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Augusta National Golf Club, sometimes referred to as Augusta National, Augusta, or the National, is a golf club in Augusta, Georgia, United States.Unlike most private clubs which operate as non-profits, [1] Augusta National is a for-profit corporation, and it does not disclose its income, holdings, membership list, or ticket sales.
[3] [4] On August 20, 2012, Augusta National admitted Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore as its first female members. [5] [6] Prior to the 2018 Masters Tournament, new Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley announced on April 4 that the club would host the Augusta National Women's Amateur beginning in 2019. He stated that holding such an event at ...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The toughest item to obtain at Augusta National Golf Club is a green jacket. The second-toughest might just be a 2-foot-tall garden gnome.
In 2012, Moore and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice became the first two female members of Augusta National Golf Club. [34] [35] Prior to her invitation, Moore was known to have a friendship with one of the former chairmen of Augusta, Hootie Johnson. It was her husband, Rainwater, who originally introduced Moore to the game of golf ...
The Masters is run by Augusta National Golf Club, not the PGA Tour itself. ... So that’s what makes it slightly controversial that Johnson was proudly rocking a shirt with the LIV team logo of ...
Players from 18 nations and six continents will compete in the championship that finishes the Saturday prior to the Masters.
Champions Retreat Golf Club, is a 27 hole, private golf club, located in Evans, Georgia, United States 14 miles from Augusta National Golf Club.It is the only course in the world with three nines designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, and Gary Player, the Big Three of Masters fame who combine for 13 Masters titles, 34 Major victories and 159 tournament wins.
In 2003, the Augusta National Golf Club was targeted by Martha Burk, who organized a failed protest at that year's Masters to pressure the club into accepting female members. Burk planned to protest at the front gates of Augusta National during the third day of the tournament, but her application for a permit to do so was denied. [27]