NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 14, 1933

• Augusta National Golf Club course opens
• Founded by golfer Bobby Jones - Georgia
• Home of the U.S. MASTERS tournament

The sport's section (page 18) first report coverage on the opening of Augusta National Golf Club course, agreeably the most famous golf course in the country. The one column headings at the top of the page read: "'Perfect Course' Of Jones Opened" "Sweetser and Ouimet Among Golf Stars Who Praise Links at Augusta" "Celebrities On Hand" and more. (see) The article begins: "The 'perfect course' of Bobby Jones's dreams was opened today by more than a hundred of his friends..." with more (see). I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Complete in 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Background: Founded by legendary amateur golfer Bobby Jones and investment banker Clifford Roberts, Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, officially celebrated its grand opening on January 13, 1933, following a brief period of soft-opening play that began in December 1932. Designed by Jones alongside renowned golf course architect Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former 365-acre plant nursery, the course quickly became a landmark in American golf design with its groundbreaking wide fairways, sprawling undulations, and strategic risk-reward principles. Just over a year after its official debut, the club hosted its inaugural tournament in March 1934—initially named the Augusta National Invitational Tournament—which ultimately evolved into The Masters Tournament in 1939, solidifying the course's status as one of the most iconic and historically significant sporting venues in the world.