In 1934, two professional golfers decided to organize an annual event that would provide a service to golf and symbolize their contributions to the sport. Their names were Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and the event would become known as the Masters Tournament. Roberts initially proposed calling the tournament the Masters, but Jones opposed it because he felt it was inappropriate. The name Augusta National Invitation Tournament was used instead, which lasted five years until Jones changed his perspective and the name was changed. The first tournament was held on March 22, 1934 and was won by Horton Smith. The structure of the Masters tournament has changed very little from the early years. It lasts another four days with stroke play on eighteen holes every day. Instead of having groups of three for the final round, like most other tournaments, players are paired in twos. Furthermore, unlike other tournaments, the Masters did not feature qualifying rounds. Once again, Augusta was the focus of the golf world's attention this past weekend for the 2000 Masters Tournament. The championship course was in vigorous condition and was an inspirational site for golf enthusiasts. On Thursday, the excitement of the first round was made evident by the presence of the three "Legends": Jack Nickolaus, Gary Player and Arnold Palmer. Together, they achieved thirteen Masters victories. Regardless of whether they played well in the first round, it's clear that they don't need to earn anyone's respect. The first round also saw great players fall. Greg "The Shark" Norman fought all day. It seemed like most of his problems were within 100 yards of the green. I saw a couple of double bogeys shot on the back nine after three-putting on two greens. I think he ended the day about five over par. Furthermore, the 1997 Masters champion, Tiger Woods, found himself with problems throughout the entire round. Most of his problems seemed to be chipping and putting accuracy. Like most other players in the field, he ran into trouble particularly on holes eleven through thirteen, where he shot his first triple bogey. He finished the day three over par with a score of 75. However, the first round belonged to Dennis Paulson who shot a four under par 68. The second and third rounds showed gradual improvement for the top players like Tiger Woods, David Duval, Vijay Singh and Davis Love III.