The
green jacket is only allowed to be removed from Augusta National by the
reigning champion, after which it must remain at the club.
Exceptions to this rule include Gary Player, who in his joy of winning
mistakenly took his jacket home to South Africa after his 1961 victory
(although he has always followed the spirit of the rule and has never
worn the jacket)
By tradition, the winner of the previous year's Masters Tournament puts
the jacket on the current winner at the end of the tournament. In 1966,
Jack Nicklaus became the first player to win in consecutive years and
he donned the jacket himself.[14]When Nick Faldo (in 1990) and Tiger
Woods (in 2002) repeated as champions, the chairman of Augusta National
put the jacket on them.
There are several awards presented to players who perform exceptional
feats during the tournament. The player who has the daily lowest score
receives a crystal vase, while players who score a hole-in-one or a
double eagle win a large crystal bowl. For each eagle a player makes he
receives a pair of crystal goblets.
In addition to the green jacket, winners of the tournament receive a
gold medal. They have their names engraved on the actual silver Masters
trophy, introduced in 1961, which depicts the clubhouse. This trophy
remains at Augusta National; since 1993 winners have received a
sterling silver replica. The runner-up receives a silver medal,
introduced in 1951. Beginning in 1978, a silver salver was added as an
award for the runner-up.[2]
In 1952 the Masters began presenting an award, known as the Silver Cup,
to the lowest scoring amateur to make the cut. In 1954 they began
presenting an amateur silver medal to the low amateur runner-up.[2]
In 2017, a green jacket that was found at a thrift store in 1994 was
sold at auction for $139,000.[40]
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