Lee Westwood makes complaint about Augusta National after watching The Masters

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Augusta National has been the standard of excellence for major championship venues for decades. As the advancement of golf technology has rendered historic venues like St. Andrews obsolete, Augusta has cleverly made adjustments to give the pros a major test, without sacrificing its identity.

But the golf course has come under severe scrutiny this week because of its setup. The weather forecast suggested this would be the toughest Masters in years, and the firmness of Thursday further enhanced that narrative. Even Scottie Scheffler was struggling to hold the greens on the back nine of his opening round.

But in response, Augusta watered the course to slow it down and make it more playable for the weekend. While it made the course far easier on Friday, the hope was that it would make for a brilliant spectacle on the weekend, but a few hours into watching Saturday’s play, LIV golfer Lee Westwood had a major complaint. Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Lee Westwood critical of Saturday setup at The Masters At the start of Saturday, the course didn’t firm up as many fans had hoped.

Balls were stopping dead on the greens and spinning back, in a way that we are not typically accustomed to at Augusta. That led to Westwood, twice a runner-up at The Masters, taking to social media to voice his complaints. The Englishman said, “Still looks a bit too receptive out there for a Saturday at the @TheMasters”.