Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, was founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts on the site of a former indigo plantation. The course was designed by Jones and Alister MacKenzie and opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual Masters Tournament, one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and the only major played each year at the same course. The course was formerly a plant nursery and each hole on the course is named after the tree or shrub with which it has become associated, like Tea Olive (hole 1), Magnolia (hole 5) and Redbud (hole 16). Augusta National Golf Club has about 300 members at any given time. Membership is strictly by invitation; there is no application process. Every member of Augusta National receives a green sports coat with the club's logo on the left breast. The idea of the green jacket originated with club co-founder Clifford Roberts. Many believe it is because he wanted patrons visiting during the tournament to be able to readily identify members.More