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The Masters Golf Tournament Facts 1v5j5c

Dec 27, 2006

The world's best golfers are after golf's biggest prize - a green jacket. Check out these facts on the Masters Golf Tournament.

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The Masters Golf Tournament started in 1934 and is played at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Since 1940, the tournament has been played during the first full week of turkeys were raised on the grounds of the golf course.

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The Augusta National Golf Club is considered by many golf gurus to be the most beautiful golf course in the world. The course is home to thousands of migratory flowers and shrubs. Each hole on the course is named after a plant or shrub. The Number 3 hole is called "Flowering Crab Apple".

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The champion of the Masters Golf Tournament not only gets the golfer whenever he decides to visit. The winner of the Masters Golf Tournament also receives an automatic invitation to the tournament every year for life.

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Phil Mickelson's victory at the 2004 Masters Golf Tournament was his first victory at a major tournament and just the second time a left-handed golfer won the event. When Mike Weir won the 2003 US Masters Golf Tournament, he set two firsts. Weir became the first Canadian to win the Masters.

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  • Oldest Winner - Jack Nicklaus became the oldest golfer to win the Masters Tournament, at 46 years, two months and 23 days old, in 1986.
  • Youngest Winner - Tiger Woods has won the tournament four times.
  • Useless Facts About the Masters Golf Tournament 1r552y

    The color of the drink napkins given to patrons at the Augusta National Golf Club perfectly match the color of the grass - so if someone drops their napkin, it will not show up on television.

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