Sitting here watching golf in Augusta, Georgia with some friends from California I can't help thinking about the greatness of the Augusta National Golf Club and The Masters. I've been to many Masters, including a couple of them where I held ropes while sweating bullets in my ROTC uniform. They were always fun. The club was started by the legendary Bobby Jones and a New York stockbroker named Clifford Roberts. In my minds eye I can still see Bobby Jones sitting in a wheel chair greeting friends beside the National clubhouse. Over the years Clifford Roberts really ran the show and was known as a ruthless slavedriver of sorts. Having said all that I do believe he got it right. It's sort of nice NOT to see sponsor's cars floating on a turntable in a water hazard or a commerical banner draped across a bush. Probably the worst case is seeing a sponsor's name become the name of the tournament. Just imagine The Rolex Masters, The Cadillac Masters or the AT&T Masters. That's why The Masters is such a great event in golf. As an Augustan I feel priviledged just to ride by this golf icon ever so often. The class and integrity of the Augusta National gives everyone in golf something to shoot for...
PAUL WOLFE
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