# ROAD TO AUGUSTA with Ward Clayton: 1971 Masters Champion Charles Coody & Augusta Caddie Legend Carl Jackson Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/road-to-augusta-with-ward-clayton-1971-masters-champion-charles-coody-augusta-caddie-legend-carl-jackson Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/road-to-augusta-with-ward-clayton-1971-masters-champion-charles-coody-augusta-caddie-legend-carl-jackson.md Podcast: [NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS NETWORK](https://stenobird.com/podcast/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785) Published: 2026-03-30T19:55:52+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ncsportsnetwork/episodes/ROAD-TO-AUGUSTA-with-Ward-Clayton-1971-Masters-Champion-Charles-Coody--Augusta-Caddie-Legend-Carl-Jackson-e3h6khk Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/e4f34eec/podcast/play/117706740/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-30%2F421074934-44100-2-41e13e25fc9c2.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/episodes/road-to-augusta-with-ward-clayton-1971-masters-champion-charles-coody-augusta-caddie-legend-carl-jackson Duration seconds: 6391 ## Resource ROAD TO AUGUSTA with Ward Clayton: 1971 Masters Champion Charles Coody & Augusta Caddie Legend Carl Jackson Ward Clayton interviews 1971 Masters champion Charles Coody and legendary Augusta caddie Carl Jackson. Coody recalls first arriving at Augusta in 1963 while in the military, his preparation and 1971 winning week, and the story of caddie Walter "Cricket" Pritchett wearing a towel disguise after taking time off work, plus his long run attending the Champions Dinner.Jackson recounts growing up near Augusta National, learning from caddie mentor Pappy Stokes, caddying his first Masters in 1961 for Billy Burke, and his expertise in reading Augusta’s greens. He describes caddying for Gary Player amid 1970 apartheid protests, his relationship with chairman Jack Stephens, including being the first Black person to play Augusta National with him, helping Ben Crenshaw in 1995, his "Carl's Kids” youth golf efforts, and a golf-equipment partnership with Jeff Gould.00:00 Augusta Legends Intro01:06 Host Welcome and Move03:07 First Masters Trip 196305:22 Magnolia Lane Arrival07:43 Winning Week 197111:52 Cricket Towel Disguise20:03 Champions Dinner Tradition28:50 Pearson Masters Chase31:36 Course Changes Over Time35:04 Quickfire Masters Favorites40:27 McConnell Golf Spotlight41:53 Meet Caddie Carl Jackson43:01 Sandhills Route to Augusta46:59 Pappy Stokes Green Reading49:53 First Caddie Job Origins51:44 First Masters Caddie53:19 Practice Tee Hazards54:32 Jeff Gould Meets Carl58:05 1970 Player Protests01:01:25 Winning Trust on Bag01:06:39 Jack Stevens Bond01:12:04 Jimmy Carter Visit01:14:44 First Black Round01:22:37 Ben Crenshaw Fix01:30:13 Carl's Kids Foundation01:33:43 New Club Technology01:38:32 Rapid Fire Questions01:43:34 Masters Week FarewellWelcome to the N… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/episodes/road-to-augusta-with-ward-clayton-1971-masters-champion-charles-coody-augusta-caddie-legend-carl-jackson/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/north-carolina-sports-network-6476785/road-to-augusta-with-ward-clayton-1971-masters-champion-charles-coody-augusta-caddie-legend-carl-jackson.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.