Masters Green Jacket Comes From Cincinnati’s Hamilton Tailoring
The long-running arrangement underscores Augusta National’s tight control over its most famous symbol.
Overview
- Hamilton Tailoring Co. in Cincinnati makes the Masters green jacket, a fact PGA sources and recent local reporting have reasserted during tournament coverage.
- In 1967, company owner Ed Heimann reached a deal with Augusta National chairman Clifford Roberts that made Hamilton the exclusive supplier.
- Augusta treats the jacket as members-only property, with no public sales, jackets kept on club grounds, and only the reigning champion allowed to take one off-site for a single year.
- Every coat uses the same green shade (Pantone 342) with the club crest, and a custom version for the new champion is made after the ceremony with his name stitched inside.
- The tradition started in 1937 with Brooks Uniform Co., and Augusta later changed suppliers after members said the original wool coats were too heavy in warm weather.