The Masters

Location: Augusta, GA
Venue: Augusta National Golf Club
Date: Monday, April 4 - Sunday, April 10, 2011

The 2011 Masters Tournament is the first major championship in men's professional golf held each year at Augusta National Golf Club.

Tournament Package

Includes deluxe hotel accommodations in Augusta, 4-day (Thur-Sun) Tournament badges to The Masters, event transfers, gifts and more.

Weekday Package

Includes deluxe hotel accommodations in Augusta, 2-day (Thur & Fri) Tournament badges to The Masters, event transfers, gifts and more.

Weekend Package

Includes deluxe hotel accommodations in Augusta, 2-day (Sat & Sun) Tournament badges to The Masters, event transfers, gifts and more.

Practice Round Package

Includes deluxe hotel accommodations in Augusta, 3-day (Mon-Wed) Practice Round badges to The Masters, event transfers, gifts and more.

Event History

The Masters Tournament is one of four major championships in men's professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year.

Unlike the other major championships, The Masters is held each year at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in the city of Augusta, Georgia. The Masters was started by Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones, who designed Augusta National with course architect Alister MacKenzie.

The tournament has a number of traditions. A green jacket is awarded to the winner of each tournament, which must be returned to the clubhouse after a year. The Champions dinner, inaugurated by Ben Hogan, is held on the Tuesday before each tournament, and is only open to past champions and certain board members of the Augusta National Golf Club.

Beginning in 1963 legendary golfers, usually past champions, have hit a honorary tee shot on the morning of the first round. Such golfers have included Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, and Arnold Palmer. Since 1960 a semi-social Par 3 Contest, on a par-3 course on Augusta National's grounds, has been played on the day before the first round of each Masters Tournament.

Jack Nicklaus has won more Masters Tournaments than any other golfer, winning six times between 1963 and 1986. Other multiple winners include Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods, with four apiece. Gary Player, from South Africa, was the first non-American player to win the tournament in 1961. The tournament organizers regularly extend the length and layout of the course to meet developments in equipment technology and player skill, a practice which began after the arrival of Tiger Woods at the 1997 tournament.