Nov. 12 in Masters history

1941: Augusta National club pro Ed Dudley is chosen PGA president, a job he would hold for seven years.

The Georgia native was the first club pro at the Augusta National and served in that role for 27 years, jointly holding a similar post at Broadmoor in Colorado.

He also remained an active competitor, finishing in the top 10 of the first eight Masters Tournaments.

Dudley was Bobby Jones’ first choice as the new club’s professional. He was remembered as a valued golf teacher of not only President Eisenhower, but also Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.

1948: Bobby Jones is reported to be “improving” after spinal surgery in Atlanta. The Associated Press quotes Emory Hospital officials saying the condition of the Augusta National Golf Club co-founder is “extremely satisfactory” two weeks after his Oct. 30 operation.

1979: Henry Picard, 1938 Masters champion, is elected to South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame. Although a native of Massachusetts, Picard settled at the Country Club of Charleston, where he was considered an exceptional teacher. Both Ben Hogan and Sam Snead said advice from Picard turned their games around. He died in South Carolina in 1997.

2002: Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson tells The Augusta Chronicle the private club is under no timetable to allow women into membership.

In fact, it would be a decade before the club welcomed women into its membership. There is speculation it would have happened sooner if not for Martha Burk’s well-publicized protest over the issue in 2003, which prompted the members to defend its legal status.

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