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So synonymous are the coats and the club that members are referred to as simply “green jackets.” “Everybody knows what the jacket is,” said Jordan Spieth, who won the 2015 Masters.

It’s the “Green Jacket.” The making of the iconic jacket is somewhat shrouded in mystery, its secrecy maintained as strictly as the rules obeyed by golfers who own them.

Here's why Masters winners and members get green jackets, with the history. ... from a day at Wimbledon (Sergio Garcia) to heading to a local Chick-fil-a (thanks, Patrick Reed).

Rory McIlroy won his first green jacket at the 2025 Masters. EPA/CJ GUNTHER. ... "It's the best day of my golfing life," McIlroy said. "I've literally made my dreams come true." ...

According to The Augusta Chronicle, Heimann purchased a 500-yard roll of the wool fabric in 1990, a cut of which presumably was used seven years later to make a jacket for 21-year-old Tiger Woods ...

Here's why Masters winners and members get green jackets, with the history. ... from a day at Wimbledon (Sergio Garcia) to heading to a local Chick-fil-a (thanks, Patrick Reed).

Here's why Masters winners and members get green jackets, with the history. ... from a day at Wimbledon (Sergio Garcia) to heading to a local Chick-fil-a (thanks, Patrick Reed).

Here's why Masters winners and members get green jackets, with the history. ... from a day at Wimbledon (Sergio Garcia) to heading to a local Chick-fil-a (thanks, Patrick Reed).

Here's why Masters winners and members get green jackets, with the history. ... from a day at Wimbledon (Sergio Garcia) to heading to a local Chick-fil-a (thanks, Patrick Reed).

Here's why Masters winners and members get green jackets, with the history. ... from a day at Wimbledon (Sergio Garcia) to heading to a local Chick-fil-a (thanks, Patrick Reed).

Known as verdant green, the choice was made and a legend was born. When did the Masters winners start getting green jackets? Back in 1949, Sam Snead got one when he won his first Masters at Augusta.