Golf
Magical scene and colors of nature at the Masters. See what breathtaking Augusta looks like
The Golf Masters is not only a showcase of the world’s best players with clubs in hand, but also a perfect feast for the eyes. No other course in the world is as famous and special as Augusta National Golf Club.
The Golf Masters is not only a showcase of the world’s best players with clubs in hand, but also a perfect feast for the eyes. No other course in the world is as famous and special as Augusta National Golf Club. The peak of its beauty comes in the spring, when the local flora blooms into its most colourful hues. And that’s why the most famous tournament in golf history is played here in the spring.
The Augusta course in Gorgia is exceptional in many other ways. It’s the only one to have all its holes named separately, usually after a flower that blooms around the meticulously manicured lawn.
What’s more, Augusta National is hard for the average mortal to get to. There are virtually only two ways to play golf here. Either you’ve won the famous Masters yourself at some point in the past, or you’ve had the great fortune to have one of the winners be your friend and personally invite you to the course.
Otherwise, the door to Augusta is closed to you, not even a fat bank account will help. The course with the “private” moniker is in full bloom here. It’s no coincidence that it blooms in the spring, when the Masters is played here.
Only in 2020 was it played in the autumn because the original date was ruined by a coronavirus pandemic. This special tournament was won by American golfer Justin Johnson. However, all participants agreed that the course doesn’t look nearly as magical in the autumn as it does in the spring.
As beautiful as Augusta is to the eye, it’s also extremely tricky. One reason for this is the extremely fast greens, which even players who have been playing the course for several years struggle with. Every mistake here is multiplied several times over. Players can lose a well-played tournament here at virtually any time if their inattention is reduced.
Hole No. 12 is considered to be the most tricky of all. It may only be 155 yards long, but clouds of top golfers have more than once drowned their ball in the water hazard located just before the narrow, longitudinal green.
Incredibly, Tiger Woods burned out on it in 2020. It is said that few know the tricky corners of the course better than he. Yet he drowned the ball three times on the 12th, needing a whopping 10 shots to beat the shortest par 3!
The story of Augusta began in 1857, when a Belgian family bought land here to grow a plant nursery. However, the idea of a golf course didn’t come about until 1930, when Augusta National founders Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones began looking for land to build a golf course.
A year later, they purchased the land for $70,000. They decided to preserve the beautiful plants that were in this botanical garden and plant them around each hole.
The flowering peach, the azalea, the white parrot. Such innocent names are the names of the holes that in just a few days will once again exercise the nervous system of the best players in the world.
Augusta National Golf Club, where this year’s 86th Masters will be played, has a tremendous history behind it. Looking at the beauty around the local fairways, it’s a feast for the eyes even for spectators who aren’t particularly fond of golf.
Source: The Masters
