Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. As one of the four major championships, winning the Masters is one of golf's most prestigious honours with only 54 players receiving the iconic green jacket presented to victors at Augusta. The jacket is golf's most sought-after piece of fashion, with the one presented to inaugural Masters winner Horton Smith selling for a whopping $682,229 (around £550,000) in 2013. Each year, previous Masters winners get together before the tournament for the Champions Dinner. Jones went on to found the Augusta National Golf Club in 1932 and hosted the first edition of the Masters in 1934.

Source: The Star April 08, 2023 02:23 UTC