Augusta National Golf Club Olympics Prototype White Hat

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Augusta National Golf Club Olympics Prototype White Hat

Among the rarest Augusta National Golf Club logo hats is without question is this prototype produced in preparation for nearby Atlanta, Georgia's hosting of the 1996 Olympic Summer Games. A hat that was not sold in the gift shop and given to select members and individuals with an affiliation with the golf club, this hat carries the Augusta National Golf Club United States outline logo with the five Olympic Rings in blue, yellow, black, green and red stitching in the flag. Club Co-Founder Bobby Jones was of course from Atlanta and continued to practice law there. As the January 1993 Golf Digest Article speaks on at great length, The Augusta National, USGA and PGA met with the Olympic officials in hopes of bringing the game of golf back to the Olympics. This logo was produced, in part, as a campaign tool when there was great optimism that golf would be included in the then upcoming 1996 Olympic Games. As many know, golf fans would have to wait another 10 years until golf was again added to the Olympic Games schedule. There is a high probability that avid Masters and Augusta National Golf Club collectors have not seen this piece come to market, with there one and possibly only chance to own it being now. The 1993 Golf Digest, along with the April 1993 issue will accompany this hat, will further educate the winner on the hat logo and story behind it.

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