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9 unusual facts about Masters Tournament


Erath County, Texas

Dublin later became famous as the early boyhood home of PGA, U.S. Open and Masters golf champion Ben Hogan.

Fidel de Luca

De Luca won the Argentine Professional Ranking nine times, but only competed in three major championships, appearing twice in the British Open, in 1958 and 1960, and once in the Masters Tournament in 1962.

Henry Longhurst

He is best remembered by American audiences for his calls at the 16th hole of the US Masters Tournament including Jack Nicklaus' 40 foot birdie putt that led to victory in 1975.

Jean Giambrone

Virginia "Jean" Giambrone (May 6, 1921 – January 21, 2013) was an American sports writer, who became the first woman to be awarded full press credentials at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

Kenya Open

The title has been won by some of Europe's biggest Ryder Cup stars, including Seve Ballesteros, Ian Woosnam, Ken Brown and Christy O'Connor Jnr, as well as future Masters champion Trevor Immelman.

KQV

In addition to its news content and public affairs programs such as Pittsburgh Profiles and Pittsburgh Global Press Conference, the station is home to a number of live sporting events, including NFL football, Penn State football, and WPIAL football and basketball, as well as the Triple Crown and Masters updates.

THG Sports

It has organised hospitality functions at distinguished events such as the US Grand Prix, World Cup Soccer, Masters, US Open and the Final Four.

Transamerica Corporation

Transamerica and Aegon have been Zach Johnson's primary sponsors since he joined the PGA Tour in 2004 and has won both the 2007 Masters Tournament and the 2007 AT&T Classic.

Who's No. 1?

The show made its ESPN Classic debut on May 2, 2005 with Trey Wingo as host; this series is similar to its ESPN25 predecessor but has a Top 20 list and new features such as Best Masters, Best College Football Bowls, Greatest Game 7s, etc. and counts down to the top of all time, rather than the last 25 years.


Frank Glieber

Over the next two decades he would broadcast a variety of events for the network including NFL football, NBA and NCAA basketball, professional bowling, tennis, NASL soccer, and golf (including the Masters Tournament each spring).

Kaze no Daichi

He later participates other major golf tournaments, including the Masters Tournament.

Kraig Kann

He also reported on-site for the station's coverage of The Masters, the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, the PGA Championship, and the Ryder Cup.

Ricky Barnes

In 2003 he was the low amateur at The Masters, where he finished 21st after outscoring his playing partner, Tiger Woods, by seven shots in the opening round.

Scott Van Pelt

He left the channel in 2001 to join ESPN, where he serves as a presenter for SportsCenter and is one of the network's top golf correspondents, covering major tournaments such as the Masters Tournament.

Spastic

The difference in understanding of the term between British and American audiences was highlighted by an incident with the golfer Tiger Woods; after losing the US Masters Tournament in 2006, he said, "I was so in control from tee to green, the best I've played for years... But as soon as I got on the green I was a spaz."


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So Many Words...

Having won the audience reward on Demo Masters Tournament organized by radio Belgrade 202 and an award of the Demo Maraton in 2004 organized by the Belgrade Youth Center, the band entered the studio and recorded their debut album.

William Porter Payne

On April 7, 2010, immediately before The Masters Tournament, Payne criticized Tiger Woods, stating that he failed as a role model.