It is arguably the most sought-after jacket in sport.

The great Bobby Jones, founder of the Augusta National Golf Club in 1933 and co-founder of the Masters which began in 1934, came up with the idea of a members' jacket.

The American amateur, who won seven majors, took his lead from Royal Liverpool, after winning The Open in 1927. He liked the red hunting jacket worn by the club's former captains.

Red, yellow and 'Georgia peach' colours were all floated between Jones and his business partner Clifford Roberts before the latter, inspired by the colour of the leaves on the azalea bushes that dominate Augusta National, suggested green.

The idea was that members wore the jacket and were therefore easily recognisable by spectators visiting the course.

Sam Snead was the first Masters winner to be awarded a Green Jacket, in 1949.

It is made of an inexpensive wool-polyester mix and costs about £195 to make each one. The colour is known as 'Pantone 342'.

Each jacket is kept permanently in the Champions Locker Room and only worn during Masters Week, strictly within the confines of Augusta National's clubhouse.

Initially, only first-time winners were allowed to remove the jacket from the property and then just for the first 12 months. Recently, winners have been given a replica jacket they can take away.

First played in 1960, the Par 3 Contest has become the traditional fun curtain-raiser to the Masters.

It will start around 17:00 BST on Wednesday, 10 April. Most players have their wives, girlfriends, children, or even grandchildren as caddies and dressed in the traditional white boiler suits.

Non-competing past champions such as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson still play in the nine-hole event that criss-crosses DeSoto Springs Pond and Ike's Pond.

Famously, no player has won the Par 3 Contest and then gone on to win the Green Jacket in the same year.

BBC Sport will have live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra across all four days.

There will also be live text commentary, in-play clips, video highlights, reaction and analysis on the BBC Sport website and app.

Monday, 7 April

21:00-22:00 BST - BBC Radio 5 Live preview show, also on BBC Sounds and via BBC Sport website

Thursday, 10 April

12:30-01:00 - live text commentary on round one on BBC Sport website, with in-play clips

20:00-01:00 - live radio commentary on 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

Friday, 11 April

12:30-01:00 - live text commentary on round two on BBC Sport website, with in-play clips

20:30-22:00 - live radio commentary on 5 Live and BBC Sounds

22:00-01:00 - live radio commentary on 5 Sports Extra and BBC Sounds

Saturday, 12 April

17:00-01:00 - live text commentary on round three on BBC Sport website, with in-play clips

21:00-01:00 - live radio commentary on 5 Live and BBC Sounds

Sunday, 13 April

17:00-01:00 - live text commentary on round four on BBC Sport website, with in-play clips

20:00-01:00 - live radio commentary on 5 Live and BBC Sounds