Masters Tournament provides entertainment, economic boost

The Masters Tournament kicked off with a number of different events, including the Champion’s Dinner, the Par 3 Challenge and the tournament itself. While the golf club that hosts the tournament, Augusta National Golf Club, ranked as the No. 1 American Golf Course by Golf Digest in 2011, has been steeped in tradition since it’s opening in January of 1933, being.

While many may think of the tournament as merely a few days of golf, the tournament provides a great deal of leverage for both the city and state’s economy. The tournament, now in its…