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Encyclopedia > The Masters golf tournament
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The Masters is one of four Grand Slam golf tournaments. It is held every year in April. It is always held at Augusta National Golf Club, which is a private golf club in Augusta, Georgia, USA. The tournament is an official event on both the PGA TOUR and the PGA European Tour.


In addition to a cash award, the winner of the tournament is presented with a distinctive green sportcoat, highly coveted among professional golfers. The green sportcoat is actually the official coat worn by members of Augusta National while on the club grounds; each Masters winner becomes an honorary member of the club.


Past winners of The Masters are:

Tournament not held 1943-45 due to World War II

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The Masters - MSN Encarta (343 words)
The event is considered one of the four most important tournaments in the sport, along with the United States Open, British Open, and Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Championship.
Augusta National is a private golf club and course created in the early 1930s by a group headed by champion golfer Bobby Jones.
The all-time Masters champion is Jack Nicklaus of the United States, who claimed the green jacket—the traditional prize given to the tournament winner—six times from 1963 to 1986.
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