It's one of the most iconic notions in sport, but few realise why.
The Masters winner donning a green jacket is a sight synonymous with Augusta, with Scottie Scheffler the last player to enjoy the honour after his maiden major win 12 months ago. Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm are both gunning for their first win at the famous venue and the taking of the green jacket for the first time.
Only 54 players have enjoyed the honour since it was introduced in 1937, with Jack Nicklaus holding the record with six wins. Tiger Woods is behind him on five, however he won't be adding to that this week after being forced to withdraw from the tournament with injury on Sunday morning.
The notion though, seemingly dates back to 1930, when American Bobby Jones won the British Open, and was duly invited to a players' reception by the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. And things transpired from there.
"The story goes that Jones was sitting next to a chap called Kenneth Stoker, who was captain of the club the year before," gold historian Joe Pinnington told CNN back in 2014. "All the captains were wearing their formal kit – the red coats that we have.
"Jones asked about it, was fascinated by it, and eventually Stoker said to him: 'Now look here Mr. Jones, if you win the tournament this week I'll give you my coat.' Of course Jones won and he got the coat."
Two years later Jones, who won seven majors in his career, was one of the finder members of the Augusta National Golf Club. The Masters then debuted in 1934 and three years later, a win meant receiving a green jacket.
But initially, the winner didn't keep it. Horton Smith prevailed in 1937 but it wasn't until 1949, when Sam Snead won the first of his three Augusta titles, was it decided that all previous winners would also be retroactively given one too.
It has since become the highlight of the post-event formalities, with the previous winner traditionally dressing the champion elect. And at the tail end of the third round, Koepka led Rahm by two shots in the midst of a potentially chaotic final day with both golfers required to play 30 holes to complete the event on time.
