Happy Monday Golfers;
As a golfer you can’t help but get excited for the Masters…. For many of us this is the signal for the start of our golf season. As we look back at last year heading into this week, we had an action packed few weeks on the Professional tours. We had Scottie Scheffler taking back-to-back victories as his putting was starting to match his ball striking in what turned out to be just the beginning of a career shaping season.
The question heading into this week is who will take of the 2025 Masters Green Jacket? Will it continue to be a former champion in the likes of Scottie, Rahm, Jordan & Phil or one of the new guys who have been knocking on the door for several years just to be taken down by a past champion? As you contemplate your favorites for this years tournament here are 5 Random Masters Facts: Did you Know…
- Phil Mickelson Carried 2 Drivers when he won the Masters in 2006. One to hit Fade the other for a Draw!
2. Nobody has ever won the Par 3 competition and the Masters in the same year.
3. The tradition of members wearing green jackets began in 1937, when jackets were purchased from New York’s Brooks Uniform Co.
4. Each hole is named after a plant or shrub that adorns it. For example, No. 3 is called “Flowering Crab Apple. An estimated 80,000 plants have been added since the course was built.
5. There are three dedicated bridges at Augusta National:
– The Sarazen Bridge at hole No. 15 — to honour Gene Sarazen’s double eagle there during the 1935 Masters
– The Hogan Bridge at the No. 12 green — to honour Ben Hogan’s then-record score of 274 in 1953
– The Nelson Bridge at the No. 13 tee — to honour Byron Nelson’s performance on holes No. 12 and 13 when he won the 1937 Masters.
Hope you enjoy what is always an INCREDIBLE week of golf!
-Coach Tim