Masters Facts

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• Our team has been to the Masters 10 times and trust us we are a bunch of fanboys. Check out some of our favorite facts!
• Bob Jones and Clifford Roberts organized the first event, later named the Masters Tournament, at Augusta National in 1934.
• The Masters Tournament was called the “Augusta National Invitational” for the first five years (1934-1938).
• The first tournament was held March, 22 1934. Since 1940 however, the Masters was scheduled for the first full week (Sunday – Sunday) in April each year.
• Horton Smith won the first tournament in 1934.
• Jack Nicklaus has the most Masters Tournament wins, with six.
• Jack Nicklaus became the oldest player to win a Masters Tournament, at 46 years, 2 months and 23 days – in 1986.
• Amen Corner refers to holes No. 11, 12 and 13. In 1958, a Sports Illustrated writer, Herbert Warren Wind, named the second half of hole No. 11, hole No. 12 and the first half of hole No. 13 Amen Corner. This is where the critical action took place that year. He borrowed the name from an old jazz recording called “Shouting at Amen Corner”
• Creek was named after John Rae. The creek runs in front of the No. 12 green, has a tributary at the No. 13 tee, and passes by the back of the No. 11 green. Rae’s house kept residents safe during Indian attacks. It was the furthest fortress up the Savannah River from Fort Augusta.
• The pine tree is the most abundant tree at Augusta. Several species grow along the course, including Loblolly Pines, Shortleaf Pines, Slash Pines, Longleaf Pines, Eastern White Pines.
• “The big oak tree” on the golf course side of the Clubhouse is about 145-150 years old. This live oak tree was planted in the 1850’s.
• Magnolia Lane extends from the entrance gate to the clubhouse. The 61 large magnolia trees that line both sides of the 330-yard road date to the late 1850s.
• Founders Circle is at the base of the flagpole in front of the clubhouse. Two plaques there honor the Masters’ founders: Bob Jones and Clifford Roberts.
• There are three dedicated bridges at Augusta National: the Sarazen Bridge at hole No. 15 — to honor Gene Sarazen’s double eagle there during the 1935 Masters, the Hogan Bridge at the No. 12 green — to honor Ben Hogan’s then record score of 274 in 1953, and the Nelson. The bridge at the No. 13 tee — to honor Byron Nelson’s performance on holes No. 12 and 13 when he won the 1937 Masters.
• The Crow’s Nest provides housing for amateurs during the Masters Tournament. It has room for up to five players.
• The Champions Dinner is for members of the Masters Club, those who have won a Masters Tournament, and is hosted by the defending champion on Tuesday of Masters week. The Par 3 Fountain is next to the No. 1 tee on the Par 3 course. This Fountain has a list of Par 3 contest winners, starting with Sam Snead’s win in 1960.
• The Record Fountain was built to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Masters. It is located left of the No. 17 tee and displays course records and Masters Tournament winners. Masters Facts are always changing.
• The 10 Augusta National Golf Club Cabins are located on the grounds of Augusta National and provide lodging for members and their guests. One of the cabins is named the Eisenhower Cabin because the Club built it for President and Mrs. Eisenhower for their visits to Augusta National. Fun Facts you may not know.
• The tournament was not played during the years 1943, 1944 and 1945 because of World War II. To help with the war effort, turkey and cattle were raised on the Augusta National Grounds.
• No amateur has ever won the Masters. No one has ever won the par three tournament and the Masters Tournament in the same year.
• Avid golfer Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower is the only U.S. president to have been a club member. Ike’s Pond occupies 3 acres near hole No. 9 on the par-3 course, a nine-hole layout that is the site of the traditional Par 3 Contest on Wednesday of Masters week.
• The club was conceived by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. Their vision was to establish a national membership for the club. They took a $70,000 option on a 365-acre property called Fruitland Nurseries in Augusta, Ga. Jones and Alistair Mackenzie of Scotland designed the course. Construction began in 1931. The course opened in 1932 with limited play. Formal opening was January 1933.
• Each hole is named after a plant or shrub. For example, No. 3 is called “Flowering Crab Apple.
• “The tradition of members wearing green jackets began in 1937, when jackets were purchased from New York’s Brooks Uniform Co. The idea was that Masters patrons easily could see members who would have accurate information.
• Chairmen: Billy Payne, May 21, 2006-present; William (Hootie) Johnson, 1998-May 2006; Jack Stephens, 1991-98; Hord Hardin, 1980-91; William Lane, 1976-80; Clifford Roberts, 1934-76.
• Billy Payne began his tenure as the club’s sixth chairman May 21, 2006.
• A Jack Nicklaus plaque, honoring the six-time Masters champion, is affixed to a drinking fountain between holes 16 and 17.
• An Arnold Palmer plaque, commemorating the play and contributions of the four-time Masters winner, is affixed to a drinking fountain behind the No. 16 tee.
• “The Masters” was coined by Clifford Roberts in 1938 (used starting in 1939), though Bobby Jones was never a fan — referencing to the tournament as late as 1963 as “the so-called Masters.” 
• The building of Augusta National almost never happened, and it remained an economic burden through World War II: Founded at the beginning of the Great Depression, the original business plan called for 1,800 members, but when the first Masters was held in 1934, the club only had 76 paying members. The club couldn’t afford to pay the first winner, Horton Smith or any of the top finishers until 17 members chipped in for the purse.
• In 1946, the delivery of the winner’s plaque to Herman Keiser was delayed to give time for the club and its members to pay for the silver.
• The original plans for Augusta included two 18-hole courses (a championship course and ladies course), outdoor tennis courts, squash courts, an 18-hole pitch-and-putt course, a bridle path, a couple dozen houses for members and an on-site hotel. In addition, the Dennis Redmond manor house was to be torn down and a new $100,000 clubhouse was to be built. But a lack of funding forced them to build only one course and use the Redmond house for the clubhouse.
• Famed golf course architect and Augusta designer Alister MacKenzie died before the grass had been planted — never playing or seeing the course in its finished form. 
• Jones and Roberts originally petitioned the USGA to host the 1934 US Open, and only after it was rejected did they decide to host their own annual tournament — which the PGA officially listed unnamed for the first time in a brief note in their 1934 schedule as one of “four tournaments already scheduled for the spring season at… Augusta National Golf Course, March 22, 23, 24 and 25 … Details of these events will be given once completed.”
• Augusta originally planned to have a 19th hole, at the request of Bobby Jones. The idea was to have an extra hole so a losing golfer could have an another opportunity to win back his money in a game of double or nothing. It was to be 90-yards long, uphill towards the clubhouse between the 9th and 18th greens. The idea was dropped partly because of economic reasons and partly because it would impede the view to the 18th green for patrons watching the Masters. At Augusta Label we offer Packaging Service.
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Talking golf in the shop

