According to award-winning sportswriter Ron Green, Sr., “Augusta National is Eden with flagsticks . . . a place where anyone who loves golf should be allowed, by some heavenly intervention, to go at least once.” Or more often. Green himself has covered the Masters tournament at Augusta National since the 1950s. He figures he’s spent a year of his life at the course. And he’s never run short of reasons to love the place—or the celebrated competition it hosts each April. Here are 101 of those reasons, selected by the man who probably knows the tourney—its history, personalities, and most thrilling moments—better than anybody. From the down-home (the peach cobbler served at Augusta National’s clubhouse) to the [Read More...]
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June 10th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
Ron Green says it best in his introduction:”(To) you who make the Masters happen every year,…please accept this book in appreciation.”
This book is Ron Green,Sr.’s gift to the Masters as the Masters is Augusta National’s (Bobby Jones’ and Clifford Roberts’)gift to golf.
It is lovingly and caringly written and is a fitting tribute to golf’s greatest tournament, the last of the truly great sporting events, an event dedicated to the game, to the sport, and not to commercialism.
In word and in striking pictures, it is a warm, caring tribute to all that Joness/Roberts and Augusta National hold dear.
For those who love and revere the Masters –and what golf fan doesn’t–this book is not only a must read, but a must have. It is keeper….
The spirit and traditon of the Masters is probably captured best in Green’s last reason (101) for loving “golf’s greatest tournament: “Encore, Forever–When the last putt has dropped and the sun is setting on Masters Sunday, any sense of loss is tempered by the knowledge that they’re going to do it again next year, same time, same place, same azaleas, same pines, same hills and valleys, same aura. It’s a nice thought…”
That it is, Ron, that it is…and you have given us a very nice to commemorate the tournament, the event, the aura.
June 10th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
A book written by someone who has attended and written about the Masters for over 50 years. While it is slim and easy to read, each reason will cause one to reflect and reminisce about past Masters one has seen, and the participants who were competing. Then there are additional pauses as one reflects upon one’s own life at that point in time. Recommended for all golfers who have a soft spot in their hearts for golf and the unique competition which is the Masters.