Palmer: Umugabo wazanye igikombe cy'icyatsi kibisi mu mukino wa Masters

Ntibyoroshye kubona ikintu cy'ikigereranyo ku rukuta. Ariko igitambaro cy'icyatsi kibisi gihabwa uwatsinze Masters si umwenda woroshye gusa; bigaragaza ko Masters ari urugendo rwa golf, umwenda uzwi cyane mu mukino wa golf, no mu mikino yose. Mu birori byo gutanga ibihembo, uwatsinze afashwa kwambarwa igitambaro cy'icyatsi n'uwabanje kuba umukinnyi wa mbere imbere y'imbaga y'abantu bashimira hamwe na kamera amagana zimurika. Ndetse n'umufana usanzwe azi ko buri gitambaro gishya cya Masters kitanegukana gusa kimwe mu bitaramo bikomeye bya golf ku isi, ahubwo kinanegukana igitambaro cy'icyatsi kibisi. Irushanwa rya Masters rifite icyicaro muri Augusta National. ikipe ya golfIbara ry'icyatsi kibisi ni ibara ryacyo rya fairway, kandi rigaragaza ubuhanga, ibyo wagezeho, umuco n'intsinzi bizanwa no gukina kuri iki kibuga cya golf cy'icyubahiro cyane.

Gary Player, watwaye igikombe cya Masters inshuro 3, yagize ati: "Icyo numva ntagereranywa. Igitambaro cy'icyatsi kibisi ntikivuga gusa gutsinda Masters, ahubwo kigereranya abantu nka Bob Jones n'umusanzu we mu mukino wa golf. Kinagereranya Clifford Roberts, wahaye Augusta National na Masters umutima we n'ubugingo bwe. Kigaragaza urugendo rwiza rwa golf, ikibuga cya golf gikomeye ku isi, abantu bakomeye n'ibyo yakoze bikomeye. Igitambaro cy'icyatsi kibisi cya Masters kigaragaza ubwiza bwa golf." Snyder ajya muri Augusta buri mwaka. Yagize ati: "Iyo ugiye mu ifunguro rya Champions Dinner ukareba abantu bose bambaye igitambaro cy'icyatsi kibisi, wumva uri mu bantu b'indashyikirwa ku isi."

Mu nyandiko ze, Bwana Roberts akunze kuvuga ko hejuru y'icyatsi ari "ikanzu" aho kuvuga "hejuru". Ariko uko izina ryaba rimeze kose, ni umwenda w'umukara w'umukara w'amabuto atatu, ukozwe mu myenda ya Masters ivanze n'ubwoya n'imigozi ya sintetike ya metero 3, kandi ubitse mu kabati k'imbaho ​​gakozwe mu nzu y'ibiganiro. Mu myaka 50 ishize, inganda enye zitandukanye zakoze hejuru y'icyatsi kibisi, ariko yagumanye imiterere yayo yihariye: ibara ry'icyatsi kibisi, utubuto tw'umuringa, n'ikirango cya Augusta National Golf Club kiri ku mufuka w'ibumoso w'ibere. Mu myaka yashize, ibirango bibiri byahagarariye Augusta National, ariko kimwe gusa cyagaragaye hejuru y'icyatsi kibisi: uruziga ruzengurutse ifoto yo muri Amerika, yuzuyeho inkingi y'ibendera n'umwobo uherereye neza aho Augusta National iri.

Ariko imitako y'icyatsi kibisi yatangiye isanzwe. Mu 1937, imitako ya mbere y'icyatsi kibisi yambarwaga n'abanyamuryango ba Masters Tournament Club kugira ngo byorohere abakiriya kubona abanyamuryango. Mbere na mbere, bamwe mu banyamuryango ntibashishikajwe no kwambara icyatsi kibisi nk'icyo, ariko nyuma baza kumenyera. Ntawe wibuka uwagize igitekerezo cyo guha abatsinze Masters imitako y'icyatsi kibisi n'ubunyamuryango bw'icyubahiro muri Augusta National Golf Club. Ariko mu 1949 Sam Snead yabaye umukinnyi wa mbere wahawe icyubahiro nk'iki, yegukana igikombe ku nkoni eshatu hejuru ya Johnny Bulla na Lloyd Mangrum. Sam Snyder yibuka ati: "Abakinnyi bose baratunguwe. Nta n'umwe muri twe wari uzi ko bagiye guha Masters imitako y'icyatsi kibisi." Snyder yakomeje gutsinda Masters kabiri, mu 1952 na 1954, ariko abatsinze benshi ntibari bakibona imitako y'icyatsi kibisi keretse ingano yayo yahindutse cyane hagati y'intsinzi. Snyder yari umwihariko. Yagize ati: "Ku buryo bumwe, ikanzu yanjye ya mbere y'icyatsi kibisi yabuze aho ihagarara, kandi kuva icyo gihe nambaye ishati ya Bob Jones. Nabonye indi nshya mu 1994 kuko amaboko yayo yari magufi kuri santimetero 1.6." Nubwo abanyamuryango bose basabwa kugura ikanzu y'icyatsi kibisi, umukinnyi wa Masters shampion ntabwo ahabwa ikanzu y'icyatsi kibisi kugeza igihe arangije imikino ya nyuma. Ni ibisanzwe ko uwatsinze atwara ikanzu y'icyatsi kibisi mu rugo mu gihe cy'umwaka umwe akayambara gusa mu marushanwa n'imyigaragambyo bijyanye na golf. Akanzu k'icyatsi kibisi ntikemerewe gukoreshwa mu birori bijyanye no kwamamaza ubucuruzi. Byongeye kandi, ikanzu y'icyatsi kibisi yashoboraga kwambarwa gusa mu makipe.

Mu 1961, Arnold Palmer, umukinnyi watwaye igikombe cya Masters cyo mu 1960, yafashije umukinnyi ukomeye kwambara ishati y'icyatsi kibisi ubwo ibirenge by'uyu munyafurika y'Epfo byari bitaragera hasi. Uyu mukinnyi yagize ati: "Narishimye cyane kandi nishimiye kubona ishati y'icyatsi kibisi. Nayijyanye muri Afurika y'Epfo, nyipfukaho igipfundikizo cyiza cyane cya pulasitiki maze nyimanika mu kabati. Birumvikana ko ntari ngiye kuyambara. Umunsi umwe, umwaka umwe cyangwa irenga, nahawe telefoni na Bwana Roberts. Yaravuze ati 'Garry, ndatekereza ko wajyanye ishati y'icyatsi kibisi mu rugo. Nta muntu wemerewe kubikora.' Naravuze nti 'Yego, Bwana Roberts, nayijyanye mu rugo. Ariko niba uyishaka, uzayigura ubwawe.' Twembi twarasetse. Yaravuze ati 'Ndakwinginze, ndakwinginze ntuzayambare ahandi hantu.' Nyuma y'imyaka myinshi, ishati y'icyatsi kibisi iracyari mu kabati kanjye. Buri gihe ndayibona iyo mpinduriye imyenda.'

Ikoti ry'icyatsi kibisi ryambawe na shampiyona nshya ya Masters mu birori byo gutanga ibihembo mu by'ukuri ryari ikoti ry'umunyamuryango rifite ingano ikwiye ryatijwe mu kabati k'imbaho ​​k'ikipe.