The Making of the Masters: Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament Free Audiobook Download by David Owen

The Making of the Masters: Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament is an audiobook written by David Owen and narrated by Kyle Tait in which he goes over how golf was born and where it is today. The audiobook highlights how the golf course of Augusta National has become a tourist destination while also discussing the history of the club with little to no bias.

Golf has always had its share of storied players and clubs. Born on a Georgia plantation in 1883, Clifford Roberts went on to become one of the greatest golfers of all time. With an estimated career earnings of $2,236,000, he started his career at age 12 and managed a professional career spanning 60 years.

The Making of the Masters is a book by David Owen, who chronicles the story of how golf's most prestigious tournament came to be. The author details Clifford Roberts' vision and the challenges he faced as he tried to create "the greatest golf tournament in the world" in Augusta, Georgia. The author also offers his perspective on some of the thoughts that went into Mr. Roberts' original vision and what ended up happening during his lifetime.

A year in the making, this audiobook is the result of hundreds of hours of interviews and research. It spans a wide variety of topics from Clifford Roberts' mastery on a course that had never been designed to golfers who could never play it, to Augusta National's history, traditions, and "Holy Mother" to the game's most elite players.

In The Making of the Masters, author David Owen puts forth an argument that Augusta National has been a prime target for racism since its inception and that this racism is continuing today. Owen says that Roberts was later asked to resign in order to avoid any scrutiny. The club and its members have been accused of discriminating against blacks and Jews. The Augusta National Golf Club has denied these accusations through statements released by the organization which include: "Augusta National supports diversity in any form."

Cliff Roberts, Sr. was a leading golfing figure in the 1920's and 30's. He won over 100 tournaments, including several important ones in England and France during the Great Depression. His son was also a well-known champion of the game and became a board member at Augusta National. This audiobook is an account of their family's long history with golf and some of the struggles they faced along the way.