Mr. Koppel was an avid reader of history and the classics, fluent in multiple languages, and a life master tournament bridge player.
The Linares and M-Tel Masters tournaments may meet similar ends.
He became the first player to win four Masters Tournaments, which he accomplished in every even-numbered year from 1958 to 1964.
Player, 75, a South African star who won nine major championships, including three Masters tournaments (1961, 1974 and 1978), played in 52 Masters and was its first international winner.
Player, 75, the South African star who won nine major championships, including three Masters tournaments (1961, 1974 1978), played in 52 Masters and was its first international winner.
There is a Nelson Bridge at Augusta National and a Hogan Bridge but no Snead Bridge, even though Snead won more Masters tournaments than either of the others.
As a child living in the Augusta area, Langham worked several Masters tournaments as a scoreboard operator, and he has dreamed of playing in that fabled tournament.
When Tiger Woods was winning three of the six Masters tournaments held from 1997 to 2002, leaders of Augusta National Golf Club made alterations to holes hoping to "Tiger-proof" the historic golf course.
Approaching most Masters tournaments, people usually natter themselves silly in their admiration of the place's unmatched traditions, but earlier this week all anyone wanted to talk about were the changes to Bobby Jones's revered layout.
The four Masters tournaments Woods has won since then have averaged 9.8 million households, the eight others have averaged 7.8 million.
