The Champions Dinner, inaugurated by Ben Hogan in 1952, is held on the Tuesday before each tournament, and is open only to past champions and certain board members of the Augusta National Golf Club. Beginning in 1963, legendary golfers, usually past champions, have hit an honorary tee shot on the morning of the first round to commence play.
In vertebrates and other hemoglobin-using creatures, arterial blood and capillary blood are bright red, as oxygen imparts a strong red color to the heme group. Deoxygenated blood is a darker shade of red; this is present in veins, and can be seen during blood donation and when venous blood samples are taken.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: Blood is bright red when it contains oxygen, and it is a dark reddish-maroon when it doesn't contain oxygen. It is never blue, even when it is inside the body. The blue color is simply the veins themselves with dark blood within. They show up as blue because they are under the skin, and blue is the only (visible) wavelength with enough energy to penetrate that deep and reflect back out.