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The jacket was introduced in 1937 and given to the champion from 1949. The figure is taken from Masters Tournament, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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The Masters winner gets a green jacket

The jacket was introduced in 1937 and given to the champion from 1949 Augusta National members began wearing green jackets in 1937 so patrons could identify them. The champion started receiving one in 1949, when Sam Snead won. Winners keep the jacket for a year and then return it to the club, where it hangs until they next win. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Masters Tournament

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The Masters winner gets a green jacket: the short answers

Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The jacket was introduced in 1937 and given to the champion from 1949. The figure is taken from Masters Tournament, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a sports fact?: Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.