Guest Sports News Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 (Reuters) - The Masters golf tournament will be staged for a 79th time at Augusta National in Augusta, Georgia from April 9-12. * The first of the year's four major championships, the Masters was co-founded by Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones, with the inaugural edition held in 1934. * It is the only one of the four majors hosted at the same venue, the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club, which was designed by Alister Mackenzie and Bobby Jones and opened for play in January 1933. * Initially known as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament, the event was officially changed to the Masters in 1939. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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