![]() ![]() Augusta gets on his radar, really about 15. “And here comes Ben from a middle-class family. He wanted to make it a profession, and he did. He didn’t want to just caddie and drink it or gamble it away. Carl was one of those who was determined to make something out of his life. “A lot of those caddies came out of the Sand Hills. “It’s the two different roads Carl and Ben took to Augusta,” Hauser said. Their lives converged at the Masters, thus the title of the book. Jackson came from the poverty-riddled Sand Hills section of Augusta, and Crenshaw grew up comfortably in Texas. Growing up and starting as a caddie at Augusta Country Club and working his way up here.”Īs a fellow Texan, Hauser knew much more about Crenshaw’s background than Jackson’s going into the project. “I think people will really, really enjoy it,” he said. I hope this is true in this case.”Ĭrenshaw, who won his Masters titles in 19, said doing the book was fun. It’s like everybody thinks their baby is the best baby in the world. “We had a lot of laughing we had some crying, too. “I think it came out great,” Jackson said. “With those two together, just hearing them talk about each other and the feelings they have for the place (Augusta National), I don’t think I’d ever heard them do that in such depth,” she said. ![]() Hauser thought she knew a lot about the Crenshaw-Jackson partnership until she sat down with them. We knew what each other’s lunch orders were.” “Sometimes it would be all three of us and sometimes it would be two of us. “Carl, who lives in Little Rock, Ark., would fly in and we’d work,” said Hauser, who lives in Houston. Sessions were held in Crenshaw’s hometown of Austin, Texas. Starting work soon after the 2012 Masters, Crenshaw, Jackson and Hauser went “full bore” on the book, Hauser said. It came out just in time for Jackson’s 52nd Masters (a record for a caddie here) and Crenshaw’s 42nd start at Augusta National. ), written by Crenshaw and Jackson with Texas writer Melanie Hauser, was released April 1. Two Roads to Augusta (The American Golfer Inc. The men, who are together in their 36th Masters this week, have documented their experiences – and their great friendship – in a new book. The partnership of Ben Crenshaw and Augusta native Carl Jackson, the caddie who helped Crenshaw to both of his Masters Tournament victories, is historic in its longevity. ![]()
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