Table of Contents

Contents
Chapter One
Benevolent Dictator
Chapter Two
"I Just Figured Cliff Had Never Been a Child"
Chapter Three
Beginning
Chapter Four
Augusta National Invitation Tournament
Chapter Five
"The World's Wonder Inland Golf Course"
Chapter Six
Cattle, Turkeys, and Prisoners of War
Chapter Seven
General Ike
Chapter Eight
Television
Chapter Nine
Roberts's Rules
Chapter Ten
Inside, Outside
Chapter Eleven
Monuments
Acknowledgments
Index
Photo Credits

About the Author

David Owen is a staff writer for The New Yorker, a contributing editor of Golf Digest, and the author of My Usual Game.

Reviews

Jaime Diaz New York Times Book Review Owen accomplishes something...important and long overdue in this sometimes revelatory work -- Clifford Roberts is humanized.

The Wall Street Journal Owen makes us wish we had known Roberts, if only to judge him for ourselves -- no small achievement. He writes beautifully...meandering through the familiar byways, enveloping us in the Augusta-ness of it all.

Jaime Diaz New York Times Book Review Owen accomplishes something...important and long overdue in this sometimes revelatory work -- Clifford Roberts is humanized.
The Wall Street Journal Owen makes us wish we had known Roberts, if only to judge him for ourselves -- no small achievement. He writes beautifully...meandering through the familiar byways, enveloping us in the Augusta-ness of it all.

Founded by golf legend Bobby Jones and his friend Cliff Roberts, the Masters has been held annually at the Augusta National Golf Club (GA) since 1934. Owen, a staff writer for The New Yorker and a contributing editor for Golf Digest, adeptly recounts the history of the tournament many consider golf's premier event. Although Jones has generally been given much of the credit for the tournament, Roberts was actually the driving force behind its creation and ultimate development into a major sports event. Often portrayed by golf historians as an uncompromising perfectionist, Roberts is here given a much more balanced treatment. Referring to archival material and the memories of club members, Owen dispels many of the popular myths about both Roberts and the tournament. Owen is also the author of My Usual Game: Adventures in Golf (Main Street, 1996). Recommended for all public libraries.ÄPeter Ward, Lindenhurst Memorial Lib., West Islip, NY