I walked all 18 at Augusta National. These little details jumped out
Walking all 18 holes at the Masters yielded some unexpected sights and sounds and small details, from hazard stakes to ladders to leader boards.
Rory McIlroy's group comes up No. 8 — and the leader board is ready for them. Darren Riehl AUGUSTA, Ga.
— A couple hours after the 2026 Masters began Thursday morning, I set out to walk all 18 holes with three goals in mind: Watch some golf, offset the caloric intake of Augusta National’s press center (which Willy Wonka would deem a bit decadent) and take some time to admire the little things. Our photographer Darren Riehl did the hard work. I mostly just pointed at stuff.
Here begins our tour. Editor’s note: This may be a silly story but it has good pictures, so feel free to skip the words and skim those. No.
1 The entire Masters Tournament relies on a certain assumption of orderliness from its patrons. Even its insistence on calling them “patrons” helps set the tone. It’s easy to roll your eyes at some of that stuff, but here’s the result: When players walk from the clubhouse towards the first tee they very often just walk through the sea of people gathered there.
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