Masters

April golf tradition

The Masters is the prestigious annual golf tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, one of professional golf's four major championships: He finally won the Masters on his fifth attempt.

The winner receives the iconic green jacket.

As a surname, Masters appears in various contexts: Masters and Johnson pioneered sex research. (Lowercase masters refers to experts or original recordings.)

golf

Augusta

New England state capital

Jack Nicklaus · par · birdie · eagle · fairway · putting · caddie · leaderboard · clubhouse · traditions

Categories
Opposites
EXCLUSIVITY/ACCESS (golf tournament)

Mastersopen tournament

Contest without qualification requirements

British Open · U.S. Open · amateur tournaments

HIERARCHY/COMPETENCE (skill level)

Mastersnovices

Inexperienced newcomers

beginners · apprentices · students · learners · neophytes

POWER RELATION (social/historical)

Mastersslaves

Persons owned by others

servants · subordinates · bondsmen · serfs · thralls

Phrases
Family

master, mastery, masterful, masterly, masterwork, headmaster, masterfully, headmasters, MasterCard

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Rated G