Minnesota Golfer - Spring 2018 - 24
* BY MIKE FERMOYLE *
MINNESOTA
T
he archives are a bit murky on the
subject of Minnesotans at the Masters
Tournament. Originally called the
Augusta National Invitation Tournament,
the fi eld was fi rst made up of Bobby Jones' friends. In
1939 the name was offi cially changed to the Masters,
and eventually a set of qualifying standards was
established-but the annual lineup has still been
diffi cult to crack, particularly for Minnesota golfers.
MINNESOT A GOLFERS
1970 (T18), 1971 (T46)
HOWIE JOHNSON
It appears that the fi rst Minnesotan to actually get into the
fi eld at Augusta was Howie Johnson. A former state high
school champion from University High (1943), Johnson
worked as a salesman after playing golf at the University
of Minnesota and didn't turn pro until he was 30 years old.
Nevertheless, he made a living on the PGA Tour for more than
15 years. In 1970 Johnson got into the Masters fi eld, tying
for 18th. He returned the following year and tied for 46th.
1978 (CUT)
GARY JACOBSON
In 1977 Gary Jacobson was a pro, and he was in contention
to win the U.S. Open right to the end. He had an eagle putt
to tie Hubert Green for the lead on the 16th hole during the
fi nal round at Southern Hills. The former Minnesota State
Junior champion (1971) ended up in a tie for fi fth place (the
highest fi nish in the Open for a native Minnesotan up to that
point), earning him a spot in the 1978 Masters. Later that
year, Jacobson cruised through the old PGA Tour Q-School
and played what he described as " by far the best golf of my
life. " Unfortunately, he injured his hand early in the 1978
season and wound up playing in only 15 PGA Tour events that
year, missing the cut in 13 of them-including the Masters.
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