The
Masters Tournament, also known as
The Masters or
The US Masters, is one of the four
major championships in
professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, it is the first of the majors to be played each year. Unlike the other major championships, the Masters is held each year at the same location,
Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in the city of
Augusta, Georgia, USA. The Masters was started by
Clifford Roberts and
Bobby Jones. Jones designed Augusta National with course architect
Alister MacKenzie. The tournament is an official money event on the
PGA Tour, the
European Tour, and the
Japan Golf Tour. The field of players is smaller than those of the other major championships because it is an invitational event, held by the Augusta National Golf Club.