The Masters

In The Masters, Curt Sampson tells the entire dramatic story of the most prestigious tournament in golf, beginning in 1933 with the creation of the Augusta National Golf Club - highlighting the skillful wins and heartbreaking losses of the tournament's most famous names: Jones, Hogan, Sarazen, Nelson, Snead, Nicklaus, Palmer, Norman, Faldo - and bringing the story up to the astounding arrival of Tiger Woods. The Masters is also a complete picture of the town of Augusta, the politics, the racism, the finances, the media involvement - every single aspect of it that affects the greatest of all tournaments. Sampson brings to light the inside stories - not only from the greens and the fairways, but also from the clubhouse and the boardrooms and the stately Southern drawing rooms.