Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 1897, the 9-hole golf course known as the Bon Air Golf Club was designed by Donald Ross. [1] [3] In 1901, the course was expanded to 18-holes and then became known as the Augusta Country Club. [3] In 1930, ACC held their first major national golf championship, the Southeastern Open, where amateur Bobby Jones defeated professional Horton ...
Augusta National Golf Club, sometimes referred to as Augusta National, Augusta, or the National, is a golf club in Augusta, Georgia, United States.Unlike most private clubs which operate as non-profits, [1] Augusta National is a for-profit corporation, and it does not disclose its income, holdings, membership list, or ticket sales.
The Masters is the only one of the four majors to use the same course every year; the Augusta National Golf Club. [3] Masters champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (the U.S. Open, the Open Championship (British Open), and the PGA Championship) for the next five years, and earn a lifetime invitation to the Masters.
Augusta's warm climate made it a major resort town of the Eastern United States in the early and mid-20th century. Internationally, Augusta is best known for hosting the Masters golf tournament each spring. The Masters brings over 200,000 visitors from around the world to the Augusta National Golf Club. Membership at Augusta National is widely ...
In 2003, the Augusta National Golf Club was targeted by Martha Burk, who organized a failed protest at that year's Masters to pressure the club into accepting female members. Burk planned to protest at the front gates of Augusta National during the third day of the tournament, but her application for a permit to do so was denied. [ 27 ]
Fred Scobie Ridley (born August 16, 1952) [1] is an American amateur golfer and golf administrator who won the U.S. Amateur in 1975, was elected president of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 2004, and then became chairman of Augusta National Golf Club in 2017. [2]
In 1932, Roberts and Bobby Jones co-founded the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.Roberts served as chairman of the club from 1931 through 1976. [5]Two years after its foundation, in 1934, Roberts and Jones started the Masters Tournament (played annually at Augusta National), personally extending invitations to the tournament.
The 1969 Masters Tournament was the 33rd Masters Tournament, held April 10–13 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. George Archer won his only major championship, one stroke ahead of runners-up Billy Casper, George Knudson, and Tom Weiskopf.