In the same way, Augusta National opened its archives to this same writer and in effect told him to have a go at trying to write something that would describe why the course and the tournament are so unique. Not one of the golf writers I’ve known over the years was more uniquely capable of writing a compelling interpretation of Bobby Jones, Augusta National, and The Masters than Charley Price.įor reasons known perhaps only to the great man himself, Bobby Jones took a young golf writer, twenty-three years his junior, into his confidence, and spent untold hours with him talking about his life, his career, and the game of golf.
A photograph captures every detail, while in a portrait the artist interprets his subject and has the discretion to include certain things and omit others. And a portrait is different than a photograph. As a golf writer and keen observer of the game who covered The Masters for over four decades, he used his unique abilities and perspective to create a portrait, if you will, of these golfing greats. To be sure, there are golfers more famous (a certain career Grand Slam champion comes to mind), courses more challenging, and tournaments older and more prestigious, but none evoke the mystique of these three, and none are spoken of in the hushed tones of awe reserved for Bobby Jones, Augusta National, and The Masters.Ī Golf Story, by Charles Price, my friend of many years, captures that mystique. In the pantheon of golf’s immortals, these three names hold an especially revered place. To Tom Fazio whose idea this book now is ContentsĬhapter 7: The Augusta National Invitation 117īobby Jones-Augusta National-The Masters.
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