The Masters

It’s time. I know you can hear the first smooth strands of the piano music as the images of azaleas, dogwoods, brilliant green fairways, Rae’s Creek, the Hogan Bridge and Magnolia Lane roll across the screen. You are welcomed by the mellifluous voice of Pat Summerall and now Jim Nance. It’s Masters Week at Augusta National.

The only one of the major championships played on the same course every year The Masters holds a special appeal for both players and fans alike.

Both the club and the championship were the vision of golfing legend Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. The list of Masters champions reads like a roll call of golf’s greats; Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.

It’s Masters week at Augusta and I plan to enjoy.