The first Masters was contested in 1934 and was won by Horton Smith of the United States with a score of -4. Smith also won the Masters in 1936.
(Smith did win the Masters Golf Tournament, but the First Green Jacket
The winner of the Masters becomes an honorary member of the club.
Orlando, Florida
Arnold Palmer
The winner of the 2008 Masters golf tournament will take home $1.35 million.
$ 1,350,000 was the announced prize money for first place in the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament.
The head master of the golf club.
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There is no trophy, the winner receives the green jacket.
It is one of the four men's professional major championships. It is played at Augusta National once a year. Winning a major championship is the biggest prize in golf and can define a career. The winner receives the coveted green jacket, 5 year PGA Tour exemption, 10 year major exemption and life time Masters exemption, as well as a small winners' cheque of around $1,300,000.
Jack Nicklaus with his very first Masters victory.
The 2008 Masters Golf tournament has a purse of $7.5 million, $250,000 more than last year. Of that, the winner (Trevor Immelman) takes home $1.35 million.
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