AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB, AUGUSTA, GA – LA REVIEW
Augusta National Golf Club is ranked fifth among the best golf courses in the world this year. It is considered a challenge for a player to play on this course. It also has a place in one of the first positions for being the toughest courses in the world of golf.
As the name suggests, the Augusta National Golf Club is located in Augusta. It was open to games since 1933 and until now has hosted many professional tournaments and games. Until 1990, the club was by no means accepting ethnic members. This provoked a lot of criticism. In 2012, the club acquired its first female players.
Membership policies and regulations are fairly protected and the club claims it is a private organization. The course length is 6,799 meters, the slope rating is 137, and the course rating is 78.1. Augusta National Golf Club has a restricted membership and the cost of membership is believed to be $ 10,000 to $ 30,000. Notable members of the club are Warren Buffet, Sam Palmisano, Jack Welch, Bill Gates, and many others.
Augusta National Golf Club has expansions of wide fairways, pine trees, white sand terrain, clean appearance, and prairie course. Each hole in the course is named after a bush or tree that grows near the hole such as the flowering crab, pink dogwood, and azalea. Holes 11, 12 and 13 are collectives called Amen Coenr.
Club features
a) The Crows Nest of Augusta National Golf Club provides living space for five amateur golfers who are Masters qualified.
b) There are ten member cabins on the property.
c) The bridge that connects the stream with hole 12 is made up of artificial grass and stones.
d) The lane has 61 Magnolia trees.
Hole-by-hole review
a) Tea Olive hole: ranked fourth in difficulty level and dropped to 10 yards in 2010
b) Pink Dogwood hole: occupies the 16th position in the difficulty level and if the player stays off the tee, he goes into the trees.
c) Peach blossom hole: It is the shortest by 4 and there is a steep green pear shaped slope in front of it. Ranked fourteen in difficulty
d) Magnolia Hole ranks sixth in difficulty
e) The juniper hole is the eleventh in difficulty and is elevated with a steep slope.
f) The pampa hole is in rank 3 and trees were recently added to it.
g) The yellow jasmine hole is about 300 yards away and ranks 17th
h) Carolina Cherry hole increased by 30 yards recently and ranks seventh
I) The hole of the camellia ranks second
j) The most difficult hole is White Dogwood and the tees are moved 15 yards back and the trees are added.
k) The golden bell hole has a narrow target and water in front. 13th place
l) The Azalea hole is ranked 15
m) The Chinese fir hole has no bunker and is ranked 12
n) Firethorn ranks 18th with confusion among players to decide whether to opt for the greens or not.
o) Redbud Hole ranks 10th
p) The hole Nandina occupies the ninth place and the second stroke of this hole must be controlled for ace.
q) The holly hole ranks eighth with an avenue of trees and the tee retreated 60 yards.