [65] | Nate Smith | Alexandre Poteau | Ryan Dodd | |
Regina Jaquess | Natalia Berdnikava | Natalia Berdnikava | |||
2013 | 54th [66] | William Asher | Aliaksei Zharnasek | Freddy Krueger | |
Regina Jaquess | Iris Cambray | Jacinta Carroll | |||
2014 | 55th [67] | Thomas Degasperi | Pierre Ballon | Ryan Dodd | |
Regina Jaquess | Erika Lang | Jacinta Carroll | |||
2015 | 56th [68] | Nate Smith | Pierre Ballon | Ryan Dodd | |
Regina Jaquess | Erika Lang | Jacinta Carroll | |||
2016 | 57th [69] | Nate Smith | Aliaksei Zharnasek | Freddy Krueger | |
Regina Jaquess | Anna Gay | Jacinta Carroll | |||
2017 | 58th [70] | Nate Smith | Aliaksei Zharnasek | Ryan Dodd | |
Whitney McClintock | Neilly Ross | Jacinta Carroll | |||
2018 | 59th [71] | Nate Smith | Aliaksei Zharnasek | Freddy Krueger | |
Manon Costard | Neilly Ross | Jacinta Carroll | |||
2019 | 60th [72] | Freddie Winter | Patricio Font | Ryan Dodd | |
Regina Jaquess | Erika Lang | Jacinta Carroll | |||
2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2021 | 61st [73] | Freddie Winter | Patricio Font | Freddy Krueger | n/a |
Jaimee Bull | Anna Gay | Hanna Straltsova | |||
2022 | 62nd | Nate Smith | Patricio Font | Joel Poland | |
Regina Jaquess | Erika Lang | Lauren Morgan | |||
2023 | 63rd | Nate Smith | Patricio Font | Ryan Dodd | |
Regina Jaquess | Erika Lang | Hanna Straltsova |
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