Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta National Golf Club, a private golf club in Augusta, Georgia, is one of the most famous and exclusive golf clubs in North America and considered Bobby Jones's masterpiece. It is the site of the annual Masters Tournament.

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Golf - Augusta, Georgia - Golf clubs - North America - Bobby Jones - Masters Tournament

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Augusta is generally regarded as the most revered golf course on Tour by American fans. Since the Masters is held there each year, fans watching on TV have the unique opportunity to become familiar with the course, something the other majors do not afford.

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The course is well-known for its beauty as well; because the Masters is held in early spring, the flowers are in full bloom during the tournament. In fact, each hole is named after an individual flower that it has become associated with:

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The 11th, 12th, and 13th holes at Augusta were termed "Amen Corner" by author Herbert Warren Wind in 1958, because most Masters are determined on those very holes on Sunday. That very year, the great Arnold Palmer outlasted Ken Venturi for the Green Jacket with heroic escapes at Amen Corner. Amen also played host to prior Masters moments like Byron Nelson's birdie-eagle at 12 and 13 in 1937, and Sam Snead's water save at 12 in 1949 that sparked him to victory.

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Herbert Warren Wind - Arnold Palmer - Ken Venturi - Green Jacket - Byron Nelson - Sam Snead

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