PIECES OF OUR PAST - THE MASTERS AT AUGUSTA

 

THE COVETED GREEN JACKETS OF THE MASTERS TOURNAMENT - IN 1978, J.P. STEVENS & CO. OF EAST DUBLIN BEGAN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE GREEN CLOTH USED IN THE MAKING OF THE JACKETS FOR THE MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP. THE FIRST TO WEAR A DUBLIN JACKET WAS FUZZY ZOELLER AND SEVE BALLESTEROS, THEN SUCH ICONS AS JACK NICKLAUS, TIGER WOODS, AND PHIL MICKELSON. THE BOLT OF CLOTH WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO MAKE THE SAME JACKET WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

ARNOLD PALMER 

TIGER WOODS AND JACK NICKLAUS 

PHIL MIKELSON 

THE COVETED MASTERS JACKET 

J.P. STEVENS & CO. - EAST DUBLIN, GA. 

SEVE BALLESTEROS  

BERNARD LANGER AND JACK NICKLAUS  

GARY PLAYER AND JACK NICKLAUS 

BERT GREENE, FORMERLY OF DUBLIN AND EASTMAN

Charles "Bert" Greene (born February 11, 1944 is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

Greene was born in Gray, Georgia.  He attended Dodge County High School and the Univerisity of Tennessee where he was a member of the golf team. He won the 1964 SEC Championship and was a third-team All American in 1964 and 1965. 

Greene's father was the Dublin Country Club pro in the 1950s.  when he was eight, Bert out shot several of Dublin's best amateur golfers. 

Greene turned professional in 1966. He played on the PGA Tour from 1967 to 1975.  He won one Tour event, the 1973 Liggett Myers Open at MacGregor Downs Country Club. in a playoff with Miller Barber.  He also finished second at the 1969 Westchester Classic, one stroke behind Frank Beard, and at the 1969 Tallahassee Open, one stroke behind Chuck Courtney. His best finish in a major was a third-place finish at the 1969 PGA Championship. 

At a golf tournament in 1972, Greene was shot in the foot when a gun in his golf bag accidentally discharged.

To see my article on Bert Greene, click below.

https://dublinlaurenscountygeorgia.blogspot.com/2016/02/bert-greene.html