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Augusta (also known as
Augusta-Richmond County) is a consolidated city in the U.S. state of
Georgia. Augusta is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County
Metropolitan Statistical Area, which as of 2008 had an estimated
population of 534,218. Augusta is thus the second largest city in Georgia
and the second-largest metro area in the state after Atlanta, as well as
the 113th largest city in the U.S. Internationally, Augusta is best known
for hosting The Masters golf tournament each spring, and for being the
hometown of funk singer James Brown.
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Augusta National Golf Club: A Beautiful
Golf Course by Paul.Goodguy
The
Augusta national golf club has been the location of the well known and
highly televised Masters Tournament. The course is located in Augusta
Georgia and has be placed on land that used to be a tree nursery.
An elegant designed golf course for
those with the skill to enjoy.
The
Augusta national golf club is adorned with mature trees, flowers, as well
as shrubs and every hole has the name of a tree or a shrub that is
located on the hole. In the early days it stood out from the rest of the
golf courses due to the small number of bunkers it contained, compared to
other golf courses. The widths of the fairways on the course were also
different from the other professional quality courses.
Design
changes to the Course
Over
the years architects have made changes to the course such as placing more
bunkers, decreasing the contours of the greens and placing more trees on
the course. The creation of several rough areas made the course more
challenging.
The
greens at the Augusta course had a long tradition of being made from
traditional Bermuda grass. In 1981, they were changed to being made from
bent grass, which provides a faster surface on the green. This was the
deciding factor for the decrease in the contours that were placed on the
green.
Members
of the Augusta national golf club are probably familiar with the large
oak tree that is located on the course and is thought to be over 140
years old.
The
Eisenhower tree is a solid pine tree, which is situated on the 17th hole
of the course.
Historians
of the course claim that the tree was hit with a golf ball numerous times,
(to his disgust) by President Eisenhower, and so he recommended that the
tree be removed. The chairman of the course at the time did not want to
have to ignore the recommendation of the President, however he decided
the best thing to do was close the meeting.
The
course also has Ike's Pond, which was named after General Eisenhower. He
had taken a walk in the woods on a distance portion of the club grounds,
and advised the chairman of the club that he had found a great place to
include a pond. The pond was built based on his recommendation.
I
believe the chairman's job was an extremely diplomatic role ,with so many
top names of politics and high ranking officials. It allowed its first
African-American member in 1990.
The
Augusta course is one of the most beautiful golf courses in the world,
for both professionals and the weekend players. I highly recommend it if
for only to pick out the specific icons mentioned here, and to identify
how they arrived on the course.
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