On Monday, he summed up what the achievement meant to him while donning the green jacket. McIlroy joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods in the elite club ...

Each jacket requires about 2 ½ yards of wool, the color of which is called “Pantone 342” – better known as “Masters Green ... re on the premises. Gary Player won the 1961 Masters ...

Defending champion Arnold Palmer (left) helps Gary Player adjust his new green coat, 1961. An exception to this rule is made for the current Masters champion, who's allowed to wear his jacket off ...

The green jacket is the ... the club the following year. Gary Player reportedly got into a heated exchange in 1962 with Cliff Roberts after he mistakenly took his jacket home to South Africa.

Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and A. Downing Gray. Seated are Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts - AP Photo Instead of red, the Augusta National settled on a verdant green jacket to ...