The sandwich, made of cheese, pimento chili peppers, mayonnaise, and white bread and only available during the tournament, is quite famous among anyone that has ever attended the Masters. A quick Google search reveals thousands of recipes from food and sports bloggers across the web believing they have stumbled upon the sandwich's secret original recipe, including Golf.com.
In 2013, ESPN chronicled the various changes to the recipe while investigating the minor controversy over the different taste of that year's sandwiches. The change was a result of the tournament making the sandwiches in-house at the Augusta National clubhouse. Previously, Augusta's Wife Saver restaurant supplied the sandwiches for the tournament. Wife Saver's owner, Ted Godfrey, claims to have used the original recipe for the sandwiches and did not share that recipe with Augusta National.
As with anything popular in the zeitgeist, there are always those that don't believe the hype. Fox Sports reports, "the sandwich itself isn't anything special" while SB Nation recommends the egg salad sandwich over the pimento sandwich. Deadspin even claims to have a recipe that is better than Augusta National's.
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