The Masters - will take place on April 4th through April 10th, 2011 Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, GA USA

The Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia has been going on for over six decades and it is considered to be the premier golf tournament in the United States. It is a four-day tournament, with 18 holes played each day and no qualifying rounds. The tournament was originally called the Augusta National Invitation Tournament, but the name changed in 1940 when Clifford Roberts, one of the owners of the Augusta National Course, finally got his way and was able to change the name to simply "The Masters".

Augusta National is an amazing golf course and certaintly has a mystique about it, as even the richest and most prominent businessmen in the country can’t get on this course without a membership.

Event Information:

Dates:
April 4th - 10th, 2011
Course / Location:
Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, GA USA
Defending Champion:
P.Mickelson
Signature Hole:
13th Hole: 510 yards, par 5
Purse:
$7 Million
TV schedule - USA Networks & CBS schedules

2011 Masters Schedule

2011 MASTERS QUALIFIERS

Robert Allenby (Australia)(15,17,18)

Stuart Appleby (Australia)(16)

# Arjun Atwal (India)(16)

Ricky Barnes (11)

Jason Bohn (16)

Jonathan Byrd (16)

Angel Cabrera (Argentina)(1,2)

Paul Casey (England)(13,15,17,18)

Alex Cejka (Germany)(12)

K. J. Choi (Korea)(11,17,18)

#* David Chung (6-B)

Stewart Cink (3,18)

Tim Clark (South Africa)(5,15,17,18)

Fred Couples (1,11)

Ben Crane (15,17,18)

Ben Crenshaw (1)

# Jason Day (Australia)(15,16,17,18)

Luke Donald (England)(15,17,18)

Ernie Els (South Africa)(12,15,17,18)

Ross Fisher (England)(18)

# Rickie Fowler (15,18)

# Hiroyuki Fujita (Japan)(18)

Jim Furyk (15,16,17,18)

Sergio Garcia (Spain)(5)

Lucas Glover (2)

Retief Goosen (South Africa)(15,17,18)

Bill Haas (15)

# Peter Hanson (Sweden)(18)

Padraig Harrington (Ireland)(3,4,18)

# Gregory Havret (France)(12)

# Charley Hoffman (15,16,17)

Yuta Ikeda (Japan)(18)

Trevor Immelman (South Africa)(1,11)

Ryo Ishikawa (Japan)(18)

#* Jin Jeong (Korea)(7)

Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain)(11,18)

Dustin Johnson (12,15,16,17,18)

Zach Johnson (1,14,15,16,17,18)

Robert Karlsson (Sweden)(18)

Martin Kaymer (Germany)(4,12,18)

Jerry Kelly (11)

Anthony Kim (11,15,18)

# Kyung-Tae Kim (Korea)(18)

#* Lion Kim (9)

Matt Kuchar (12,15,16,17,18)

# Martin Laird (Scotland)(17,18)

Bernhard Langer (Germany)(1)

Davis Love III (12)

Sandy Lyle (Scotland)(1)

Hunter Mahan (11,15,16,17,18)

Steve Marino (11)

#* Hideki Matsuyama (Japan)(8)

Graeme McDowell (N. Ireland)(2,18)

Rory McIlroy (N. Ireland)(13,14,15,16,18)

Phil Mickelson (1,12,15,17,18)

Larry Mize (1)

Edoardo Molinari (Italy)(18)

Francesco Molinari (Italy)(18)

Ryan Moore (11,17,18)

Kevin Na (17)

Geoff Ogilvy (Australia)(2,15,17,18)

Sean O'Hair (18)

Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain)(1)

Mark O'Meara (1)

Louis Oosthuizen (S. Africa)(3,18)

# Jeff Overton (15,17)

Ryan Palmer (15,17)

Carl Pettersson (Sweden)(16)

Ian Poulter (England)(11,18)

Alvaro Quiros (Spain)(18)

Justin Rose (England)(15,16,17,18)

Charl Schwartzel (South Africa)(18)

Adam Scott (Australia)(15,16,17,18)

Vijay Singh (Fiji)(1)

Heath Slocum (15)

* Nathan Smith (10)

Brandt Snedeker (12)

Craig Stadler (1)

Henrik Stenson (Sweden)(5,13)

# Kevin Streelman (17)

Steve Stricker (15,16,17,18)

David Toms (11)

#* Peter Uihlein (6-A)

Bo Van Pelt (15,17,18)

Camilo Villegas (Colombia)(15,17,18)

Nick Watney (11,15,17,18)

Bubba Watson (14,15,16,17,18)

Tom Watson (1)

Mike Weir (Canada)(1)

Lee Westwood (England)(11,13,16,18)

Mark Wilson (16)

Tiger Woods (1,2,3,4,11,12,18)

Ian Woosnam (Wales)(1)

Y. E. Yang (Korea)(4,11,18)

The Augusta National Golf Club limits the number of golfers that participate in its Masters championship event every year and only has the best of the best playing for the chance to wear the prestigious Masters green jacket. Getting one of those memberships is even harder, and lately this has generated some controversy as women’s groups have ripped the club and its members for not having a female member.

The PGA Masters golf tournament is the first major of the year and arrives at the beginning of spring, along with baseball and the Final Four. It’s a great time for sports, and The Masters is the ultimate showcase for professional golf.

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At his return, Tiger Woods was not able to win the Masters Professional Golf Competition. Phil Michelson on the other hand, was able to win the whole tournament with a really good stroker record of 272 hits. Tiger woods on the other hand, scored a total of 277 stokes placing him at the T4 with K.J. Choi. here we have the most important results to make easier the comparison between the players.

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