'Something I'll never forget': Aiken County resident receives Green Jacket Award of Excellence
Apr. 17—Stacey Whittle, an Aiken County resident who has worked at Augusta National Golf Club since 2016, received a very special honor at this year's Masters Tournament. Whittle, director of facilities and engineering at Augusta National, was selected from the club's employees for the Green Jacket Award of Excellence.
The winner participates in the outdoors green jacket ceremony following the conclusion of the Masters. Whittle's department is responsible for all the major utilities used at the club — power, water and gas — plus so much more. "Facilities and engineering touches every part of this campus," Whittle said in a video posted on masters.
com . "We take care of all the painting. We also install all of the scoreboards and TV towers for the Masters Tournament.
"Most of the time we are the last ones to touch something going on course for the tournament, so it's important we are very detail oriented. " Whittle and his crew are on call 24/7 for the nine days of competition at Augusta National, which includes the Augusta National Women's Amateur,; Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals; and the Masters. "What we have to do to support the tournament, and knowing that we are contributing to the tournament being successful, that's our goal," he said.
"That's what we are here for. " His team is committed to making the tournament the best it can be, he said. "When I come to work I do the very best that I can.