Is the Masters Only the 2nd Most Prestigious Golf Major?
April 2009 saw the Spaniard Angel Cabreras win the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta golf course. The Masters is one of the 4 ‘major’ golf tournaments held each year, and I think it sits 2nd in the list of prestige. Here’s why… As a top level golfer, and by that I mean world class, you are expected to win some major tournaments. In fact a golfer’s career is often defined by the number of major wins, and not to win any would be a sign of not quite fulfilling potential. The great Jack Nicklaus won 18 majors, which is an almost unreal amount, but Tiger Woods is hot on his trail with 12 so far. Apart from the Masters, the other 3 majors are the US Open, the USPGA, and the British Open. I think the Masters sits 2nd in prestige as it is in my view behind the British Open. The game is British invented, in Scotland and the British Open is just called The Open because it has so much tradition. A lot of American golfing fraternity do not like the British Open as it is always played on coa
