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Masters Tournament 101: History, tradition, records and terminology at Augusta National Golf Club

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Masters was the brainchild of legendary amateur golfer Bobby Jones and investment dealer Clifford Roberts , who co-founded the Augusta National Golf Club in 1933 .

Horton Smith was the first Masters winner in 1936 , Horton Smith also won the tournament in 1936 .

The Masters winner is supposed to return the green jacket at the following year's event, but he can have a replica made for him to keep.

The original architect of Augusta National was Alister MacKenzie , a British surgeon who later became a golf course architect.

Jack Nicklaus won the most Masters titles ( 1963, 1965 , '66 , ’72 , '75 and '86) Tiger Woods is one back, having added a fifth title last year (1997, 2001, '02 , '05 , '19 ).

Gene Sarazen’s “Shot Heard Round the World” is the most famous shot in the history of the Masters.

Bobby Jones played in the Masters 12 times — every year it was held between 1934 and 1948 .

Horton Smith won the first Masters in 1934 and then Gene Sarzen won in his first start, in '35 .

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