Masters Tournament secrets: What Augusta National doesn't want you to know
The Masters is the most televised golf event in the world and Augusta National is the most famous course in the world. But there are secrets.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters Tournament is the most-watched golf tournament in the world in terms of broadcast and streaming coverage and is the toughest ticket in sports. The annual rite of spring begins on April 9 at the Augusta National Golf Club .
Golf fans who have never set foot on the grounds know every corner and creek like their own backyard. Players who win the Masters are revered and remembered for life. Phrases like “Amen Corner” and “A Tradition Unlike Any Other” are burned into the public’s consciousness.
But Augusta National does harbor secrets. For all of the Masters’ visibility, we don’t know everything. The club is private, owns the land, owns the tournament, owns the brand and protects it all zealously.
For one week a year, the club lets the public in. But the whole story is never revealed. Here are nine of the most well-kept secrets of the Masters and Augusta National.
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