Engineering drawings filed with the city of Augusta (Ga.) depict the locations of “Cabin 1,” a 6,284-square-foot structure, and “Cabin 2,” measuring 5,556 square feet, bordering the Par-3 Course. Cabins 1 and 2 appear to sit behind the fourth and third tees, respectively. The cabins’ locations would change the Par 3’s first four holes, according to the plans.
The Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club’s Par-3 Course will sport a new look for the 2023 Masters Tournament, The Augusta Chronicle reported.
Engineering documents filed with the city of Augusta’s Planning and Development Department outline several expected changes at one of the world’s iconic professional golf venues, including the construction of two new guest cabins.
Plans titled “Northeast Pond Grading and Drainage Revisions Phase I,” labeled with a March 2022 revision date, show proposed updated locations for tee boxes, greens, and other Par-3 Course features near the northern shore of the National’s largest body of water, The Augusta Chronicle reported.
The proposed use, according to the development plans, is “redevelopment of (the) existing golf course related to five golf holes and supporting recreational facilities.”
The drawings’ marked locations of the course changes seem to mirror aerial photographs snapped in June showing site work being performed at the National, The Augusta Chronicle reported. Virtually every rumored change to the National’s course layout tends to set tongues wagging in the pro-golf world, especially since the private club typically doesn’t disclose details of its pending development plans.
The National did not immediately respond to queries July 26 from The Augusta Chronicle about the changes.
The engineering drawings depict the locations of “Cabin 1,” a 6,284-square-foot structure, and “Cabin 2,” measuring 5,556 square feet, bordering the Par-3 Course. Cabins 1 and 2 appear to sit behind the fourth and third tees, respectively, The Augusta Chronicle reported.
The cabins’ locations would change the Par 3’s first four holes, according to the plans.
The new No. 1, instead of playing northward, appears on the city-filed map to point northeast toward the pond, with the new No. 1 green placed on or near the old No. 4 tee, The Augusta Chronicle reported. The new No. 2, instead of playing west-to-east, points northwest. The new No. 3, instead of playing southward, faces southeast back toward the pond.
The new No. 4 tee, on the opposite side of the No. 3 green, seems to be placed to allow fewer shots to travel over open water to reach the green, The Augusta Chronicle reported. The No. 5 hole would appear unchanged, according to maps.
Other plans filed separately with the city show a new concessions/restroom facility between the main course’s eighth and 18th holes, The Augusta Chronicle reported.
Described as a “patron hub” in the plans, “The patrons’ concession and restroom each consist of one main level and a basement. The member restroom is a single-story, standalone structure,” according to notes accompanying the drawings.
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