Bernhard Langer's Defending Champion

1994 Masters Contestant's Pin #1

      Augusta National famously offer's contestant's badges to all participants in the Masters Tournament. The defending Masters Champion is issued #1 (and his caddie then wears the #1 on his caddie coveralls), while the remaining players are given numbers in order of when they show up at Augusta National and register for the tournament.

      Offered here is the very first time we've ever actually be able to obtain a Contestant's Badge #1. This is Pin #1 from the 1994 Masters Tournament. The badge was issued to Bernhard Langer, who was defending Masters Champion in 1994.

      This original contestant's badge comes from the personal collection of the late Kathryn Murphy, who was the longtime executive secretary at Augusta National. The Augusta Chronicle once called Murphy "one of the most influential behind-the-scenes people in Masters Tournament history".