The idea itself was actually borrowed from the United Kingdom, Liverpool specifically, when a visiting Bobby Jones attending a dinner there where all the attending club captains were wearing matching jackets. In , Sam Snead was the first winner of the Augusta tournament to be presented with a jacket that had, up to that point, been reserved for members. Since then we've seen a grand total of 44 further winners be presented with the jacket, the latest being Dustin Johnson in Tradition states that the winner can keep his awarded jacket for the year following his triumph, but then upon returning for the next year's event he must return it to the Augusta National course.
It was then awarded to all past champions retroactively. In case of a repeat winner, the Masters chairman presents the jacket to the winner. This has happened three times, first in when Jack Nicklaus became the first repeat champion, then in when Nick Faldo repeated the feat. The last time was when Tiger Woods repeated as Masters champion in For three decades, Cincinnati-based Hamilton Tailoring Co.
It uses wool fabric produced at the Victor Forstmann Inc. The company takes about a month to produce each blazer, which is fitted with custom brass buttons inscribed with the Augusta National logo. Not that many Augusta National members, honorary or otherwise, have the opportunity of showing off the most famous jacket in sport. With more rules than a Buckingham Palace Tea Party, only first-time winners are allowed to remove it from club grounds and then only for the first 12 months.
After a year, each jacket is kept permanently in the Champions Locker room and only worn during Masters Week, strictly within the confines of Augusta National. In a recent change, however, winners are now presented with a replica jacket they may keep. Considering its vaunted reputation, you might imagine that modern day Green Jackets are Armani-made and fitted with diamond studded, gold buttons.
But you would be wrong. Lined with sheer Bemberg rayon, the buttons — three for each cuff and three larger ones on the actual jacket — are made of polished brass by Waterbury Companies Inc. Bearing the celebrated Augusta National logo, they match the one stitched onto the left-hand breast pocket before each jacket is finally delivered.
For a long time, every new jacket had been cut from a single yard roll of wool purchased back in by Ed Heimann, Chairman of Hamilton Tailoring. Estimated to make jackets, the admission of female members in made a reorder necessary.
This was frowned upon but at least Faldo promised to bring his jacket back, unlike Seve Ballesteros, who flatly refused to return his in when asked by Chairman, Hootie Johnson. Cabrera won the U. Open and then followed it up by winning the Masters, besting a leaderboard that included Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.
Cabrera is a true rags-to-riches story as he was born in a shanty town and learned to play by caddying when he was When Schwartzel won in , he had to overcome lights-out final rounds from Tiger Woods , Jason Day, and Adam Scott, and ultimately prevailed by two strokes.
While Greg Norman came close, finishing in the top 10 at the Masters nine times, it was Adam Scott who claimed the first Masters title for his home country of Australia.
The height of Scott's career came in , when he earned the 1 ranking in the world. Jordan Spieth certainly seems to like playing at Augusta. His first time out in , he finished second. In he won, tying Tiger Woods for the lowest score in tournament history and becoming the second youngest ever to win behind Woods. Spieth finished second again in , followed by a tie for 11th in , and a third place finish in Since turning pro in , Spieth has won three majors and 11 PGA titles, putting him on pace for a hall of fame career.
Though the U. Willett won the Masters after frontrunner Jordan Spieth had an epic collapse on the back nine , surrendering a five shot advantage. That title hung like an albatross around his neck for 73 straight major tournaments , until he finally broke through at the Masters.
Reed's checkered history includes cheating accusations, gay slurs, and confrontations with other players. He's also the first two-time winner as he won again in Additionally, Smith is the first winner to lead after all four rounds of the tournament also in Few players have won more than Byron Nelson. With 52 PGA titles, he's sixth on the all-time list and with five major victories, he's tied for 14th all-time.
Nelson is a two-time winner of the Masters and , but it was in and where he truly dominated. In , Nelson won eight tour events, and the next year he won a record 18, including 11 in a row. Both records stand to this day and are considered by some to be unbreakable. In any discussion of greatest players ever, Ben Hogan's name is usually mentioned along with Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.
Hogan won nine major championships including two Masters in and Hogan's second Masters shattered the previous scoring record when he shot under, a mark that stood until Jack Nicklaus surpassed it in Hogan was also the runner-up at the Masters four times.
Open, and The Open Championship in the same year. Not only did Tom Watson win the Masters twice, he had a 15 year run from — where he finished second three times, was in the top 10 on 13 occasions, and in the top five a whopping eight times. Notably, his two Masters wins were both over second place finisher Jack Nicklaus.
Open and five Open Championships, which is the second most all-time. In , Watson turned back the clock, when at the age of 68, he became the oldest winner of the annual Par 3 contest that takes place before the Masters. He still holds the record for most wins on the European Tour 50 to go along with nine PGA victories including five major championships.
Ballesteros won his first Masters in , when he was only 23 years old and followed it up with a second victory in With his win in , Ballesteros holds the distinction of being the first European to win the green jacket. Adding to that total are three wins on the PGA Tour, two of which were the and Masters championships. The German-born Langer won his first Masters by beating out Ballesteros who came in second , and he also became the second European to win the event after Ballesteros. Ben Crenshaw shot onto the golf scene in , becoming only the second player in history to win in his professional tournament debut.
It wasn't until 11 years later, though, that he earned his first green jacket, beating out Tom Watson and avenging his second place finish to Seve Ballesteros the year before. Crenshaw's second Masters title took an additional 11 years to capture, as he won in It turned out the be the last PGA Tour event he would ever finish on top, but he made it memorable, dedicating the victory to his late great teacher Harvey Penick , who died the week before.
His first Masters win came in , when he outplayed Tom Lehman in the final group. His second was in , beating playing partner Greg Norman, who experienced another Masters letdown. He often plays with a pink or green golf ball. He hits with a shocking pink driver. Watson is also known for being a bit cantankerous on the course.
Despite all those quirks, there's no denying his talent as this left-handed player has won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including twice at the Masters, in and The latter was also Watson's best year on tour, as he elevated himself to 4 in the world rankings. In a long career that spanned more than 20 years, Jimmy Demaret holds the distinction of being the first three-time winner of the Masters.
Demaret ultimately won 31 PGA events and enjoyed a second career as a golf broadcaster in the s. The greatest winner in the history of golf? It's not Tiger Woods. It's not Jack Nicklaus. Snead's first Masters win in also coincides with the first year the tournament handed out the green jacket to winners. In addition to his record amount of titles, Snead also holds the record for oldest player to win a PGA event when he won the Greater Greensboro Open at the age of
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