Jordan Spieth’s Masters Champions Dinner menu will be ‘Texas barbecue’

If your dream Masters Champions’ Dinner menu involves a specific item only available from a chain or another restaurant, well, bad news. You’re going to have to deal with some knock-off imitation.

Of course, that knock-off imitation will be prepared at one of the world’s most exclusive clubs -- and it will probably be better than any morsel of food that’s ever touched your tastebuds.

After Ben Crenshaw, the 1984 & 1995 champion and dinner emcee, started the rumor on Monday that fellow Texan Jordan Spieth would be serving up famous Salt Lick BBQ on Tuesday evening, Spieth put those rumors to rest. Instead, it’l just be good-ole Texas BBQ and “texan meats” prepared by what’s assumedly a quite talented culinary staff at Augusta National.

No matter the source, it’s a solid first menu from Spieth that shouldn’t harbor many complaints. It’s barbecue, and it’s Texas BBQ -- which is unequivocally and irrefutably good. Pair some beautiful brisket with, say, some greenery of some sort and a starchy side and you’ve got yourself a nice little meal there. And as much of a shame as it is that Spieth can’t import authentic BBQ from Austin from Salt Lick or Franklin’s, all those former champions are just lucky Spieth isn’t from the Carolinas, otherwise he’d be serving the culinary approximation of some shredded pork topped with extremely dehydrated urine.

Update: The full menu is here! Sports!

And Tiger made it!

With the main course of the menu laid out, here’s some Champions Dinner menu items, ranked.

1. Argentinian barbecue, Angel Cabrera, 2010

2. Texas barbecue, Spieth, 2016

3. Filet mignon, Zach Johnson, 2008

4. Lobster ravioli, Phil Mickelson, 2005

5. Chicken curry, Vijay Singh, 2001

6. Wild boar, Mike Weir, 2004

7. Chicken fajitas, Tiger Woods, 2006

8. Wienerschnitzel, Bernhard Langer, 1995

9. Burgers & shakes, Tiger Woods, 1998

10. Chicken breast & salad, Bubba Watson, 2013 & 2015

22. Not eating at all

67. Bobotie (egg & mincemeat casserole), Trevor Immelman, 2009

192. 12-hour case of food poisioning

297. Eating an actual green jacket

781. Eating the silverware, which upon ingestion perforates your bowels and leads to major blood loss

1,241. Haggis, Sandy Lyle, 1987

H/T to Golf Digest for past menu options