The Masters tournament is one of golf’s four major championships and holds significant prestige as the first in the calendar year. Only 54 players have been awarded the coveted green jacket, a symbol of victory at Augusta.
The jacket holds immense value and has fetched considerable sums at auctions. The Masters champions gather for the traditional Champions Dinner, where the latest winner is celebrated and all attendees don their green jackets for a portrait.
The origins of the green jacket date back to 1930, when American golfer Bobby Jones was inspired by the red coats worn at the British Open and subsequently established the Augusta National Golf Club. The tradition of presenting the green jacket to the new champion was established in 1937, and it remains a highlight of the tournament’s formal closing ceremony.
Each champion is allowed to keep their jacket for a year before returning it to be displayed in the Champions Locker room at Augusta. In addition to the tournament’s rich history, the community of Masters winners and the significance of the green jacket prize, reflecting the prestigious nature of the event.
