Fun fact we bet you didn’t know: The Champions Dinner itself is part of the Texas legacy at the Masters. It was Ben Hogan who first suggested the dinner, and he played host to nine of the first 11 Masters winners plus club founders Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts on April 4, 1952. Mr. Hogan stipulated that the defending champion pick up the tab and so it has been for the last seventy years. In an unwritten tradition, a Texan has always presided over the dinner – offering a greeting toast and introducing the defending champ. Hogan served the role through the first four dinners. Mr. Byron Nelson took over the duties from 1956-2005 before handing the reins to Mr. Ben Crenshaw. Who is your pick as the next Texan to take over as host one day? . . . #themasters #championsdinner #masterstournament #augustanational #texasgolf #golfhistory