Hoylake , this year 's American Open host , was the inspiration for Augusta 's green jacket . Jones was given a red jacket worn by captains of Hoylake on his visit in 1930 . Jones won the Open at Hoylake on his way to a famous grand slam of golf that year . The winner of The Masters club in the United States got a green jacket from year .
Hoylake , this year 's British Open host , was the inspiration for Augusta 's green jacket . Bobby Jones was given a red jacket worn by captains of Hoylake on his visit in 1930 . Jones won the Open at Hoylake on his way to a famous grand slam of golf that year . The winner of The Masters at Jones ' club in Augusta got a green jacket from 1949 .