The Masters

Little-Known Facts About The Masters

Curious tidbits and obscure stories, as revealed in David Owen's The Making Of The Masters

April 2012
Clifford Roberts
"The Masters" was coined by Clifford Roberts in 1938 (used starting in 1939), though Bobby Jones was never a fan -- referencing to the tournament as late as 1963 as "the so-called Masters."
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