2005 Masters Tournament since I put that behind me and went out and put a good number on the back nine, I feel very good."" - Chris DiMarco on his final round. ""That was a hard-fought week with the rain delays, I didn't get off to the greatest of starts."" - Tiger Woods on the long week of golf. 2005 Masters Tournament The 2005 Masters Tournament was the 69th Masters Tournament, played from April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Tiger Woods, 29, won his fourth green jacket on the first hole of a playoff with Chris DiMarco. Rain was
Open golf tournament Open golf tournament The descriptor "open" is used in a number of sports, and especially in golf, to describe a tournament that is "open" — in theory to all — rather than being closed, "i.e.", one that is restricted to a particular group. Thus, an amateur tournament, "e.g.", the U.S. Amateur, is not open, because it is, by definition, closed to professional golfers. The first precise usage of the adjective “open” in golf was in 1861 when the Prestwick Golf Club opened its Medal competition (launched the previous year for professionals only) to amateurs as well; ever since, The Open