In what state is the Masters Tournament played?

The Masters Tournament is played in Georgia, at Augusta National Golf Club in the city of Augusta.

Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts founded the event after Jones helped create Augusta National on the site of a former plant nursery. The course opened in 1933, and the first tournament was held there in 1934. It was initially called the Augusta National Invitation Tournament before officially adopting the Masters name in 1939.

The Masters is unusual among golf’s four men’s major championships because it has a permanent host course. The U.S. Open, PGA Championship and Open Championship change venues, but Augusta National hosts the Masters every year. The tournament is traditionally played in April, although the 2020 edition was postponed to November because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A common mix-up is confusing Georgia with the state where another major is held. The Masters is not played in Florida, Alabama or South Carolina; its defining setting is Augusta, Georgia, near the South Carolina border.