Deep within the Augusta National Golf Club clubhouse proudly hangs a 1934 edition of the Augusta Chronicle newspaper. In a headline buried just beneath the fold, golfing legend and tournament co-founder Bobby Jones predicts that the new Augusta club ‘could one day become famous.’ Some 82 years later, as the world prepares for the 80th Masters tournament (1943-45 were cancelled due to World War II), Jones’ statement rings with foresight and a chuckle of humility. “The Masters has given myself and every young golfer something to aspire to, to dream of, and to be part of its history means more to me than anything,” three-time Masters champion and annual Augusta advocate Phil Mickelson said Tuesday.
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