Nick Faldo's other big anniversary this week - Martin Dempster's Masters Diary

What isn’t known by many people, though, is that this weekend also marks another anniversary for the Englishman.

Back in 1976, Faldo won the Craigmillar Park Open, a 72-hole event held not too far away from Edinburgh city centre, before turning professional straight afterwards.

Other winners over the years have included Ronnie Shade, Charlie Green, Lloyd Saltman and Marc Warren, but it’s Faldo’s name that sticks out on the trophy.

Hence why the anniversary is being marked by him being made an Honorary Member.

Meet a second Scot inside the ropes

Bob MacIntyre might be the sole player in the field flying the Saltire this week, but there’s another Scot inside the ropes.

Edinburgh man Tim Poyser is caddying for Kristoffer Reitan at Augusta National, having picked up the Norwegian’s bag just over a year ago and helping him secure a PGA Tour card this season.

“Yeah, it is super special,” admitted Poyser of being here this week in a working capacity, “I was lucky enough to go to The Masters in 2010 just to spectate, so at least I’ve seen a little bit of what it is about.”

With Viktor Hovland also in the field, it’s the first time that two Norwegians have played in the season’s opening major.

Olly is last man standing of ‘old guard’

Bernhard Langer brought down the curtain on his Masters career last year after making a 41st and final Augusta National appearance.

It means that fellow two-time winner Jose Maria Olazabal is the last man standing, so to speak, in the tournament among Europe’s old guard.

The Spaniard is making his 37th appearance at the age of 60 and, though making the cut as recently as two years ago, he admits it’s become a bit of a slog for him.

“There are certain holes that I barely reach the green in two,” he declared. “No 5 is a good example of that, No 11 is another one. My goal is just to put up a couple of decent scores the first two days and try to enjoy it as much as I can.”

There’s two exclusive Tuesday dinners

What do the wives of Masters winners get up to when their husbands are at the traditional Champions Dinner on Tuesday night?

Well, some of them actually hold their own exclusive dinner elsewhere in the Augusta National clubhouse.

“We get the best of both worlds,” Charl Schwartzel, the 2011 winner, told the Augusta Chronicle. “We get to eat with the boys and then join the wives afterwards.”

The event is organised by Julie Crenshaw, wife of two-time champion Ben Crenshaw. Asked who has the most fun, Schwartzel said: “It’s a close call. We have a great time, but they really have fun!”