Inside Augusta’s $140m Practice Area
If you’ve watched the Masters, you’ve seen players warming up on what is likely the best practice area in the world of golf. But how was it designed? Why was it built? What makes it so great? Shane Ryan has all the answers in this deep dive into the Tournament Practice Facility at Augusta National Golf Club.
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140 mill on a practice range how stupid
how can you say america is bad when we have heated grass for practice golf courses
Hallowed ground!!
I got to watch the Masters on Sunday in 2015 and I spent a few hours watching the pros hit on the range. It was awesome.
There is now a players parking lot UNDER the original driving range.
It only takes money and AN has an unlimited supply.
So is the old range still used by the Members to warm up before a round, since the Tournament facility doesnt seem to be?
Bring back agusta loopers for the masters
They have all this to make it easier for players yet they keep lengthening the holes
140 million dollars!! Ridiculous
Fuckin tariffs ruining our country and you want to talk about a driving range
Had the privilege of going to the Masters in 2013. I will always remember the attention to detail not only what you see on television but also what’s not in view of the cameras.
Apparently, the fist 3:30 of this video is sponsored by "Ping", because that's all I can hear of the background music. I'm guessing that it was probably picked to sound like a heartbeat and anticipation, but I almost stopped watching this because of that annoying music.
As a person who's two favorite sports are baseball and golf, Mid March to Mid April is always the best "month" of the year. Opening day/week for baseball, leading into the Masters just a couple weeks later. No greater time of the year.
dreams, sweat,tears.
If it's about the Masters, I consume it. Im a Masters fanatic it's like a religion to me.. I've quit jobs before just to watch the final round 🙏
Pine Valleys practice range is great as well.
Diabolical way to zoom into the US
I was lucky enough to attend ANWA on Saturday. You can wait in line to have your photo taking in front of the clubhouse. The line wraps around the green east of Magnolia Lane. Is this the “champions only” short game area?
No wonder its $1500/day on Monday through Wednesday. More than I can afford.
Golf digest has been pumping out Augusta videos😂
When money is absolutely no object, Augusta National.
That is freakin’ unreal. I do have golf software for a launch monitor that has a practice area similar in design. It has 2 rows of greens with bunkers on most of the holes. You fadedraw shots to a green either side. NO…not comparable to this but WAY better than anything I’ve personally seen in RL…and it’s free…kinda
2nd last video clip was running backwards. Look at the cars driving
So in order to build the range we know today, they bought a neighborhood, kicked everyone out, and made it a parking lot? Yep, the rich really do run everything
2:57 they winged drives and the caddies just stood there in the line of fire 😂. I mean I’m no snowflake, I love the masters, but come on. Hey boy get in that field and get my ball
I’ll be honest the intro zoom had me really confused where we were going.
How much of the $140mm was the purchase of the 85 acres?
Hopefully they have paper straws at The Masters
They need to go public.
Who cares? It’s golf and it’s disgusting.
Where do the members warm up on a regular day? The old range?
Ooohhh the libs are gonna hate this one 😅
Who's putting up the $140 million?
Better infrastructure than all of USA
Wow, that’s incredible, great video, thanks!