Talking Golf With The Golf Guy-Season 4 Episode 5 Thursday At The Masters-How It All Began
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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 decision, by the USGA, led Bobby Jones in another direction which ultimately would lead to the creation of one of the greatest sporting spectacles in the world.

Listen to my latest podcast as I describe how the Masters came about along with the most recent update on a very crowded leader board at:

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Jeff Waters, MBA, PGA Master Professional, and President /CEO of Rocky Mountain Golf Enterprises, a licensed and registered Utah business utilizing golf as the marketing tool, has over fifty years of experience in the commerce of golf as a player, teacher, administrator, and small business owner. A well-known broadcast journalist, correspondent, and commentator, Jeff has traveled widely for the Rocky Mountain Golf Network, attending, announcing, reporting on, and broadcasting major sporting events in arenas, ballparks, stadiums, and golf courses across the country. As a member of the Golf Writers Association of America, Jeff has also published extensively throughout the regional print market for Utah Golf News, Rocky Mountain Golfer, Golf Today, Utah Fairways, Jackson Hole Golf News, and Utah Golf Magazine, as well as other platforms, including articles, blog posts, podcasts, internet forums, and on his website at wwwjeffgolfguy.com.