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The Masters golf tournament, held at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, offers one of the most highly sought-after trophies in golf. To wear the fabled “green jacket” of the winner is to be enshrined in greatness. View photos of each hole of the course, hear stories of the tournament, and consider how the golf club itself has been a nexus of cultural issues.

James Balph’s career in finance and sales included work as an institutional investment manager for colleges and universities and as an IBM salesman to Wall Street. He holds degrees from Duke University (BSE) and the University of Virginia (MBA). Now retired, Balph can recall his first trip to the Masters as an undergraduate with his father as an adventure that sparked a lifelong fascination with the tournament. He looks forward to sharing insights into the course and its enduring magic.