Usually we talk about labels, but today the golfers in the office share their personal rules of golf. When we are not talking golf we specialize in designing, printing, and applying shrink sleeve labels in our plant in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Pressure sensitive labels are also part of our labeling solutions for cans, bottles, and containers of all sizes.

The Official R&A Site:

https://www.randa.org/Rog/2019/Pages/The-Rules-of-Golf

The USGA Version

https://www.usga.org/rules-hub.html

Additions to the Decisions on the Rules of Golf

The 60 Degree Rule 

• This is always in effect.  No golf shall be played if the weather is less than 60 degrees at the start of the round.  
• Exceptions to the 60 degree rules are as follows:
• You are playing a top 100 course, on the road.
• You are traveling internationally and or on a specific golf only trip.
• Local and traveling road trips permit the lifting of the 60 degree rule.
  • In extreme situations, 55 and sunny will be permitted as long as the average temperature during the round is over 60 degrees.

The Leaf Rule

The leaf rule is in effect as the summer turns to fall and must be declared before the first ball is put in play.

• If a player declares the leaf rule, his opponent will approve the drop, without penalty.
• The player who declares the leaf rule is in effect will forfeit the low ball as well as any skin possibility within the betting games.

Prox

Prox, for betting purposes, is defined by a player’s ball resting on the putting surface in regulation and is closer to the hole than any of his opponents. 

• If by chance, the player reaches the putting surface in less than is defined as regulation, he has earned the prox rights as he is on the surface in the lowest number of strokes.
• If by chance his ensuing putt comes to rest at a distance outside his opponent’s ball in regulation, he still has prox.
• A 3-putt does not negate prox.
• A putt, struck off the putting surface does not negate prox.

Shots within the game

Natural birdie trumps a net birdie, all day, every day without exceptions.

Mulligans et all

Mulligans in any way, shape, or form must be declared upon the 1st tee

• A Breakfast Ball is permitted when declared.

The group may require if a breakfast ball is taken that said ball must be played.

Provisional Mulligans:

It is assumed that the provisional mulligan option is in play anytime a mulligan option has been exercised.  

Games of Chance Defined

The Base Line Rules of a Scotch Game

6-Points

• Prox == 1 point
• Birdie – 1 point
• Low Ball == 2 points
• Low Total == 2 points

An umbrella netting all points, therefore doubling the standing bet.

• The teeing ground always goes to the team that is ahead in the match
• The losing team may press the bet, but this comes off after the 9th hole.
• No press can be accepted once both members of the pressing team is off the teeing area.
• Roll/Re-Roll
• The team behind may roll the bet for a temporary 1-hole press.
• This then activates the re-roll option by the team that is ahead. 
• Amendments:
• The double prox for a high-stake game means both partners must have prox for the prox point.
• A provisional press/roll is allowed when improper signaling from the caddies impact the decision-making.

The 9-Point Game

Traditional Scoring for 3 players

5 points for 1st place / 3 points for 2nd place / 1 point for 3rd place

Ties score as 3 / 3 / 3 points each

Amendment A) In the event of a tie, the points may roll over to the following hole.