--- product_id: 12108847 title: "The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia" price: "141.68 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12108847-the-masters-golf-money-and-power-in-augusta-georgia store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia **Price:** 141.68 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia - **How much does it cost?** 141.68 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12108847-the-masters-golf-money-and-power-in-augusta-georgia) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Masters golf tournament weaves a hypnotic spell. It is the toughest ticket in sports, with black-market tickets selling for $10,000 and more. Success at Augusta National breeds legends, while failure can overshadow even the most brilliant of careers. But as Curt Sampson, author of the bestselling Hogan, reveals in The Masters , a cold heart beats behind the warm antebellum façade of this famous Augusta course. And that heart belongs to the man who killed himself on the grounds two decades ago. Club and tournament founder Clifford Roberts, a New York stockbroker, still seems to run the place from his grave. An elusive and reclusive figure, Roberts pulled the strings that made the Masters the greatest golf tournament in the world. His story—including his relationship with presidents, power brokers, and every golf champion from Bobby Jones to Arnold Palmer to Jack Nicklaus—has never been told. Until now. The Masters is an amazing slice of history, taking us inside the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Augusta's most famous member. It is a look at how the new South coexists with the old South: the relationships between blacks and whites, between Southerners and Northerners, between rich and poor—with such characters as James Brown, the Godfather of Soul; the great boxer Beau Jack; and Frank Stranahan, the playboy golfer and the only white pro ever banned from the tournament. The Masters is a spellbinding portrait of a tournament unlike any other. Review: Outs the snobs and a whole lot more - What a gut check sports book. This portrait is so much more than a shrewd indictment of Augustan golf elitists. With an expose tone that takes to task the southern good old boy mentality behind the Masters mystique, this book outs all the wheeling and dealing of a Wall St. businessman's tournament that played favorites and treated outsiders who were different, unliked or unwanted as subject to inside power play influence. In other words, talent and luck weren't enough to wear a green jacket. The big wigs had to like you for you to get a fair shot or you had to shock the world. Take for instance a telling excerpt from the story of Gene Sarazen, who in a scene straight out of The Natural was visited at night by a mysterious lady Masters week. Who sent her and what was her mission? Was it perhaps to temp the little guy off of his golf game because he was not white enough for the local blue bloods to win? This brings to mind a statement of Johnny Miller who never won there and once said that guys like Rocco Mediate cleaned your pool and did not get their names on champion trophies. Were snobs who think like him gatekeepers of Augusta National? Eugenio Saraceni who put the Masters on the map in 1935 with his famous double eagle Shot Heard Around The World and was the first champ to win all 4 modern majors had to change his name because of guys like this. This along with many other interesting tidbits leaves you with the feeling this that this tournament was once run by hard, cold rogues with too many biases and prejudices. Today the event is too international in scope and global in scale to get away with that. But the history of its exclusionary evolution is as fascinating as any story in American sports lore. Must read. Review: If you like reading about tournament golf - I've watched the Masters on tv for over 40 years and this book details who were the real powers behind the scenes. This book tells the history of Augusta National and the leading characters that kept it the most sought after membership of any club in the world. If you like reading about tournament golf, which I do, you will love his book. I would recommend the book to a friend. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #68,452 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #25 in Sociology of Sports (Books) #38 in Sports History (Books) #69 in Golf (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 813 Reviews | ## Images ![The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71tGcJnYVrL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outs the snobs and a whole lot more *by T***R on June 9, 2015* What a gut check sports book. This portrait is so much more than a shrewd indictment of Augustan golf elitists. With an expose tone that takes to task the southern good old boy mentality behind the Masters mystique, this book outs all the wheeling and dealing of a Wall St. businessman's tournament that played favorites and treated outsiders who were different, unliked or unwanted as subject to inside power play influence. In other words, talent and luck weren't enough to wear a green jacket. The big wigs had to like you for you to get a fair shot or you had to shock the world. Take for instance a telling excerpt from the story of Gene Sarazen, who in a scene straight out of The Natural was visited at night by a mysterious lady Masters week. Who sent her and what was her mission? Was it perhaps to temp the little guy off of his golf game because he was not white enough for the local blue bloods to win? This brings to mind a statement of Johnny Miller who never won there and once said that guys like Rocco Mediate cleaned your pool and did not get their names on champion trophies. Were snobs who think like him gatekeepers of Augusta National? Eugenio Saraceni who put the Masters on the map in 1935 with his famous double eagle Shot Heard Around The World and was the first champ to win all 4 modern majors had to change his name because of guys like this. This along with many other interesting tidbits leaves you with the feeling this that this tournament was once run by hard, cold rogues with too many biases and prejudices. Today the event is too international in scope and global in scale to get away with that. But the history of its exclusionary evolution is as fascinating as any story in American sports lore. Must read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you like reading about tournament golf *by B***. on April 22, 2016* I've watched the Masters on tv for over 40 years and this book details who were the real powers behind the scenes. This book tells the history of Augusta National and the leading characters that kept it the most sought after membership of any club in the world. If you like reading about tournament golf, which I do, you will love his book. I would recommend the book to a friend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book on the Masters golf tournament. *by K***R on July 4, 2020* The author has written a compelling book about one of golf’s great golf courses and how it came to be what it is today. What strikes me is the irony of history past and the present status of people of color, when the subject of systematic racism is brought up. The author had no way of knowing that events of today so validate, the racism of the past, and all of the great black players that never got their chance. I highly recommend this book. A great read about the background stories. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia - The Making of the Masters: Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament - Making the Masters: Bobby Jones and the Birth of America's Greatest Golf Tournament --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12108847-the-masters-golf-money-and-power-in-augusta-georgia](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12108847-the-masters-golf-money-and-power-in-augusta-georgia) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-08-24*