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It’s Masters week, and who better to talk about it than forty-year broadcast veteran and 37-year attendee of the Masters than radio broadcast legend, John Patrick, the Morning Show co-host of NewsTalk WGAC in Augusta, Georgia. One of the great and legendary broadcasters in all the Southern States, whose distinctive voice, witticisms, and banter have…
Looking to provide a service to golf by hosting a tournament, Augusta National founders, thirteen-time major golf champion, Bobby Jones, and businessman, Clifford Roberts decided to hold an annual event inviting the world’s best golfers, beginning in 1934. The final decision was made at a meeting in New York at the office of member W.…
Instantly recognizable as one of the premier trophy’s in all of sports, a Masters Green Jacket signifies an elite group of Champions who have endured the pressure of competing and winning against the best golfers in the world on the grandest stage in all of golf. Along with the Jacket goes a lifetime membership in…
Many a player has said a silent amen when they have safely navigated the stretch that make up the most famous trio of golf holes in Major Golf Championships. The second half of #11, the par-3 #12 and the first half of #13 make up what, noted golf writer Herbert Warren Wind immortalized “Amen Corner”…
If all you watched of the Masters television coverage is Sunday afternoon on Amen Corner, you would think the Augusta National Golf Club had water on every hole. And you would be wrong. Rae’s Creek named after early pioneer, John Rae, only flows across three holes on the Augusta National’s property. A tributary of the…
One of the many perks of membership at the Augusta National Golf Club is a place to stay for out-of-town members. Located on the grounds of the golf course are ten “Cabins” for members and their guests to stay while they are visiting and playing the Club. Although they are called “Cabins” they are anything…