Why is the Masters at Augusta National called the Masters? Reasoning behind special Golf tournament

Modified Apr 06, 2023 13:55 GMT

The Masters - Round One — The 2023 Masters (Image via Getty)

The Masters Tournament was introduced in 1934 by Bobby Jones and investment banker Clifford Roberts. It was originally called the Arnold National Invitational Tournament before being renamed Masters in 1938.

Bobby Jones named it the Arnold National Invitational but Roberts suggested naming it Masters, in a reference to the 'masters of golf.' It was officially called The Masters in 1934-38, but when the media largely reported on the event as The Masters, Jones relented to allow the tournament by the name suggested by Roberts.

The Masters got its name because it's a grand tournament that features the best golfers in the world. It is the master of all golf events.

The Masters takes place every year in the first week of April. Jack Nicklaus won the highest number of Masters in history. Tiger Woods has five green jackets, while Arnold Palmer has won four.

The 2023 edition of the tournament is scheduled to take place from April 6-9 at the permanent home of the tournament, Augusta National Golf Course.

The 2023 Masters field

The 2022 Masters winner Scottie Scheffler will return to the Augusta field to defend his title this week. The Masters field will be graced by 88 golfers, including 18 LIV Golf players.

Players from the Saudi-backed series were initially barred from competing on the PGA Tour but are now allowed to play in major tournaments.

Here is a list of all the 88 golfers playing at The 2023 Masters:

1. Scottie Scheffler
2. Rory McIlroy
3. Jon Rahm
4. Tony Finau
5. Jason Day
6. Xander Schauffele
7. Corey Conners
8. Collin Morikawa
9. Jordan Spieth
10. Ton Hoge
11. Cameron Smith
12. Viktor Hovland
13. Shane Lowry
14. Patrick Reed
15. Cameron Young
16. Patrick Cantlay
17. Dustin Johnson
18. Justin Thomas
19. Max Homa
20. Kurt Kitayama
21. Russell Henley
22. Min Woo Lee
23. Tommy Fleetwood
24. Will Zalatoris
25. Sam Burns
26. Brooks Koepka
27. Justin Rose
28. Sepp Straka
29. Keegan Bradley
30. Kevin Na
31 . Si Woo Kim
32. Chris Kirk
33. Tyrrell Hatton
34. Sungjae Im
35. Tiger Woods
36. Hideki Matsuyama
37. Tom Kim
38. Ryan Fox
39. Matt Fitzpatrick
40. Gordon Sargent
41. Sahith Theegala
42. Mito Pereira
43. Adam Scott
44. Talor Gooch
45. Jason Kokrak
46. Joaquin Niemann
47. Janny Willett
48. Seamus Power
49. Taylor Moore
50. Adam Svensson
51. Abraham Ancer
52. Alex Noren
53. JT Poston
54. Bryson DeChambeau
55. Billy Horschel
56. Harris English
57. Gary Woodland
58. . Louis Oosthuizen
59. Mackenzie Hughes
60. Thomas Pieters
61. Adrian Meronk
62. Harold Varner III
63. Keith Mitchell
64. Sam Bennett
65. Charl Schwartzel
66. Sergio Garcia
67. Phil Mickelson
68. Cameron Champ
69. KH Lee
70. Scott Stallings
71. Mateo Fernandes de Oliveira
72. Kazuki Higa
73. Brian Harman
74. Bubba Watson
75. Aldrich Potgieter
76. Francesco Molinari
77. Ben Carr
78. Kevin Kisner
79. Zach Johnson
80. Bernhard Langer
81. Matthew McClean
82. Mike Weir
83. Harrison Crowe
84. Fred Couples
85. Vijay Singh
86. Jose Maria Olazabal
87 Sandy Lyle
88. Larry Mize