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Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones along with Golf Course Architect, Alister MacKenzie, built the Augusta National Golf Club on a 365 acre former plant nursery. Hoping to market their golf course on a national level, Jones and Roberts lobbied the USGA to host the 1934 United States Open Golf Championship, but were turned down. That…
There are many things about the Masters that are enduring and timeless, traditions that are etched in history and have stood the test of time. Others have changed dramatically but none more so than the prize money offered to the contestants. I’ve broken down some of the amounts former champions have won and how those…
Thursday’s opening day morning tee times are all on the golf course as the 2019 Masters is under way. 87 Players will start this years tournament, all hoping they will contend for the coveted Green Jacket that goes to the Champion and a return invite to the golf season’s first Major. Regardless of how these…
The 2019 Masters begins tomorrow morning at 8:15 am when Jack Nicklaus and Gary Players will hit the opening shots to start the festivities. The Masters is all about tradition and Honorary Starters have been around since 1963 when Jock Hutchinson and Fred McLeod hit the first shots to begin the tournament. Only nine men…
One of the most exclusive Clubs in the history of the sports meets just once a year. The Champions Club is reserved for winners of the Masters Golf Tournament and holds its annual meeting, which includes a dinner, on Tuesday night of tournament week. Tonight’s dinner is hosted by last year’s winner Patrick Reed. To…
Doug Vilven, one of the most accomplished and decorated PGA Golf Professionals who ever picked up a golf club, taught a lesson or administered a ruling during a golf tournament, passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 23, 2018, after a sudden illness. Born February 20, 1948, in Wamego, Kansas, he grew up…