[Train Whistle] The Roaring 1920s brought prosperity to cities across the nation. A changed national attitude combined with more wealth and disposable income, resulted in a period of hype, hoopla, and speculation. To capitalize off of the nation’s prosperity Augusta promoted its many assets, intent on becoming the nation’s winter resort capital. The new Bon Air, Vanderbilt, and Forrest Hills Ricker Hotels joined with the Partridge Inn in providing all the necessary accommodations and amenities for winter residents. New residential developments included Lake Mont and Forrest Hills. Spectator sports included professional baseball, boxing, and golf. Tennis, rowing, and equestrian activities were popular pastimes. In 1930, Atlanta native Robert ‘Bobby’ Jones, and avid amateur golfer and winner of golf’s Grand Slam, desired to build a golf course that reflected his ideas on design. Jones and his friend Clifford Roberts, selected Augusta for the land and climate, eventually settling on the historic Fruitland Nursery property. The land was purchased in 1931 for $70,000. The Augusta National Golf Course embodied Jones’ ideals for his perfect course. Playing the course required strategy and skill, natural beauty was preserved whenever possible, natural hazards were utilized, and a minimum of artificiality was introduced. The inaugural Augusta National Invitation Tournament was held in 1934; its name was changed to the Master’s in 1939. [Train Whistle]