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1 Masters Tournament A Brief History Created By: Thomas Ohman

2 The Masters 2014 marks the 80 th anniversary of The Masters Tournament, is the first of the four major championships in professional golf Takes place the first full week of April each year The Masters is always held at Augusta Nation Gold Club in Augusta, Georgia Photo courtesy of fullhousesports.com

3 Augusta National Golf Course Home to the Masters Tournament Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts Formally opened in January 1933 It was the number one ranked course in Golf Digest's 2009 list of America's 100 greatest courses Our overall aim at the Augusta National has been to provide a golf course of considerable natural beauty, enjoyable for the average golfer and at the same time testing for the expert player striving to better par. We want to make bogies easy if frankly sought, pars readily obtainable by standard good play, and birdies, expert on par 5 s, dearly bought. -Bobby Jones at the Club s opening

4 The Course Because the course was originally a flower nursery, each hole is named after a flower that was grown there 1 Tea Olive 445 Yards 7 Pampas 450 Yards 13 Azalea Par Yards 2 Pink Dogwood Par Yards 8 Yellow Jasmine Par Yards 14 Chinese Fir 440 Yards 3 Flowering Peach 350 Yards 9 Carolina Cherry 460 Yards 15 Firethorn Par Yards 4 Flowering Crab Apple Par Yards 10 Camellia 495 Yards 16 Redbud Par Yards 5 Magnolia 455 Yards 11 White Dogwood 505 Yards 17 Nandina 440 Yards 6 Flowering Peach Par Yards 12 Golden Bell Par Yards 18 Holly 465 Yards

5 Early Years Horton Smith won the first ever tournament in 1934 The tournament was given the name Masters Tournament in 1939 Originally, holes were played as the first 9, and holes 1-9 were played as the back 9, in 1935 this was reversed to give the course the layout still used today In 1949, a tradition was started in which the victor of the tournament would receive a green jacket. The green jacket is now one of the most iconic and well known trophies in sports

6 The Masters Today In 2013, an estimated 44.3 million viewers watched all or part of the weekend coverage The tournament is arguable the most revered and respected event of the PGA pro tour The Masters was the first professional sporting event to be streamed on 3D TVs and the internet Today, the Masters officially begins with an honorary starter, one of golfs legendary players will tee off the first hole to begin the tournament

Notable Players Horton Smith First Masters victor and first to win the tournament twice Jack Nicklaus Most Victories and first man to win back to back years Gene

7 Notable Players Horton Smith First Masters victor and first to win the tournament twice Jack Nicklaus Most Victories and first man to win back to back years Gene Sarazen Holed a Double-Eagle on a par 5 hole, his shot is famous for being the shot heard around the world Lee Elder First African American to play in the Masters

8 Records Most Victories 6 (Jack Nicklaus) Widest Margin of Victory 12 Strokes (Tiger Woods, 1997) Youngest Champion 21 years 3 months 14 days (Tiger Woods, 1997) Oldest Champion 46 years 2 months 23 days (Jack Nicklaus, 1986) Longest Hole-in-one 213 yards (Jeff Sluman, 1992, HOLE NO. 4, 4-iron) Most Consecutive Starts Arnold Palmer ( )

9 Traditions A green jacket is awarded to the victor of the tournament each year, and is presented by the former years champion The Masters opens with a honorary starter teeing off the first hole If a player wins, he is automatically invited to the other 3 major tournaments and is invited to the Masters for the next 5 years On the Tuesday before the tournament, all players are invited to a Champions dinner for festivities before the event

10 Fun Facts From , the Masters was postponed and Augusta Club closed due to World War II, the course was instead used to raise cattle and turkey to support the war effort Dwight Eisenhower was the only US president to be a member of Augusta National Gold Club, a tree, pond, and log cabin on the course is named after him The defending champion chooses the menu for the Champions Dinner No amateur as ever won the Masters

11 References PGA.com CNN.com Masters.com

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