Masters is Ideal Stage for Tiger’s Return
08. Apr, 2010 
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by Spencer Loomis
In 1931, golf legend Bobby Jones fresh off what was considered the Grand Slam at the time ( having won the US and British Opens and Amateur Championships in 1930) purchased a plot of land in Georgia known then as Fruitlands Nursery. There Jones built his dream course and opened Augusta National Golf Club. His prowess drew immediate attention to its annual invitational tournament which was first held in 1934. Jones felt it was too pretentious to call the tournament “The Masters” but his co-owner and business partner Clifford Roberts eventually convinced him and so it has been known since 1938. Nearly 80 years after Jones bought the land the hallowed grounds of Augusta National continue to echo with the footsteps of legends like Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus.
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