Augusta National is the dream of many a golfer. Why? Well, let’s be honest here, dreams are the only place where the average golfer can play on the meadowland course of Augusta National Golf Club, considered to be among the greatest courses in America.

Augusta is the home of the Masters and it was the Masters who built Augusta. Legendary player Bobby Jones and continent spanning golf architect Alister MacKenzie designed this course, but as the years went by, many architects would add their input to the course that would host the Master’s Tournament for eight decades.

Augusta has a clean, no-nonsense appearance, using clean cut grass from tee to green, dotted with Georgia pines and white sands. One of Augusta’s best holes is the twelfth hole which makes up a part of the legendary “Amen Corner”. Jack Nicklaus described this hole as the hardest hole of tournament golf. The par 3 is short at 155 yards and Rae’s Creek is in front of the green, with three bunkers surrounding it. Augusta does not let up at all throughout the course of play. Even the final hole is demanding. One player described the hole as “one of hardest finishing holes we play all year.” The fairway is exceptionally narrow with bunkers laying in wait at the apex of the curve, eager to gobble up any shot that was not made with exceptional accuracy. Augusta finishes hard and it starts hard. The par 4, first hole is 445 yards, with a fairway that has quite the rolling landscape. Not to mention the uphill incline.

No one can deny the weight of history the saturates Augusta National Golf Club. It is a renowned course with a legendary (if questionable) tradition. Millions see it on their TV’s but only a privileged few get the chance to play it.