Why do they call it the Masters golf tournament?

The Masters is one of the four major championships in professional golf.

Scheduled for the first full week of April, the Masters is the first major of the year, and unlike the others, it is always held at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private course in the southeastern United States, in the city of Augusta, Georgia.

The Masters was started by amateur champion Bobby Jones and investment banker Clifford Roberts.

First played 88 years ago in 1934, the tournament is an official money event on the PGA Tour, the European Tour, and the Japan Golf Tour.

The field of players is smaller than those of the other major championships because it is an invitational event, held by the Augusta National Golf Club.

Since 1949, a green jacket has been awarded to the champion, who must return it to the clubhouse one year after his victory, although it remains his personal property and is stored with other champions’ jackets in a specially designated cloakroom.

Why do they call it the Masters golf tournament?

When the tournament began it was called the Augusta National Invitation Tournament.

However, Roberts suggested it be called the Masters, a reference to the “masters of golf” who played in it, but Jones thought the name immodest.

Roberts finally got his way in 1939 and the Augusta National Invitation Tournament finally became known as The Masters.