Memories of '75 Fifty years since Elder's debut, has golf managed to broaden its horizons?

For Carl Jackson, the path was one well trodden. Caddie shed to 1st tee; he had done it hundreds of times across 14 years as a bag man at the Masters.

- Ewan Murray

For Carl Jackson, the path was one well trodden. Caddie shed to 1st tee; he had done it hundreds of times across 14 years as a bag man at the Masters. Jackson's connection to Augusta National stretched even beyond his major debut of 1961. He was a caddie at the venue from the age of 14; breaching what employment law existed in 1950s Georgia but still savvy enough to make his mark, Jackson was quickly accepted. This time, he had no cause to give advice over a choice of club. He had no competitor anxiety to calm. Thursday 10 April 1975. Fore please, now driving: Lee Elder. Jackson made sure he formed part of the gallery. A Masters colour split - caddies black, players white - was about to end.

"I was nervous for Lee Elder," Jackson recalls. "It was an earth-shattering day for golf. Augusta had a lot of members and not all of them approved of this. I was out there, gathered around the tee like a lot of other people, because I wanted to see the expression on some of the members' faces.

"That was a breakthrough for Augusta, for the Masters, for the golf world. He made it there on his own. We put a lot of weight in him and in his talent."

And the reaction? "In my mind and what I read was far more positive than negative. Lee had a very pleasant personality. He always seemed to have a smile on his face. I never heard anything negative about Lee."