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Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 4 Episode 6 Friday At The Masters-Bridges & Fountains

The Augusta National Golf Club has always honored their Champions with bridges, fountains and plaques commemorating their notable achievements which are cast in stone and metal for all the world to see. No where are these structures more showcased than the Hogan Bridge crossing Rae’s Creek leading to the 12th Green and the Nelson Bridge…

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Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 4 Episode 5 Thursday At The Masters-How It All Began

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…

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Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 4 Episode 4 Thursday At The Masters-How Things Have Changed

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…

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Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 4 Episode 3 Thursday At The Masters-Magnolia Lane

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…

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Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 4 Episode 2 Wednesday At The Masters-Honorary Starters

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…

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