"The house that Augusta National's millions can't buy"
/Steve Politi visits with 1112 Stanley Road residents since 1959, Herman and Elizabeth Thacker, who have held on to their home while all of their neighbors have sold property next to Augusta National.
Politi writes:
They'll even invite the man representing Augusta National inside whenever he visits. And make no mistake: He still visits.
"He'll come by here every so often and he'll say, 'Just want to let you know we're still interested in your property,'" Herman Thacker said. "And we'll tell him the same thing again."
That message: Augusta National's money can't buy everything after all.
The best part of their holdout: grandson Scott Brown is on the PGA Tour and has contended in several events, meaning a Masters invitation may some day come. (He talked about the course and best patron viewing areas earlier this week with Amanda Balionis.)
That grandson took quite a liking to the sport. His name is Scott Brown, and he is now a 32-year-old player on the PGA Tour who is still trying to qualify for his first Masters. If he does, there will be more than one curious reporter walking down the Thackers' driveway.