Do Masters-winning caddies get a Green Jacket?Put simply, no, but they do get their own sartorial award as a commemoration. Like many of the traditions of Augusta National, the Green Jacket is greatly revered. Yet it used not to be the case that the winner got given a Green Jacket; indeed it used not even to be the case that Augusta members wore a Green Jacket.The Green Jacket was introduced in 1937 and the reason its shade of green is so distinctive is that it was designed to stand out. The idea was that those attending the 1937 tournament would be able to spot easily who the members were if they needed to ask someone for help or directions.The tradition of awarding the winner of the tournament a Green Jacket began in 1949. This does not however mean that Masters winners become members of Augusta National. The winners get a jacket which they can wear away from the club for the 12 months following their triumph, and from then on the jacket is the property of the club and can only be wo...
