Palmer: Munthu amene anabweretsa kunyumba top yobiriwira kuchokera ku masewera a Masters

Sikophweka kupeza chinthu chophiphiritsira pakhoma. Koma chovala chobiriwira chomwe chimaperekedwa kwa wopambana wa Masters sichingokhala chovala wamba; chimasonyeza kuti Masters ndi ulendo wa gofu, chovala chodziwika bwino kwambiri pamasewera a gofu, komanso pamasewera onse. Pamwambo wopereka mphoto, wopambana amathandizidwa kuvala chovala chobiriwira ndi ngwazi yakale pamaso pa khamu la anthu oyamikira ndi makamera mazana ambiri owunikira. Ngakhale wokonda kwambiri amadziwa kuti ngwazi iliyonse yatsopano ya Masters sikuti imangopambana ulendo umodzi wodziwika bwino wa gofu padziko lonse lapansi, komanso chovala chobiriwira. Mpikisano wa Masters uli ku Augusta National kalabu ya gofuChovala chobiriwira pamwamba pake ndi mtundu wake wa fairway, ndipo chimasonyeza luso, kupambana, mwambo ndi kupambana komwe kumabwera mukamasewera pabwalo la gofu lodziwika bwino ili.

Gary Player, yemwe wakhala katswiri wa Masters katatu, anati, "Kumva kumeneku n'kosayerekezeka. Top yobiriwira sikutanthauza kupambana Masters kokha, koma ikuyimira anthu ngati Bob Jones ndi zomwe adachita pamasewera a gofu. Imayimiranso Clifford Roberts, yemwe adapereka mtima wake ndi moyo wake kwa Augusta National ndi Masters. Imayimira ulendo wabwino kwambiri wa gofu, bwalo lalikulu kwambiri la gofu padziko lonse lapansi, anthu abwino komanso zopambana zazikulu. Top yobiriwira ya Masters imasonyeza ungwiro wa gofu." Snyder amapita ku Augusta chaka chilichonse. Anati, "Mukapita ku Champions Dinner ndikuyang'ana aliyense atavala top yobiriwira, mumamva ngati muli m'gulu la anthu odziwika kwambiri padziko lonse lapansi."

M'nkhani zake, a Roberts nthawi zambiri amatchula pamwamba kobiriwira ngati "kanzu" osati "pamwamba". Koma kaya dzina lake ndi lotani, ndi mzere umodzi, mabatani atatu, zovala za Masters zokhala ndi mzere wa rayon zopangidwa ndi ulusi wa mayadi atatu, ndipo zimasungidwa mu kabati yopangidwa ndi matabwa m'nyumba ya kalabu. Kwa zaka 50 zapitazi, opanga anayi osiyanasiyana apanga pamwamba kobiriwira, koma nthawi zonse kumakhala ndi mawonekedwe ake apadera: mtundu wobiriwira, mabatani amkuwa, ndi chizindikiro cha Augusta National Golf Club chokongoletsedwa pa thumba la chifuwa chakumanzere. Kwa zaka zambiri, ma logo awiri akhala akuyimira Augusta National, koma chimodzi chokha chawonekera pamwamba kobiriwira: bwalo lozungulira chithunzi cha US, chokhala ndi mbendera ndi dzenje lomwe lili pamalo a Augusta National.

Koma ma tops obiriwira anayamba ndi otsika mtengo. Mu 1937, ma tops obiriwira oyamba ankavalidwa ndi mamembala a Masters Tournament Club kuti makasitomala awo azitha kupeza mamembala mosavuta. Poyamba, mamembala ena sankakonda kuvala zobiriwira zowala choncho, koma anazolowera pambuyo pake. Palibe amene angakumbukire amene anayamba ndi lingaliro lopereka ma tops obiriwira opambana Masters ndi umembala wolemekezeka ku Augusta National Golf Club. Koma mu 1949 Sam Snead anakhala wosewera woyamba kulemekezedwa chonchi, kupambana mutuwo ndi zikwapu zitatu motsutsana ndi Johnny Bulla ndi Lloyd Mangrum. Sam Snyder akukumbukira kuti, "Osewera onse adadabwa. Palibe aliyense wa ife amene ankadziwa kuti apereka ma tops apamwamba." Snyder adapambana Masters kawiri, mu 1952 ndi 1954, koma opambana ambiri sanalandirenso ma tops obiriwira pokhapokha kukula kwawo kutasintha kwambiri pakati pa kupambana. Snyder anali wosiyana. Iye anati, "Mwanjira ina kavalidwe kanga kobiriwira koyamba kanasoweka ndipo ndakhala ndikuvala shati la Bob Jones kuyambira pamenepo. Ndinapeza latsopano mu 1994 chifukwa manja ake anali afupikitsa mainchesi 4." Ngakhale kuti mamembala onse amafunika kugula ma tops obiriwira, ngwazi ya Masters sipatsidwa top yobiriwira mpaka atamaliza masewera omaliza. Ndi chizolowezi kuti wopambana atenge top yobiriwira kunyumba kwa chaka chimodzi ndikuivala pamasewera okhudzana ndi gofu ndi misonkhano. Ma tops obiriwira saloledwa kugwiritsidwa ntchito pazochitika zokhudzana ndi malonda. Kuphatikiza apo, ma tops obiriwira amangovalidwa m'makalabu.

Mu 1961, Arnold Palmer, yemwe anali katswiri wa Masters mu 1960, anathandiza wosewera wodabwitsa kuvala shati yobiriwira pamene mapazi a munthu waku South Africa anali atangoyenda pang'ono pansi. Wosewerayo anati, "Ndinasangalala kwambiri ndikupeza shati yobiriwira. Ndinaitenga ku South Africa, ndinaiphimba ndi chivundikiro cha pulasitiki chabwino kwambiri ndikuipachika mu kabati. Zachidziwikire, sindinkafuna kuvala. Tsiku lina, chaka chimodzi kapena kuposerapo, ndinalandira foni kuchokera kwa a Roberts. Anati 'Garry, ndikuganiza kuti munatenga shati ya Celebrity Race Green kunyumba. Palibe amene aloledwa kuchita zimenezo.' Ndinati, 'Inde, a Roberts, ndinatenga shatiyo kunyumba. Koma ngati mukufuna kuibweza, muyenera kuitenga nokha.' Tonse tinaseka. Anati, 'Chonde, chonde musaivale kwina kulikonse.' Zaka zonsezi zitatha, bulawuzi yobiriwira imapachikidwabe mu kabati yanga. Nthawi zonse ndimaiwona nthawi iliyonse ndikasintha zovala.'

Chovala chobiriwira chomwe wopambana watsopano wa Masters adavala pamwambo wopereka mphoto chinali chovala cha kukula koyenera cha membala chomwe adabwereka kuchokera ku kabati yopangidwa ndi matabwa a kilabu.