With Spring comes The Masters. When we see Augusta National in all it's glory on the television every April it celebrates the of the end of winter and the start of the golf season. What an amazing place.
Suggestion with regard to the mocked-up visuals, wherein the two-dimensional hole is laid out visually: 1) Orient the drawing 'up', or 'north', as one might study a map, and 2) draw the tee-box(s) first, then a line (s) down the fairway to the green, and then 2b) fill in the bunkers and tree-lines. Tada.
Great video I’ve been watching the masters for years high definition TV brings in the undulation of the course a little more but TV still does not do that course justice great article thanks for Bobby Jones is inside on each hall
I enjoyed this - good job, but there is one special aspect of The Masters to which I wish all these broadcasts would give more attention. That is the names of the holes. It's such a unique part of Augusta's heritage and it is all but overlooked.
Huh? They mention hole names on a regular basis, especially the well-known ones like Golden Bell, but also any time they do a flyover of a hole they mention the name verbally and on graphics. The only other course where hole names are so well known is St Andrews, but even that doesn’t get quite the same treatment on broadcasts, probably because it only hosts every five years instead of every year.
The way most pro golfers play the holes today is different than what the original layout was designed for with the length of their shots is so much further.
It would have been perfect to have the Masters not need to change holes over time. Honestly, the best idea would have been to make it a classic tournament from the standpoint that wooden headed drivers, fairways, hybrids were mandatory and no graphite shafts or cavity irons. That the tournament remained a time capsule going back to when Jones played the game. It would have kept the artistry of ball striking.
The main reason guys aren’t hitting 4 irons 170 yards anymore is because they literally put a different number on the 4 irons these days! It’s all about loft, and the manufacturers gimmicked up the clubs so much that they had to create a new club, the “gap” wedge that they needed for the gap they created! Although I’m sure other technology has increased distance somewhat, all things being equal.
McKenzie was the named course architect, but the original design, which was significantly different than what is described in this video, was effectively a collaboration with Jones. Jones had no need or desire to be noted as part of the course design team, as he was an co-founder / owner of the club. In any case, the course as it was in 1959 and certainly as it exists today is significantly different than the original design attributed solely to McKenzie. No slight to McKenzie intended, but Augusta National more than any other major championship course has always been a work in progress and while Jones was alive, the changes made to the course after the course originally opened for play certainly had Jones’s involvement and approval.
Interesting video, unfortunately given the title, the information provided in this video is not accurate. The original design from the 1930's is far different than what you have described. Most of information provided is after many changes have been made 20+ years later. I would suggest renaming the video.
“The information in this video is not accurate.” Yes… it is? I don’t see the logic of “well that’s not the original design” when that has no bearing at all. What is wrong with people? “Change the title” as well, lol dude wtf Bobby Jones has been dead for longer than 20 years lol
