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Book Review: “The Story of the Masters”

April 6, 2021 by Greg Miles

storyofthemasters

David Barrett is a talented, experienced, and passionate golf writer, credited with authoring six books about golf, with two published works encompassing golf’s greatest triumphs: “Miracle at Merion”, Ben Hogan’s inspiring victory at the 1950 U.S. Open, and “Making the Masters”, detailing how Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts built the Masters from scratch into the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Product Reviews Tagged With: Augusta National Golf Club, Bobby Jones, The Masters

Chicago Golf Course Connections to the Masters

March 28, 2021 by Walter Lis

Augusta National Golf Club

When Augusta National Golf Club opened for play in January of 1933, there were over 150 golf courses already in operation in the Chicagoland area. Among those Chicago golf courses was the first 18-hole golf course in the United States, Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton. By 1933, six Chicago golf courses had already hosted the […]

Filed Under: Chicago Golf History, Featured, The Masters Tagged With: Alister MacKenzie, Augusta National Golf Club, Bobby Jones, Chicago Golf Club, Chicago Golf History, Glen View Club, Midlothian Country Club, North Shore Country Club, Olympia Fields Country Club, Onwentsia Club, Skokie, The Masters, Wheaton Golf, Wheaton Golf Course

Chicago’s Early Connection to the Masters Golf Tournament

March 31, 2019 by Walter Lis

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Since 1895, like the Masters, Chicago golf courses have hosted nearly every great golfer to ever play the game. Numerous major professional and amateur tournaments have been held at top golf courses in Chicago and its suburbs, beginning with the US Amateur Championship in 1897 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton. One of the most […]

Filed Under: Chicago Golf History, Featured, The Masters Tagged With: Augusta National Golf Club, Bobby Jones, Chicago Golf, Chicago Golf History, Highland Park Golf, Highland Park Golf Courses, Horton Smith, Sunset Valley Golf Course, The Masters

Masters Photo Gallery

April 6, 2012 by Walter Lis

MASTERS_PHOTO

When the Augusta National Golf Club opened for play in January 1933, much was expected for this course that was brainchild of the great Bobby Jones. It’s fitting that one of the most special golf courses on earth now hosts one of the most special sporting events on the planet. In 1934 Bobby Jones and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Golf News, The Masters Tagged With: Augusta National Golf Club, Bobby Jones, Clifford Roberts, Horton Smith, Masters photo gallery, The Masters

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