When the referee blows the whistle and the starting gun is fired tomorrow morning, The 80th Masters Golf Tournament will officially begin. The Lint Screen looks at some little-known tidbits that may make you say, “huh?”
1. The original name of the competition was “The Super Duper Golfing Badass Slugfest Annihilation Smackdown”
2. The winner of the Tournament is awarded a Green Jacket, a tradition began in 1986, following the tradition of awarding the winner a stylish Members Only jacket
3. Augusta National Golf Club used to only have fourteen holes, one of which had an electric windmill (no. 4) and one featuring a large clown face with a mouth that opened and closed to trap golf balls (no. 10)
4. Ray’s Bridge originally had a $2 toll, the tollbooth was removed when back-ups were caused by players who did not have correct change
5. All of the water seen on Augusta National was collected from un-drunk water glasses collected at Cracker Barrels nationwide
6. A four-legged animal has never won a green jacket, or, an adorable green sweater
7. Augusta was the birthplace of The Godfather of Soul, James Brown, who unbelievably, never won a Masters Tournament (but he did wear a cool cape)
8. The greens at Augusta National can be fast or slow, depending on the amount of WD-40 or Velcro
9. Caddies are not allowed to ride Rascals on Augusta National’s pristine grounds, but in Wal-Mart, well, all bets are off
10. Just about every player who has ever won The Masters used a small spherical-shaped object
11. The most memorable Champion’s Dinner happened in 1983 when Stinky “Rotten Teeth” Yarbunger requested cotton candy, funnel cakes, candy apples, and salt water taffy
Enjoy the show!