04/13/2018 ISSUE 15

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THE MASTERS: A ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCE Kevin’s
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My wife Denise and I have just returned best-run sporting event in the world. The You can use the ATT-provided landlines
from our annual trip to the Masters, at the natural beauty of the course, the impecca- located throughout the property. All calls, erty is what strikes you so completely, and
Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, ble conditions, and the friendly hospitality to all over the country, are provided at no also how hilly the property is. The only flat
Georgia. Each year we count our blessings of the staff make for an unforgettable and charge. We had lunch each day at one of holes at Augusta are the par-3 12th and the
for having the privilege to attend what we memorable experience every time. the numerous concession stands that are par-3 16th. All the other 16 holes are up and
think is the most spectacular, beautiful and spread throughout the grounds. We had down significant slopes. Some of the other
Here’s why attending the Masters should the famous pimento cheese sandwich, more notable characteristics of the course
HE WAS DIAL-ED IN! be a must on your bucket list: the well-known barbeque sandwich, two are the enormous size of the Georgia pines,
drinks, two snacks, all for $11 … amazing! which are 60-100 feet in height and border
Forrest Dial joined the hole-in-one 1. Southern Hospitality. The people of all 18 holes. The course is wonderful to
club recently at PGA Golf Club’s Augusta are so very kind and display the 4. Tournament Excitement. The golf walk because all the walking areas are cov-
Wanamaker course. The St. Lucie Southern hospitality that the region is so course, and our familiarity with it, makes ered with clean and soft pine straw, another
West resident used a 6-iron from well known for. From the hotel staff, to the for unmatched excitement. The back nine great feature. Also, the flowers are awesome
158 yards to ace the par-3 17th hole. restaurant staff and most notably the staff is where it all begins, with the tough holes with the azaleas and dogwood decorating
Congrats, Forrest!  at the Masters, you are treated like royalty. of 10 and 11 and the most famous par-3 in the course throughout, especially through
the world, the 12th hole over Rae’s Creek. the Amen corner – holes 11, 12 and 13.
2. Weather. The weather is normally per- The great par-5s of 13 and 15 provide eagle Again, I can’t encourage you enough to plan
fect – about 50-55 degrees at night and 65- opportunities, and the traditional hole lo- on attending the Masters some time in your
80 during the day are the norms in April in cation on 16 also offers the hope of birdie future. It will be one of the most memorable
central/eastern Georgia. and, on occasion, a hole-in-one because of weeks of your golfing life.
the slope around the hole. The tough fin-
3. Tournament Operation. The tour- ishing holes of 17 and 18 can also give way Kevin Perkins is a PGA Master Profession-
nament is run second to none. It all starts to birdie or bogey, providing great drama al and operates his Golf Academy at 76 Golf
with the beautiful job on moving the traffic as the players conclude the nerve-wracking World in Stuart. Kevin has authored the golf
efficiently to and from the event. The large finish. instructional book Golf Everyone, published
grass parking lots off Berckmans Road are by Hunter Textbooks. Kevin may be reached
awesome and the parking is free – a great 5. The Golf Course. Augusta National is at 561-301-3783, email: [email protected],
way to start the Masters experience. On the the star and the main attraction. What hits or visit his website at www.kevinperkinsgol-
walk in from the North gate off Washington you so vividly is how hilly the golf course facademy.com. 
Road, you begin to see the natural beauty is. You enter the course from the right side
of the course with the beautiful flowers of hole No. 1, just to the left of the main
guarding each side of the walkway and, to scoreboard, about 100 yards from the tee.
the left, the driving range. The golf shop, You turn left and walk up a steep hill as you
on the right side just beyond the practice make your way up to the tee and to the rear
facility, is a must-stop. You can purchase of the clubhouse. Upon reaching the first
very reasonably-priced hats, T-shirts and tee, you have arrived at the highest point
other great gifts here. It has been speculat- of the property. As you look west from your
ed that the average gift-shop patron pur- vantage point in the front of the clubhouse,
chases about $850 of Masters merchandise. you see the amazing vista of holes 1, 2, 3, 8,
As many of you might know, cellphones are 9, 10 and 18. The size and scope of the prop-
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