The Masters: The First Golf Tournament

This sporting and social event is one of golf’s greatest traditions, and it has a storied past as well as other things about it that are just plain interesting to know.

Jack Nicklaus was arguably one of the best golfers, if not the best golfer, in his generation. During the 70s, Nicklaus won a total of four U.S. Open Championships, three British Open Championships, nine Masters Championships, and nine PGA Championships (List of Career Achievements). Jack was a very prestigious golfer and

This is a critique of an article from the Claremont Institute Recovering the American Idea, A Golf Story, By: Thomas D. Klingenstein, Posted: April 17, 2011, this article appeared in: Vol. XI, Numbers 1 & 2 - Winter/Spring 2010/11. Barry Mills, the president of Bowdoin College, in his assembly address raised an imperative worry, he said, various parents are unwilling to send their kids to Bowdoin or to its sister schools in light of the fact that they are seen to be excessively liberal, and too withdrawn with standard America. To do this he recounted a golf anecdote about the article 's writer. The article’s writer defends himself against statements he says he never said. The writer according to Mills states, "I would never support

a. There are so many aspects to the game of golf that it is impossible for me to tell you everything in just one speech, but the history, depth, excitement, and pure leisure of the sport is breathe taking.

The one thing I buy regardless of cost is to visit the Masters golf tournament at Augusta, Georgia. The first reason is I enjoy the history. I hear about legends like Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player. I listen to Jack Nicolas’s best round. The second reason is the beautiful scenery. I like seeing the beautiful trees and flowers overlooking the golf course. I like seeing the gorgeous greens. Next, I would want to see the opening tee shot. It’s a tradition for many years. The starters are very famous and they won the Masters many times. Another reason is to see Tiger Woods. I enjoy seeing him because he’s very famous. He has won this tournament five times. His first Masters win was in 1997. Additionally, the tournament is in April. April is when

        One man who has greatly influenced society and the game of golf, is superstar Tiger Woods.  When he joined the PGA tour people jumped on the golf bandwagon in increasing numbers.  Golf has began more popular to the American people.  People from all over the country have gained interest in the game of golf.  Stossel states that the number of golfers went up by seven percent in 1997 alone (2).  Golf has become a high source for weekend entertainment for Americans.  More than six million Americans enjoy watching golf on weekends (Stossel 2).  Not only are people watching the sport, they are reading magazines like Golf, Golf World, Golf Digest and Links.  Also for entertainment there have been movies such as Tin Cup and Happy Gilmore (Stossel 2).

The legendary beginnings of golf in the United States can be traced back to the mid-1600s. One of the first published

To introduce the Holocaust, I want to provide a brief overview of the event. The Holocaust was a large scale, state-sponsored, systematic murder of innocent Jews across Europe carried out by the German military and authorities. Germans believed that their race was superior to the Jewish race. Jews were deemed, “life unworthy of life”. (1) The Holocaust was a result of this strong German belief, which led to the attempted annihilation of the Jews. The German government called the plan to annihilate the Jewish people “The Final Solution”. Nearly six million out of the nine million European Jews were murdered in total. This means that two-thirds of the European Jewish population was wiped out in less than 10 years. Although Jews were the main target of the Nazi regime, others were viewed as inferior as well. These peoples included, Gypsies, Communists, Socialists, Jehovah 's Witnesses, some Slavic peoples, and homosexuals.

Imagine the sun bursting through the trees for the first time of the new day, the smell of freshly cut grass still potent to your nose as you tee the ball up for a round of golf in the cool mist of a spring morning. "That is what brings you back every time, the smell of the air, the coolness of the whether and the beautiful surroundings that make every shot enjoyable." (Suess, PI) This is the game of golf in its finest and most exquisite time to many people and many people it has touched in its long history. Golf is a lifestyle and not just games to people that are avid in playing. The game of golf has a history that is rich in technological advances and personal accomplishments, which through time has shown to shape

Venturi, near-delirious, managed to finish at a risk to his health and ended up the champion of a very emotional open. 5. Johnny Miller, 1973 U.S. Open. Oakmont and the word 'forgiving ' rarely collide in the same sentence. Miller, several shots back coming into Sunday, claimed to have heard a voice that told him to 'open his stance. ' He listened to it, and the result is the lowest final round ever shot in a U.S. Open. 4. Jean Van de Velde, 1999 British Open, Carnoustie. Van de Velde is a famous golfer, but not for a good reason. His only contention for a major is clouded by the fact that he triple bogeyed the final hole with a three shot lead. He got into a playoff and lost to Paul Lawrie. Personally, I always played irons off the tee in similar positions after watching this painful debacle. 3. Bobby Jones, 1930 (all majors). One of the greatest legends in the game, Jones completed the only recorded 'grand slam '; he won all four of golf 's majors in the same year. Albeit, the majors included the British and U.S. Amateur championships at the time, we can 't fault Jones. It was all that was available to him, and he won. 2. Gene Sarazen, 1935 Masters. True, they call Bobby Thomson 's homerun the 'shot heard round the world ' but the real title should go to the Squire. Sarazen holed a fairway wood for a double eagle on Augusta 's 15th hole in the

Even in the highly competitive college atmosphere he met no competition. In his first event at Stanford he won the William Tucker Invitational. That year he also played in three PGA Tour events, won the Western Amateur, and became the youngest champion of the US Amateur,

During the election we had seen many sides of Hillary and her crazy comments, but have we seen the real side of Hillary Clinton? The truth is Hillary has spent over 10 years in a mental institution when she got out of college. Hillary would have mental breakdowns and would get very violent. Hillary has been seen talking to herself and playing childish games with her self also. Hillary’s family has said she has been taking medication since she was 14 years old. Her husband and daughter don’t feel safe around her and has called the cops a dozen times to help control her anger.

Addictive, unproven, studies not valid many of the reasons medical marijuana should not be legal. Medical marijuana has been a hot topic for nearly 50 years, recently multiple states have adopted the idea of having it for medical use. It is important that it doesn't go all legal because it is not healthy, many of the studies aren't valid, it's unproven, and it is very addictive. On one side of the debate people will argue that medical marijuana should be legal because it saves lives and it cures diseases. However, medical marijuana should not become legal because it is addictive, the studies aren't valid, and it's not proven for some of the illness it's approved for.

Arnold Palmer said it best. “Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect.” The straightforward yet difficult facet has always drawn me to the sport. Golf has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember and I love all aspects about it: the competitiveness, the focus required, the life lessons, and the bonding it can create. The game of golf is my passion.

He is arguably the one individual in our lifetime that transformed his sport. With his presence, the sport of golf became popular and was no longer a ratings buster on television, and became a sport more young kids wanted to get involved in.