Masters Presser Reactions and an Alternative History of Augusta National's Design

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

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Golf, Sports

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🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This midweek Masters episode starts with Garrett offering some solo thoughts on the pre-tournament press conferences at Augusta National (0:34). He touches on ANGC chairman Fred Ridley's announcement of a partnership with a local muni as well as Ridley's diplomatic but telling comments on the USGA and R&A's efforts to roll back the golf ball in elite competitions. Also assessed are Dustin Johnson's and Jon Rahm's reactions to the newly lengthened 13th hole. Garrett then brings on golf historian Bob Crosby (@otey71) to explore an alternative take on the history of Augusta National's course design (14:49). Bob takes Garrett through the origins and evolution of the third, eighth, seventh, and 10th holes at the Masters venue and offers a compelling interpretation of why they changed—or, in the case of the third hole, didn't change—and what it all meant.

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0:00.0	I miss a green, for example. I'm already upset. When I find my ball in the bunker, I'm really upset.
0:05.0	And when I find my ball in a bright egg.
0:07.0	Bright egg.
0:08.0	The dreaded bright egg.
0:09.0	Bright egg.
0:10.0	Bright egg.
0:11.0	Bright egg.
0:12.0	I'm about ready to run off the golf course.
0:30.0	Welcome to the bright egg podcast. I'm Garrett Morrison.
0:37.0	And this is a mid-week master's episode.
0:40.0	Two different segments today. I'm going to talk to Bob Crosby, the great golf historian,
0:45.0	about the history behind four particular holes at Augusta National.
0:49.0	We're going to talk about how they've evolved and what those evolutions mean.
0:54.0	But first, I want to give some reflections on the pre-master's press conferences.
0:58.0	We've heard over the past few days. People said a lot of interesting and potentially significant stuff.
1:05.0	So I thought I'd zero in on a few specific topics.
1:09.0	First of all, the chairman of Augusta National, Fred Ridley, gave his very anticipated press conference on Wednesday.
1:16.0	And there were a couple of highlights that I wanted to focus on.
1:20.0	His first big announcement had to do with Augusta municipal golf course known locally as the patch.
1:26.0	Augusta National is, according to chairman Ridley, supporting a joint partnership with the patch,
1:32.0	Augusta Technical College, and the first tea of Augusta to quote usher in a new era for public golf in our city.
1:40.0	There are three basic objectives here.
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