Sarazen was 90 when he told this gem of a conversation with the Masters chairman: “I told Hord Hardin I was getting too old to play in the Masters, but he kept saying: ‘Gene, they don’t want to see you play. They just want to see if you’re still alive.”

Tiger Woods has won the Masters five times in his career: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019. It's the second most tournament victories of all time behind Jack Nicklaus. Woods won the tournament as a 21-year-old, making him the youngest champion in the history of the tournament.

The Masters Tournament will get underway on Thursday, April 10, and a green jacket will be given out on Sunday, April 13. As always, some of the biggest names in the golf world will be in contention for arguably the most coveted prize in the sport,

Rory McIlroy is playing brilliant golf leading up to the Masters with a career Grand Slam on the line, but his quest for a green jacket has hit an untimely snag.