How cool is this?

I am a big fan of the first golf major of the year, The Masters at the beautiful Augusta National Golf Club. Over the years, I've watched the coverage closely, including on the tournament's official Web site. This year, the site has taken a major step up.

The 12th hole at Augusta National. Photo courtesy golf.com

The home page of the Web site is full of the beautiful color that makes Augusta National so special. In past years, the background of the index page was a simple green and red matte.

The interactive features are extremely easy to use. The "watch live" tab on the home page has the capability to allow users to choose from five different live feeds during the tournament. Once you select a feed, you can click on the "tools" button on the lower left of the video player to bring up a leaderboard, hole & player status and picture in picture. The picture and picture is an extremely easy feature to use, allowing viewers to switch back and forth between the main and secondary video you're watching.

This is a great job by IBM to develop a site that showcases the beauty of this course and tournament with the help of the some of the best new media available.