This student presentation was about the history of the Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament. It covered various topics across different years such as early ownership of the land, the course designers, inaugural champions, notable shots and winners, changes to the course over time, and milestones in the tournament's history. The presentation provided historical context and visuals to tell the story of Augusta National and the Masters from its founding to present day.

1. This student presentation was presented in Dr.
Eric Wilson’s “History of Golf” class at the
College of Golf at Keiser University.
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2. • 1931-- Shows an early catalog for
Fruitland Nurseries.
• The original plot of land was
purchased in 1857 and developed by
Belgian Baron Louis Mathieu
Edouard and his son Prosper Julius
Alphonse.
• Prosper is credited with bringing the
azalea plant to Fruitland Nursery
which remains the oldest and most
popular plant on Augusta National’s
golf course.
• Fruitland Nursery ceased operations
a few years after Prosper’s death in
1910

3. • In 1931 Fruitland
Nurseries was
purchased to be the
site of Augusta
National Golf Club
for $70,000.

4. • Dr. Alister
Mackenzie was
retained as
golf course
architect.

5. • The early stages for Bobby
Jones as he watches the
demolishing of
Fruitland Nursery and
visions the greatest golf
course of the South.
• Jones wanted a golf course
that he could design after
his retirement from golf in
1930.

6. • Bobby Jones shown here
setting the bar as he plays
golf shots to the barren land.
• Jones designed the course
with this method by hitting
golf balls to certain places
and marking them. This is
where he would later add
the greens, fairways, and
hazards for Augusta.

7. • This is the earliest
known photo of the
clubhouse. It was
built in 1854 as the
home of Dennis
• Redmond. It was
believed to be the
first concrete house
in the south.

8. • 1931– A map of the early, original
design of the Augusta National
golf course. This particular map
hangs in the Bobby Jones room at
the law firm Alston and Bird LLP
in Atlanta, GA
• The 1934 Augusta National
Invitational Tournament remains to
be the only time the course was
played in a reverse format with the
back nine being played as the front
and the front nine as the back.

9. • Here we see a photo of the
co-founders Bobby Jones
and Clifford Roberts.
• “Our overall aim at the
Augusta National has been
to provide a golf course of
considerable natural beauty
enjoyable for the average
golfer and at the same time
testing for the expert player
striving to better par. We
want to make bogies easy if
frankly sought pars readily
obtainable by standard
good play and birdies
except on par 5’s dearly

10. • In which
Horton
Smith
Would be
come the
Inaugural
champion.

11. • Gene Sarazen
would be the
winner in the
following year.
Gene would get a
double eagle on
hole 15. And since
this was the first
nation wide radio
broadcast it would
be called the “shot
heard round the
world”.

13. • Then in 1936
Horton
Smith would
take the title
again
becoming the
first two time
winner.

14. • In 1940 Lloyd
Mangrum
seen here on
the left scored
a record 64
that would
not be broken
until 1986.

15. • The course was
closed due to the
war. And in
support of the
war the grounds
were used to raise
cattle and turkey
as seen here in
front of the
clubhouse.

16. • Which is an
interesting year
due to the fact
that a man by
the name of
Herman Keiser
won.

17. • In 1947 a field
was cleared to
Berckmans
road for
parking. And
here is what it
looked like.

18. • 1948 Bobby
Jones played
his last
competitive
round of golf
seen here on
the right.

19. • In that same
year Bobby
donated his
Grand Slam
clubs to
Augusta
National Golf
Club.

20. • In 1949
Sam Snead
received
the first
green
jacket.

23. • In that same year
Ben Hogan wrote a
letter to Clifford
Roberts suggesting
the idea of a
champions dinner.
Which was held for
the first time that
year.

24. • The next year
Ben would set a
tournament
record of 274
beating the old
record by five
strokes this
record would
stand for 12
years.

25. • Dedicated to Gene Sarazen
on April 6, 1955 for the
double eagle he hit on the
15th hole during the 1935
Masters.
• The placard reads, “Erected to
commemorate the 20th anniversary
of the famous double eagle scored by
Gene Sarazen on this hole,
April 7, 1935, which gained him
a tie for first place with Craig Wood
and in the play-off the playoff won
the second Masters Tournament.”

26. • 1956 was
the first
Masters
broadcast
on TV by
CBS

27. • Then in 1958
Arnold
Palmer takes
his first
green jacket

28. • 1958-- The Par 3 contest is
designed by George Cobb and
Clifford Roberts and measures
out to 1060 yards over its nine
hole structure.
• 1960– The first Par 3 contest is
played and won by Sam Snead.
He shot a 23 in its
inauguration.
• No player who has won the
Par 3 Contest has ever went on
to win the Masters. A record
that still stand 51 years later.

30. • Jacks first Masters
victory and the last
year Gene Sarazen
qualified
• Introduction of the
honorary starter with
Jock Hutchinson and
Fred Mcleod
• First Masters winner
Horton Smith made
his last appearance

31. • 1964
Arnold
wins his
4th green
jacket
becoming
the first to
do so.

32. • A one two three
finish of Nicklaus
Palmer Player
• Great competition
right? NO SIR .
Jack wins by 9
strokes. Bobby
Jones said “
Nicklaus played a
game with which
I am not familiar.”

33. • Jack becomes
the first back
to back winner
• Byron Nelson
makes his final
competitive
appearance

34. • Also in 1966
we see the
first in color
broadcast.

35. • 1970 was the
first rear-
operated
leader
boards.

37. • Jack becomes the
first wire to wire
winner and only
player to finish
under par
• The first Masters
played without
Bobby Jones
who passed
away in
December 1971

39. • Jacks 5th
Masters
Championship
and 13th major
• Lee Elder is
the first
African
American to
participate in
the Masters

40. • In 1978, The Par 3 Course
changed the greens from
Bermuda to Bentgrass.
• The Bentgrass greens were
• Able to be cut lower, which
reduced the grain of the
• green and allowed the green
contour to roll faster.

41. • Here in 1981 we
see the first
Masters that was
played on bent
grass greens. And
a heating and
cooling system is
installed under the
12th green.

42. • In 1982 after
making 23
consecutive
cuts Gary
Player fails to
advance to
weekend play

43. • In 1983
players were
given the
option of
using their
own caddies.

44. • Jack becomes
the first and
only 6 time
winner of the
Masters

47. • Becomes
the 2nd to
win back to
back titles.

48. • Sam Sneed
at age 78
went 3
under par in
the par 3
course
contest.

49. • 1992 Fred
couples wins.
And Ray Floyd
becomes the
oldest- runner
up at age 49. But
that’s not all.

50. • Jeff Sluman
aces the
fourth hole
becoming
the first to
do so.

51. 1997 Tiger
Woods at only
21 years old
becomes the
youngest
winner of the
Masters.

52. • In 1999 Gene
Sarazen at age
97 would
become the
oldest honorary
starter he would
pass away one
month later.