Augusta welcomed a familiar face Friday as Tiger Woods stopped by for a scouting trip.
This wasn’t for Woods, a five-time Masters Tournament champion, to scope out Augusta National Golf Club for some early intel before next April’s tournament. Instead, it was to catch a glimpse of a different kind of history he’s making in Augusta.
Woods, along with Augusta National and Masters chairman Fred Ridley, visited the future sites of The Loop at The Patch and TGR Learning Lab Augusta.
The Loop is a new nine-hole short course at the redeveloped Augusta Municipal Golf Course, known to many as The Patch. Woods is leading the design of The Loop, with the name paying tribute to the caddies who have gathered at The Patch for decades.
It’s the latest course in the TGR Design portfolio, which includes more than a dozen courses, one of them being Woods’ redesign of The Hay at Pebble Beach.
The plan is for The Loop at The Patch to have its grand opening in time for next year’s Masters.
“Partnering with Augusta National Golf Club to serve its surrounding community is truly special,” said Woods in a statement released this past April, when he missed the Masters following surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon. “My passion for education and golf dates back a long time, as does my relationship with Augusta National and the city of Augusta. This is a transformational opportunity to empower the next generation and deliver meaningful educational programming and access to fun and affordable golf. I am excited to work alongside Augusta National and see both projects become a reality.”
The TGR Learning Lab Augusta is slated for an April 2028 opening, and it will be the fourth location opened by the TGR Foundation.
Located at the site of the former Lamar Elementary School, the TGR Learning Lab Augusta will deliver programming to all students within the Richmond County School System and other school districts throughout the CSRA.
The programs at TGR Learning Labs are year-round and free to all students, focusing on educational enrichment in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The in-school curriculum will launch in Richmond County prior to the Augusta lab’s opening.
