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What’s it like to play Augusta National as an average golfer?

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8 years ago

Mar 29, 2018

Sal Syed of Arccos Golf and Nick Sherbourne of Club Champion explain how technology can change your game for the better. Host Michael Williams also talks to an “ordinary” golfer who has played over 2 dozen times at Augusta National, and tells what it’s really like on the course and in the clubhouse at the home of The Masters.

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Don Ventura

Mar 31, 2018 at 8:57 am

Our forefathers would be spining in their graves knowing that a nig nog affirmative action war criminal gets to play Augusta National on a daiy bases while the average white man will never get a chance to play it once. Sad. No wonder our society is falling apart.

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KS

Mar 30, 2018 at 1:01 pm

I turned it off around the 50-52 minute mark. First off, I had to search for the beginning and finally found the start around 41-42 minute mark. Then, once found, I listened for a good 10 minutes until I still hadn’t heard any answer as to “What it’s like to play Augusta National?” Only heard some celeb gushing between Williams and some guy named Steve Troutwine (spelling?). So why the click-bait headline? Maybe to force me to wade through all the promo talk for first 40 minutes? Then, it’s actually a discussion that’s somewhat interesting, maybe, but I don’t understand the headline/topic deception. I was half expecting an expansion upon the fact all visitors (and members I believe) all play the same member tees, which are only about 6200-6300 yards and nobody is expected, or even allowed, to play the tournament tees. Is it still a challenge off the tees? Are the greens still running 13-14 or more? (I doubt it). Oh well. Good to know some guy named Michael Williams has finally hit “the bigtime” and that Steve Troutwine can comfortably say “Is it I?”

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Mar 30, 2018 at 11:34 am

Not sure you can call him the “average golfer” if he’s played Augusta 25x’s…

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Bill

Mar 30, 2018 at 11:31 am

*Sherburne

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LuckyAussie

Mar 29, 2018 at 8:23 pm

Still the club for White boys.

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- Rich Frock
  
  Mar 29, 2018 at 8:28 pm
  
  Dont hate,
  
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- Dixie doc
  
  Mar 30, 2018 at 11:31 am
  
  I didn’t know Ms Rice was white or a male?
  
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  - Stu
    
    Mar 30, 2018 at 2:05 pm
    
    She served under Bush. She is as white as they come.
    
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- Robert Parsons
  
  Mar 30, 2018 at 12:46 pm
  
  It should be, but Condaleeza pretty much throws your theory down the toilet.
  
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- Bruce Conrad
  
  Mar 31, 2018 at 9:01 am
  
  If only it was true that it was still a club for white men only. A man can dream right?
  
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