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The “Lucky” Numbers at the Masters and Augusta National

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The traditions of the Masters and Augusta National are well covered in the media; Champions Dinners, Ceremonial Opening tee shots, pink azaleas, Green Jackets, pimento cheese sandwiches, white caddie jumpsuits… the list goes on and on. But there’s a tradition that’s been overlooked for years: lucky numbers.

As you may have seen floating around the Internet, Sergio Garcia’s caddie was wearing the same number (No. 89) as Danny Willett’s caddie in 2016 and Jack Nicklaus’ in 1986.

It’s an amazing coincidence due to the sheer randomness of how numbers are assigned.

“The caddie for the previous year’s champion wears No. 1, and the rest of the numbers are issued simply based on the order the competitor arrives and checks in for the tournament,” a representative for the Augusta Chronicle told me. “For decades, the golfers had to partner with a caddie provided by Augusta National, but in 1983 golfers were allowed to bring their own caddies for the first time.”

This all got me thinking about what other numbers are “lucky.” Is this a phenomenon we’ve been completely ignoring? To determine this, I went through photos from every year of The Masters and matched the winning player with the number of their caddie. What I found in my photo research was a handful of numbers have repeated on the winning caddie’s suits throughout the years, sometimes even for the same player.

Alas, below are the “lucky” numbers.

No. 7

No7Masters

  • Sam Snead: 1952
  • Charles Coody: 1971

No. 9

No9Masters

  • Ian Woosnam: 1991
  • Bernhard Langer: 1985

No. 13

No13Masters

  • Trevor Immelman: 2008
  • Arnold Palmer: 1960, 1962

No. 16

No16Masters

  • Vijay Singh: 2000
  • Ben Crenshaw: 1995
  • Jack Nicklaus: 1972

No. 17

No17Masters

  • Jose Maria Olazabal: 1999
  • Adam Scott: 2013

No. 36

No36Masters

  • Nick Faldo: 1989 (more proof since the photo is fuzzy)
  • Raymond Floyd 1976

No. 52

No15Masters

  • Gary Player: 1978
  • Gary Player: 1961
  • Ben Crenshaw: 1984

No. 53

No53Masters

  • Phil Mickelson: 2004
  • Angel Cabrera: 2009

No. 67

No67Masters

  • Tiger Woods: 2005
  • Nick Faldo: 1996

No. 71

No71Masters

  • Tiger Woods: 2001
  • Tiger Woods: 1997

No. 89

No89Masters

  • Jack Nicklaus: 1986
  • Danny Willett: 2016
  • Sergio Garcia: 2017
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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. Matto

    Apr 21, 2017 at 9:26 pm

    Wow………..what a story. ????

  2. Tal

    Apr 21, 2017 at 4:33 am

    This is actually not a phenomenon people haven’t discovered, it’s just not a phenomenon at all.

  3. coolhandbirdman

    Apr 20, 2017 at 9:02 pm

    ehhh this is weak sauce.

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (1/16/24): Cobra Forged One Length irons

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.

From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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What GolfWRXers are saying about Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons

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In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.

For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • btyh: “Holy offset.”
  • Glf_LU: “These are interesting. Not going to make a rush to judgement until I see them in person. It does look like a little more offset than I would expect to see in this model.”
  • bcflyguy1: “Kisner is not one to make a lot of equipment changes (see the GBB driver he’s still using), so if these do have staying power in his bag that will be interesting to see. I have to wonder if there’s something different about his set, because like others have mentioned there appears to be more offset on his than I recall seeing in the samples I’ve had in hand.”

Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”

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WATCH: PGA Tour players play hole blindfolded and it’s hilarious/amazing

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As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.

Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.

Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.

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