April 6th, 2011
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Caddy Carl Jackson: A true Master of the Augusta course

Carl Jackson (left) first became a caddy aged 11 and has been a staple on the Augusta course for the past 50 years.
Carl Jackson (left) first became a caddy aged 11 and has been a staple on the Augusta course for the past 50 years.

One Augusta legend will be striding the fairways this week for his 50th crack at the Masters. He not only knows this verdant pasture like the back of his hand, he knows his hometown of Augusta even better.  To say he has seen it all before, literally from both sides of the fence, is probably an understatement.

Carl Jackson may not be a household name in world sport, but here - on the grounds of Augusta National - he is an integral part of the tradition of both the golf club and the tournament. FULL POST

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