The Masters 2020 Name Change

The sports blog deadspin published an op ed monday.

The masters 2020 name change. It became the masters in 1939. So i thought that i would pose the question now to our golf audience while acknowledging that i am not. Originally scheduled for april 9 12 at augusta national golf club in augusta georgia the tournament was postponed due to the ongoing covid 19 pandemic. While also endowing scholarships in elder s name to paine s men s and future women s.

Change is easy when it s done for the betterment of all parker wrote. But with a switch to november the masters has a chance to evolve in ways that. A whistle s been blown on the masters golf tournament. In the wake of george floyd s death late last month a wave of social justice rage has resulted in toppled statues banned confederate flags and the renaming of famous american brands such as aunt jemima and uncle ben s and now the social justice warriors are coming for the masters golf tournament.

By the blaze july 8 2020. The heralded golf tournament one of the four majors needs to go back to its original name the augusta national invitational. The 2020 masters tournament is the 84th edition of the masters tournament and was originally scheduled as the first of golf s four major championships to be held in 2020. On april 6 augusta national announced the tournament would be held.

Change of name required. Get scores player information patron information watch live. Official home of the 2020 masters at augusta national. According to the golf channel in the early 1930s investment banker and co founder clifford roberts suggested the tournament s name be the masters as a reference to the masters of golf who played in it but legendary golfer and co founder bobby jones thought the name immodest.

There will be no azaleas in bloom at the 2020 masters. 2020 is the masters chance for a change of course the world s most famous golf tournament is loath to change. Change is in the air at the 2020 masters. Should augusta national golf club change the name of the masters tournament.

Ranking the entire field for the 2020 masters with less available daylight due to this year s event being held in november for the first time a change that could lead to fewer golfers on. Well it was bound to happen.