First Time at Augusta National
/Had the opportunity to attend Wednesday at The Masters this week. The excitement in the line waiting for the gates to open was palpable, not your average Wednesday at a PGA Tour event. The things you hear over and over were all confirmed. Of course, it is extremely well done, for as many people as they get in and out it is as smooth as can be. The topography is, of course, more than you can see on television (may be the thing you hear the most) so thought I was prepared, but the first hole we walked to was number 10 and wow looks like you are hitting off a cliff. Yes, the concessions are good (first one we came upon I knew there was a possibility we would be getting evacuated so I got a Pimento Cheese, Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich and a Domestic Light) breakfast of champions! Witnessed a few fun tidbits, followed most of the back 9 with McIlroy, Garcia and Hadwin, on number 15 Rory and Sergio switched drivers for a shot, as they did a professional photographer came to the back of tee, Rory glanced back saying "not on this one" shacking his head with a wry grin. In the image below the easiest way to tell is Sergio's blue Super Stroke grip.
Was neat to see the pros being golf guys.
Good times standing on the side of number 16 and seeing them skip it across the pond then watching cross green putts which would stop at the crest and roll past the pin a minimum of 8'.
We were evacuated around 10am having finished walking up 18 (with an Egg Salad), then let back in at 12:30 to procure some merchandise, play was halted for the remainder of the day around 1:15. Bummer we didn't get to see the front 9 nor the par 3, but glad we got to see what we did, will make watching the best golf tournament in the world even more enjoyable.