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10 Things You Might Not Know About The US Masters
- It is a tournament and not championship and players appear by invitation only.
- Golf fans in attendance must be called Patrons by commentators.
- The previous year’s winner selects the menu for the Champion’s Dinner.
- There have been 18 playoffs in 84 Masters tournaments.
- The course has changed as a result of the work of 15 course designers since 1935.
- Holes are named after plants or shrubs found on the hole.
- Sam Snead was the first winner awarded a Green Jacket.
- The 2020 Masters was the first not played in the first full week of April since 1940.
- Jack Nicklaus is the oldest winner at 46 years, 2 months and 23 days in 1986.
- There have been 28 holes-in-one in tournament play.
