Arguably the most famous golf course in the United States, if not North America, was directly in the path of the treacherous Hurricane Helene that made landfall with the Southeastern United States over the last few days.
Augusta National Golf Club hosts the Masters every year, making it the only course to host a PGA major tournament annually.
The club’s history and traditions make it one of the most hallowed grounds on the globe. After Helene, getting the course back in pristine shape looks like a major effort.
Although there are more than six months until the 2025 Masters, the course and surrounding areas will be picking up the pieces from the storm in the coming days and weeks.
One image has surfaced of trees knocked down and littering the course on what appears to be a bunker and green.
This photo of Augusta National Golf Club has surfaced after Hurricane Helene hit the grounds
At least 15 people died because of the Hurricane in Georgia and more than 1million people in the state are without power, per Gov. Brian Kemp.
‘Our Augusta community has suffered catastrophic and historic impact from Hurricane Helene,” Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley told ESPN. ‘We currently are assessing the effects at Augusta National Golf Club.’
‘In the meantime, our focus and efforts are foremost with our staff, neighbors and business owners in Augusta. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as well as everyone throughout Georgia and the Southeast who have been affected.’
Per the Augusta Chronicle, as many as 225,000 people were without power in Augusta alone.
The National Weather Service also observed a wind gust of 82 miles per hour at Augusta Regional Airport during the storm.
After the devastating storm, the rebuild begins for parts of the United States, with Augusta National under a close eye for the next several months.
