Course
setup for Augusta National Golf Club
The
following information about the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia,
has been prepared by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America in
Lawrence, Kansas.
COURSE
CHARACTERISTICS
YARDAGE:
Championship: 6,925
Regular: 6,240
COURSE
TERRAIN: Rolling
SOIL
CONDITIONS: Clay loam
PRIMARY
GRASSES:
Greens: Penncross Bentgrass
Tees: Bermudagrass
Fairways:
Bermudagrass
AVERAGE
GREEN SIZE: 6,000 square feet
AVERAGE
TEE SIZE: 1,200 square feet
ACRES
OF FAIRWAY: 110, including Par-3 course
ACRES
OF ROUGH: 35, including Par-3 course
SAND
BUNKERS: 45 main course/11 bunkers Par-3/2 practice bunkers
WATER
HAZARDS: 5, main course
COURSE
MAINTENANCE
OVERSEEDING
POLICY:
Greens: Bentgrass - permanent
Tees: Overseed with Perennial
Ryegrass in mid-September
Faireways: Overseed with Perennial Ryegrass in
mid-September
DRAINAGE
CONDITIONS: Average
GREEN
CONSTRUCTION SOIL MIX: USGA Specs.
IRRIGATION
SYSTEM: Toro, part hydraulic and part electric
Greens: Automatic
Tees: Automatic
Fairways: Automatic
SOURCE
OF WATER: Raw water system
Fairway
Cut for Member Play (Average year-round): 7/16 inch
Green
Cut for Member Play (Average year-round): 1/8 inch
Rough
Cut for Member Play (Average year-round): 5/8 inch
WILDLIFE
ON COURSE: Fox, hawk, raccoon, possum, and native birds
SUPERINTENDENT
INFORMATION
Course
Superintendent: William Marsh Benson
Education:
Turf Program, Penn State University, University Park, Pa., 1982
Years
at this Course: 8
Years
as GCSAA Member: 15, Georgia GCSA Chapter
Previous
Positions: Superintendent, Jennings Mill Country Club, Athens, Ga; Superintendent,
Country Club of Florida, Boynton Beach, Fla.
Previous
Tournament Preparation: 1990-1997 Masters Tournament, Augusta National Golf
Club, Augusta, Ga.
OTHER
KEY COURSE PERSONNEL
Course
Architect: Alister Mackenzie, Robert Tyre Jones Jr., 1933
Chairman:
Jackson T. Stephens
General
Manager: James H. Armstrong Jr.
Co-Pros:
Bob Klecke/Dave Spencer
Assistant
Superintendent: Brad Owen
