The Masters’ return to April is a reminder of how precious life’s annual milestones are, and how fragile the journey is.
At Augusta, Memory and Forgetfulness Walk Hand in Hand
Bobby Jones
Champions Retreat
John Boyette
“A lot of people still will come to Augusta as long as they’re playing the Masters, but some of the hospitality might be slowed down. Whenever this coronavirus scare is over, who knows how bad that’s going to affect some of these corporations and big spenders. I think there’s just a lot of unknowns in that area.“
Julia Johnson
Merv Waldrop
“The only time I play golf is in my yard, once a year. So when they would come over, we’d hit balls around. And one year we said, ‘Next year, let’s set up some holes and invite our friends over and have our own little Masters tournament.’ It started one year, and 29 years later, you can’t shake a tradition.”
Congressman John Yarmuth
“I had about an 11- or 12-foot putt, Obama had a putt about a foot and a half inside mine on the exact same line. And then Perlmutter was out of the hole, and Courtney was like five feet to the left of the hole. And in order for us not to lose, I had to make and they both had to miss. So, I drained mine, the president ran his just over the edge, and Courtney — who kinda had the yips back then — didn’t even come close on his. So we ended up winning the three dollars.”