Augusta National Confirms Social Media Suspicions That A New Service Road You Think You See Is Really A New Service Road

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Good on G.C. Digital for calling up Augusta National to ask if the service road under construction and visible in Google’s updated imagery is, indeed, a service road. Confirmed! This news should come as no surprise given the club’s expanded footprint and eagerness to help service or maintenance vehicles move around more efficiently.

However, I believe I speak for us all in saying we’re all way more interested to know if the home of the Masters will cut through ancient pines and add a new 13th tee to prevent the USGA and R&A from having to take away Keto-infused distance gains.

And we have our answer for the 2020 Masters: no.

Google’s last couple of images above Amen Corner show the area prior to this summer’s construction on newly-acquired Augusta Country Club land, followed by the construction from summer when the fairways are, eh-em, off-color.

Frankly, I’m more concerned for Augusta Country Club members in their ninth fairway taking tee shots from the 8th than anything else I see here:

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