The Masters

The Masters is one of the two majors that has a permanent home.
Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA, plays host to a competition rich in history and tradition.

The first tournament was held on 22 March, 1934, then six years later the Masters was re-scheduled to the first full week in April.

It is golf's most unique major championship and is possibly most famous for its ceremony for the tournament winner.

Each year the victor is awarded a Green Jacket, usually presented by the previous year's winner.

However, on three occasions there has been a successful defence of the crown.

And the first instance in 1966 saw Jack Nicklaus slip the jacket on himself.

The crowd were highly delighted, and it now seems a fitting gesture from the man who would win The Masters six times in his career.

On the other occasions, Nick Faldo in 1990 and Tiger Woods in 2002, the club chairman was on hand to check the jacket's collar was straight.

It was way back in 1949, that the first Green Jacket was awarded - to that year's Masters champion, Sam Snead.

The prestigious tournament takes place in breathtakingly beautiful surroundings.

Famous for its Azalea-draped scenery, the course was built on the former Fruitland Nurseries.

It's heritage is still obvious today with many varieties of shrubs and trees decorating the course.

In fact every hole takes the name of a plant, the 13th is called Azalea, while the 3rd is called Flowering Peach.

Only one hole is not protected by a bunker, the 14th, and the greens are notoriously fast.