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Jones chose Alister MacKenzie because their architectural views aligned. His plans emphasized the natural ground and mounds rather than an abundance of bunkers, with a creek providing a water hazard. Construction began in 1931; the resulting course was intended for winter play.1
Open the Club record- Opened
- 1932
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Club location
- Augusta Georgia
Jones’s ideas on the ground
The annual tournament began in 1934 as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament. Jones initially thought Roberts’s proposed Masters name too presumptuous; it became official in 1939. MacKenzie died in January 1934, two months before the first tournament revealed his course to its first championship field.1
Course design
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- 1938 Augusta National Invitation Tournament
- 1937 Augusta National Invitation Tournament
- 1936 Augusta National Invitation Tournament
- 1935 Augusta National Invitation Tournament
- 1934 Augusta National Invitation Tournament
Senior PGA Championship
Sources and record notes5 references
Sources for this history
- 2019 Masters Media Guide
Augusta National Golf Club / PGA TOUR media archive
Printed page 6, PDF page 14: founding, design and tournament origin.
Consulted 2026-09-21
Course record sources
- Masters TournamentCourse record
- Masters Tournament: 2019 Media GuideCourse opening
- Masters Tournament: official 2026 score feedCourse holes and par
- Augusta National Golf Club / PGA TOUR media archiveAlister MacKenzie · Original design · Date unrecorded