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Updated On — 27th Sep, 2020

There are lots of awards and trophies that are given out to the winners of the master’s tournament. The most important amongst them is the green jacket. It is not only in the game of golf, but it is also given in other games other than golfs. When one gets that green jacket, it is expected that such a person attends occasions organized by the golfers with that green jacket. This remains the best honor and every player desires to get this jacket.

Apart from the jacket, some other awards and trophies are given out to winners. In almost all the games and sports, gold medals are often given out to the winners or champions. The gold medallion is important in golf and in masters tournament, the gold design has improved over time. Gold is prestigious as far as this competition is concerned but it is less recognizable compared to the green jacket. The design of gold given to champion has changed and it now has a replica of the permanent master’s trophy which resembles the Augusta National clubhouse.

The design of the gold trophy given to winners before 1993 was different. Before this era, previous winners were often the chance of that replica but some of them did not utilize that opportunity. Recent designs now have that embedded in that design.

Usually, the gold was kept in places these former champions considered very important in their lives. This shows the special attention and importance which the players give to the medal. It is kept in the home because the players considered that the best place to display them is the sweet home.

The design and quality of gold that are given to the champions have also increased over the years. The current design was made in the year 1961 and this is very precious.

Apart from the gold medal, the other awards that were given to runners up are the silver medals. The design of the medal and that of the gold medal is almost the same thing. However, it is expected the value of gold is going to be better than that of the silver. Names of the previous winners or people that matter in that game can be engraved in both the gold and silver medal.

There is also the bronze medal and this is given to the third runners up. The most important are these three awards that are given to the champion, the runner up and the third-place runner up. There are also prices for the low amateurs such as the double eagle.

Updated On — 27th Sep, 2020

Since 1934 golfers have been winning in the various competitions especially the Masters golf tournament. The first winner in the year 1934 is Horton Smith and he won with 284 points against the runner up who scored 285. The following year was won by Gene Sarazen who scored 282.

In the year 1940, the tournament was won by Jimmy Demaret with 280 while the runner up scored 284 and he is Lloyd Mangrum. The following year which was in the year 1941, the winner was Craig Wood who scored 280 against the runner up Bryon Nelson that scored 283. Demaret won again in the year 1947 with 281 scores as against Byron Nelson that score 283. For the third time in the year, Jimmy Demaret won with 283 points. Sam Snead won in 1952 when he scored 286 and won again in 1954 when he defeated the runner up Ben Hogan who scored 289. Ben Hogan has earlier won the 1951 edition with 280 and 1953 edition with 274. He was the runner up in 1954 and 1955.

In the year 1958, it was Arnold Palmer who won with 284 points. He won again in 1960 and 1962 and 1964 with 280 and 276 respectively.

Jack Nicklaus won in the year 1963 with 286 and again the year 1965 when he won with 271 points. In 1966 he won with again with 288 scores. Jack Nicklaus won again in 1972 with 286 points and 1975 with 276 points. Jack Nicklaus won again in the year 1986.

In the year 1989, it was Nick Faldo who won with 283 points while he won the following year 1990 with 278. He won in the year 1996 with 274. In the year 1997, Tiger Woods won with 270 to be the first black person to win. Woods won again in the year 2001 with 272 points against David Duval. The following year which 2002, which was won by Tiger Woods who scored 276 points. In the year, 2005 Tiger Wood won it for the fourth time and that was with 276 points. Woods also won the last edition that was held in the year 2019 with 275 points. The last year’s edition has three runners up. Tiger Woods was the runner up for a few years. The runners up for the last edition that was held in the year 2019 include Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka as well as Xander Schauffele. All these scored 276 each.

Updated On — 27th Sep, 2020

The Master’s tournament foundation came into existence nearly a decade ago. The formation of that foundation was a combined effort of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament chairman Billy Payne. This is a charitable extension of that tournament and the aim is to invest in the development of golf not only in American but in other places in the world. It is going to be the platform in which anybody interested in developing that game can identify for the growth of the sports. Already they have done a lot to support the development of that game in many parts of the world. For instance, they are working together with the Asia Pacific Amateur Championship and the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation as well as the R and A since 2009. The aim is to develop the game in that part of the world.

Moreover, in the year 2013, the foundation worked together with other interest groups. The interest groups include the US golf association as well as the PGA America to develop Drive, Chip and Putt Championship in the country. This is part of the efforts to develop the game in the country.

Thirdly, the foundation is co-founding the Latin America Amateur Championship and they started this since 2014. They worked with R and A as well as the United States Golf Association to achieve this.

Moreover, the foundation has continued to support the growth of the First Tee through a financial contribution.

More than the master tournament through that foundation is doing a lot to ensure that the game of golf gained international recognition. They have a lot in this regard and the best way they have done that is to sponsor programs in radios and televisions across the world. They have such a program in more than two hundred countries across the world. This is in addition to such other programs they support such as the Junior pass. Besides they are seeing to it that the game develops technologically to make it more interesting.

One of the best things which the foundation of the tournament has bequeathed the world with is the Hootie and the Blowfish Monday. This program is great and it is considered one of the best for the game. The interesting thing about this is that it takes time almost at the time PGA Masters golf tournament attracts thousands of people. This is one of the ways of growing that game in the country and the world over.