The Masters: Major Golf Tournament, Golf History, Sports Toughest Ticket
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The Masters... Unlike Any Other Golf Tournament
Bob Jones' Message captures the essence of golf's spring-time classic:
"In golf, customs of etiquette and decorum are just as important as rules governing play. It is appropriate for spectators to applaud successful strokes in proportion to difficulty but excessive demonstrations by a player or his partisans are not proper because of the possible effect upon other competitors."
"Most distressing to those who love the game of golf is the applauding or cheering of misplays or misfortunes of a player. Such occurrences have been rare at the Masters but we must eliminate them entirely if our patrons are to continue to merit their reputation as the most knowledgeable and considerate in the world."
(Written April, 1967)
Robert Tyre Jones, Jr.,), President in Perpetuity
Augusta National Golf Club
History of The Masters
The Masters is rich in golf history
The Masters and its champions have added to the fabric of the game of golf.
Here's a "History at a Glance" from masters.org:
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The Masters Story
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Established: 1934
Course: Augusta National Golf Club
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,445
Tour: PGA Tour,PGA European Tour,Japan Golf Tour
Format: Stroke Play, 4 rounds
Purse: US$7,250,000
Month Played: April
Tournament Record Score:Aggregate:270--- Tiger Woods
To-par: -18--- Tiger Woods
Current Champion:Zach Johnson
This article is about the golf tournament. From the novel by Georges Duhamel, see Les Maîtres.
The Masters Tournament, which is commonly referred to as The Masters or The US Masters (outside the United States), is one of four major championships in men's professional golf and the first of the four to be played each year. The final round of the Masters is always scheduled for the second Sunday in April. Unlike the other major championships, the Masters is held every year at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in the city of Augusta, Georgia, USA. The Masters was started by Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones,[1] who designed Augusta National with legendary course architect Alister MacKenzie.
The Masters is an official money event on the PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour and the Japan Golf Tour. In line with the other majors, winning the Masters gives a golfer several privileges which make his career more secure. Masters champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, and earn a lifetime invitation to the Masters. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to The Players Championship for five years. In 2007, the prize fund was US$7.25 million.
Books You Gotta Have on The Masters
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The Augusta National Golf Club: Alister MacKenzie's Masterpiece
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The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia
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The Making of the Masters: Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament
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The Masters: A Hole-By-Hole History of America's Golf Classic
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The Masters Golf Tournament
Scenes from The Masters
The USA Masters Golf Tournament 2007
Photographs and video from the USA Masters golf tournament 2007.
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The Masters and Golf Memorabilia
The Masters Golf Memorabilia
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- Steve_Lundin Steve_Lundin Aug 9, 2009 @ 1:30 pm
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- The Masters is a truly special event! My husband has attended 52 times -- and he has been legally blind for the past 20 plus years. Masters Week around here is a holiday time! The Masters music is played over and over again, the tv coverage is on every television, and the excitement is unbelievable!
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