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U.S. top court: Augusta Golf Club
Augusta National GolfClub is the world’s one of the most unique golf course. Everyone knows where the Masters is held in the venue. This is the pride of Georgia, each of its setting and layout are fantastic, almost all people who love golf, innermost dreams are, can stand here to open the first hole tee bar.
At present, the Augusta club was very personal to implement the management, the green fees are kept secret, and only accept male members, membership list confidential. It is reported that Augusta is a total membership of 300 people, almost to the top U.S. political and economic leaders in the catch. To join the members only after the recommendation was to apply for membership, only when the existing members quit or died, the applicant’s eligibility to regularization.
As the classic American Masters venue, Augusta National Golf Club is the longing of every seaside golf course one of the fans dream. The Club 18-hole total of one site and a 9-hole site, including standard site in the holes 11,12 and 13 is considered the world’s most difficult hole, had been jokingly referred to as “Amen Corner.” The interesting name from the famous American golf writer Hebowalun Bonaventure, because he thought the ball here, pray to God only through peace can the ball played. In the “Amen Corner”, and the difficulty of hitting the ball rolling in the rapid speed of the greens, constitute the most important feature of Augusta course, also make it a test of the level of an important means of golfer.
Augusta National Golf Club (Augusta) called court of the best, is a prestigious golf courses in the world, described as “classic.” Also the high altar of one of the most exciting events of the four “American Masters” competition in the fixed.
It is located in South Carolina within a valley near the border with an elevation of 42 meters, mild climate, its height at 300 meters above sea level, covers an area of 365 hectares. Previous left many trees and shrubs making it a good picture is still alone, a magnolia tree, shielding the boulevard through the old colonial period buildings, formed the center of Augusta National Golf Club is now a pattern.
Bobby Jones of the complex
Augusta National founder Bobby Jones golf course Bob Jones, professional and amateur champion. In 1930, when he won four majors – the British Open, British Amateur, U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur four grand slam, setting a masterful golf in the history of the records, but only 28-year-old Martin Biqiong Si is closed at this time that Rod retreat, and the same time, began to create after retirement, the eminent Augusta National golf course.
Jones has always been a very strong St Andrews complex, is “fanatical admirer St Andrews Old Course”, has been looking forward to the construction of such as the legendary St. Andrews golf course. Augusta National golf course first saw the site, Jones knows there will be the world’s most beautiful golf course, while Jones’s ideas and was the world’s best golf course designer Dr. Amy wisteria wheat Kenzi not seek the cooperation.
“American Masters” of the Star
In 1933, the Augusta golf course has finally completed, Jones and loved ones are at the top and beat the game, very happy. 1934, Augusta has matured a lot, Jones decided to hold an informal way by inviting tour, called the Augusta National Golf Club Tournament. However, this name only lasted 4 days, after which time in 70 years, has been called the Masters Tournament, this course has become “American Masters” (also known as the U.S. Masters), the birthplace and permanent home.
U.S. Masters golf professional race has already become a “four games” one. At the same time, the event is only four races have not changed game game site. Traditional game time is the second week of April each year.
Classic tricky “Amen Corner”
Augusta Golf Club stands in the hill top, in Jones and Roberts first came to this land then, here as soon as Jones dream golf course. Augusta’s fairways is undoubtedly the best. In Japan, there are many golf clubs are designed to emulate Augusta fairways. It is for this course is a model of strategic design, so that each golfer must come to seriously consider how a good time. After the completion of the club, has in accordance with the Vail, Robert Jones and Jack Nicklaus and other famous golf master’s instructions to the conversion, making the track more classic.
The Club 18-hole total of one site and a 9-hole venue, in the foothills, through a pine forest, the corner of the stadium is located in the holes 11,12,13 and is considered the world’s most difficult hole, but also known as “Amen Corner.” It originated from the famous American golf writer Hebowalun Bonaventure, because he thought the ball here, pray to God only through peace can the ball played. In the “Amen Corner”, and the difficulty of hitting the ball rolling in the rapid speed of the greens, constitute the most important feature of Augusta golf course, but also to become an important test of the level of golf player means. Are also many golf Masters win this, failure is also here.
11 hole is 455 yards long par 4 hole in the front and left side of the green pond surrounded by Nick Faldo in the Masters in 1989,1990 the extra time winner in this reelection twice. There are some outstanding players, including Jack Nicklaus, all that 155 yards long par 3 12th hole, extremely difficult, requires special care in the kick-off, bringing more trouble to avoid trouble. Dogleg 13th hole is a long 465 yards par 5 hole, with 12 holes as the players is a great challenge. Many players are trying to get the ball marked with the green from a distance, but the ball fell in front of streams in the hole.
Each one “Yoshina”
Augusta National Golf Club, every hole is to grow in the course of trees, flowers and shrubs named. Along the 15th fairway and green blooming magnolia is the name of the 15th hole. The most demanding golf course 12 holes, was named Admiralty flower. Those beautiful flowering trees and shrubs and careful care of the golf course edge, with manicured fairways and greens side by side. Fairways looked very attractive, spacious and vibrant greens, and bunkers can be seen only sporadically.
It recent years there has been many improvements, but the court’s overall plan design changes in 70-plus years have followed Jones’s basic design concept – use as much as possible the natural conditions here do not rely on artificial obstacles, to make the game more interesting.
Private management
Augusta to implement a very personal club management, the green fees and membership lists are confidential outside. Augusta said that a total of 300 members who are America’s most elite political and economic elite. To join the members only after the recommendation was to apply for membership, only when the existing members quit or died, the applicant’s eligibility to regularization. So far, Tiger Woods is only an honorary member of the club.
Pleasant scenery
Warm and pleasant climate throughout the year in Georgia, with long, cool and clarity of the trout stream, in dozens of natural and artificial lake water can be engaged in different activities, can play golf all year round, clean unpolluted beaches chief more is more than 100 miles.
New tests
2007 Golfweek named in court over the PNS, Augusta fell 7 ranking tenth most concern to the industry news. This session was originally selected in the same time lose the status of its championship golf course and more than one. Perhaps because the court is often required for the expansion of the original design scheme and its opposite, such a situation, the innovation Should the court after it is certainly not the old normal.
Back in the past, an era championship golf course, golf course will be to increase the difficulty of transplanting trees to increase their challenge. But only Augusta National Golf Club and East Lake in Atlanta, still adhere to plant trees, is the so-called classic golf course is unique. Through innovative modern design, the Augusta Masters golf course is facing new challenges the United States. This built in 1933 after leading the national stadium in innovative modern design, the face of new challenges the U.S. Masters.
Are only two kinds of people in Augusta golf course lawn swing – invited to participate in the Masters (Augusta Masters) of the top golfers in the world only 300 of the Augusta National Golf Club. If you’re not in this column, then the second weeks of April each year, has been scouring for coax soared to a staggering high prices Masters tickets, you may be the only way to close contact with Augusta.(TAG Heuer Tiger Woods Golf Watches)






