The wonders of the US Masters

The patrons in attendance await the players at Augusta National Golf Club’s 16th green. — AFP

THE US Masters Tournament, the first major championship of the men’s season, is scheduled to come to an end today, but not before it has treated us to tonnes of story-lines, some of which will in the memory for a long time.

It’s the only major that is played at one venue – Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia – and is touted by some, mostly Americans, as being the best of the Big Four events on golf’s calendar.