The Sports Historian https://www.thesportshistorian.com sports history by Jim Weathersby Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:18:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 101468992 The Masters Tournament at Augusta National https://www.thesportshistorian.com/the-masters-tournament-at-augusta-national/ https://www.thesportshistorian.com/the-masters-tournament-at-augusta-national/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:07:37 +0000 http://www.thesportshistorian.com/?p=134 For a golf fan, the Masters tournament at Augusta National is the ultimate venue for golf. Legendary Atlanta golfer Bobby Jones designed the course and Horton Smith of Missouri won the first tournament in 1934. Americans won the tournament from 1934 through 1960 (no tournament 1943-45) before Gary Player of South Africa won the first of his three titles in 1961.

Interestingly, very few golfers with Georgia ties have won the Masters. Savannah-born Claude Harmon won in 1948 while Tommy Aaron from Gainesville put on the green jacket in 1973. Larry Mize from Augusta and Georgia Tech took home the title in 1987. St. Simons resident Zach Johnson won in 2007 before UGA golfer Bubba Watson earned his green jacket in 2012.

Jack Nicklaus has won the most titles with six while Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods have won four apiece.

For those of us who won’t be at Augusta National this weekend, grab a pimento-cheese sandwich and some sweet tea, plop yourself in front of the tellie, and enjoy a bit of heaven as the world’s best golfers vie for the title of Masters champion!
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