The origin and history of Augusta’s Masters and the motive and meaning of his green jacket

No sport at the sport that is more important than Green jacket. The elegant piece delivered as recognizing the Augusta Masters champion This is more than one goal: it is an sports icon that crosses the borders and decades. Because if each masters have its history, the green jacket also has its own.

It all started in 1930. The co -Founder of Augusta National Golf Club, Bobby JonesHe went to play with Open the British At the Royal Liverpool Golf Club of Hoylake and noticed how all the high spheres of that contest wearing A unique red jacket. The difference provided by that dress is so great that the winner of the contest also recognizes her. It was known by First Hand Jones, who declared himself the champion of that edition.

It is in one of the milestones of golf history. In 1930, Jones became a single player (to this day) to win four ‘majors’ in the same year. The golf, at that time, was not outlined in the same way as it is today and this milestone is KaMag -child, because two of the contests of that series are not even professionals. Augusta’s masters do not exist And the four grand slam are the British amateur, the British Open, the US Open and the US Open Amateur.

That experience with the British is key so Jones will try to bring the golf to another scale. Decided to build a field To continue dedicating himself to his desire when he is not active. He searched for the land to do so and was found at Georgia Stadium, in the city of Augusta, the perfect location. Hired a designer, Alister McKenzieAnd between them they put a project for history in Liza: The creation of the Augusta National Golf Club.

The field is ready December 1932When it is open and becomes one of the most demanding in the United States. Therefore, the greatest desire of its founders is the US Open celebration, something, however, has never occurred. In 1934 the first edition of an invitational time contest was played. Something Mackenzie never saw, who died in 1934.

The desire for the difference and the flight that changed the story

But having a brilliant field wasn’t enough for Jones, who wanted to give his club a unique touch as he saw in Hoylake. He promotes the promotion of the use of a green jacket among club members. It was established in 1937, with wool clothing that allowed club members to show the exclusivity that Augusta provided to show.

The Augusta National Invitational Tournament gave way to 1939 to The masters tournamentOfficial nomenclature of the event. In between, the field even posted a PGA seniors championship, showing that a name was made on the planet golf. But the field or the name is not unique enough for Jones. I still have something. With the reference of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Jones took the idea of ​​delivering a green jacket that was promoted to the winners of the contest winner. This idea is adopted 1949 and Sam SneadChampion of that edition, he was the first winner to wear it.

Despite the prestige that the contest takes at those decisions, Augusta’s Masters continues to be a normal event. Everything was different -In in 1960, on a flight that Arnold Palmer Shared with journalist Bob Drum. Both review how to change the traditional golf structure: if you want to professional the sport, it is not possible for two of the ‘majors’ reserved for the golfers of amateurs. They comforted this idea and ended up maintaining the British open, to keep the US open and allow the professional organization of United States players to create their own contest: the PGA championship.

But they want four ‘majors’. There is no contest that is a larger candidate for what is played in Augusta National: its high economic awards, showing the difference between that club, is undoubtedly a great attraction for it. This led to the Masters, since its initial edition in 1934 and although many years later, will end up recognizing as fourth grand slam of planet golf. His mysticism and his traditions, in fact, put masters on a perhaps even different size from their three companions ‘majors’.

Because the Grand Slam room is only for the temporal line. Surely, certainly, No Golf Tournament with a well -known on the second week of April at Augusta National Golf Club. There are no more important clothes in the sport than the green jacket that its champion looks like. Planet Golf is no more expected event than Augusta’s Masters launched this Thursday, April 10.