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The Global Golfer Top 100
Augusta National Golf Club
Augusta, Georgia, USA · #23 in the World
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA | Ranking: #23 — The Global Golfer Top 100
Type: Parkland · Private · Masters Venue | Partner Stay: The Partridge Inn; Marriott Augusta
Editor’s Note: Augusta National is the most famous golf course in the world — and the most inaccessible. Playing it requires membership invitation or to be accompanied by a member; there is no other way. It is included here not as an aspirational experience but as the definitive benchmark against which all other golf is measured. Amen Corner, the Butler Cabin, Magnolia Lane and the azaleas — Augusta National is golf’s most perfectly realised aesthetic and strategic vision.
Access
- Membership: By invitation only — approximately 300 members worldwide. There is no application process.
- For Visitors: Attend the Masters Tournament (April) as a patron — tickets via the ballot system (masters.com). The course itself is only playable with a member.
- Augusta Airport (AGS): 10 minutes from the club.
Course Information
- Designer: Alister MacKenzie & Bobby Jones (1933), continuously evolved
- Par / Yardage: 72 / 7,545 yards (Masters 2026) | Rating / Slope: 78.1 / 148
Championship Scorecard
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 |
| Name | Tea Olive | Pink Dogwood | Flowering Peach | Flowering Crab Apple | Magnolia | Juniper | Pampas | Yellow Jasmine | Carolina Cherry | — |
| Yards | 445 | 575 | 350 | 240 | 495 | 180 | 450 | 570 | 460 | 3,765 |
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Par 5
Total
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Name | Camellia | White Dogwood | Golden Bell | Azalea | Chinese Fir | Firethorn | Redbud | Nandina | Holly | — | — |
| Yards | 495 | 520 | 155 | 510 | 440 | 550 | 170 | 440 | 465 | 3,745 | 7,545 |
Amen Corner — Holes 11, 12 & 13
- Hole 11 — White Dogwood (Par 4, 520 Yards): Rae’s Creek runs left of the green and behind it. A pulled approach is immediately wet. One of the hardest holes in Masters history — the swirling wind through the pines makes club selection a lottery even for professionals.
- Hole 12 — Golden Bell (Par 3, 155 Yards): The most dangerous 155 yards in golf. Rae’s Creek front, bunkers behind, a green 12 yards deep. The swirling wind at Amen Corner makes this the Masters’ defining hole — Jordan Spieth made quadruple bogey here in 2016. Aim at the middle of the green. Every time.
- Hole 13 — Azalea (Par 5, 510 Yards): The most inviting and terrifying birdie hole in championship golf — a dogleg left through the pines with Rae’s Creek crossing in front of the green. In two for the bold; three for the careful. Seve eagled this hole in 1980 to take control of the Masters.
Where to Watch (Masters Tournament)
- Patron Ballot: Apply at masters.com by June of the preceding year. Success rates vary; persistence over multiple years is required. Practice round tickets are easier to obtain than tournament round tickets.
- The Partridge Inn, Augusta: Historic inn in the Augusta National neighbourhood — the preferred base for Masters patrons for generations. Book via Expedia →