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Augusta national is one of the most popular golf courses located in Augusta, Georgia, North America. The course was founded in 1933 by Bobby Jones. The course has earned its fame over the years for hosting most of the major golf tournaments like the masters Tournament that is held annually. The Augusta national is one of the most reputed golf courses in the PGA tour. Apart from being finest golf course, the place is also charmed by its scenic beauty with some rare species of flowers and trees.
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In fact each of the tee of the course is named after each of the shrub or flowers of the ground. Here is a brief list of the name of the holes:
Hole 1: Tea Olive
Hole 2: Pink Dogwood
Hole 3: Flowering Peach
Hole 4: Flowering Crab Apple
Hole 5: Magnolia
Hole 6: juniper
Hole 7: Pampas
Hole 8: Yellow Jasmine
Hole 9: Carolina Cherry
Hole 10: Camellia
Hole 11: White Dofwood
Hole 12: Golden Bell
Hole 13: Azalea
Hole 14: Chinese Fir
Hole 15: Firethorn
Hole 16: Redbud
Hole 17: Nandina
Hole 18: Holly
Accommodation facilities at Augusta national: The Crow's Nest has the capacity to accommodate about 5 individuals. This living space is specially utilized during the Masters Tournament. Just in the front of the clubhouse of the Augusta national there is a memorial located known as the Founders circle built in honor of Clifford Roberts and Bobby Jones. The Par Three Fountain is located beside the number 1 tee on the course Par 3. Sarazen Bridge is located across the pond just over the hole 15 separating the green and the fairway. The bridge is named to commemorate Gene Sarazen for the double eagle in the Marsters Tournament of 1935.
Notable members of the Augusta national golf course are:
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft
Jack Welch, CEO, General Electric
Warren Buffett, member of Forbes 400
Membership at Augusta national: presently the club has about 300 members. Membership at the Augusta national is accepted only by invitation and not by application. Membership fees at Augusta national starts from US $ 250,000 to US $ 500, 000.
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