It’s no stretch to say that nowhere on the planet is the game of golf more revered than Augusta, Georgia, home of the Masters. The first round is scheduled to tee up April 5, with the climax Sunday April 8.
If you’re in and around Augusta Easter weekend for the tourney, you might want to do more than merely stand out in the sun and drink in the game. Might we suggest:
A trip to the Augusta Museum of History for the exhibition Celebrating a Grand Tradition.
The collection explores how golf’s evolved over the centuries – how the balls, clubs, tees, and very architecture of the game are decidedly different these days. Get insights into the games of some of the greats: Bobby Jones, Patty Berg, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicholas, and Tiger Woods among them.
A similar visit to the nearby Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History for a tour of Epochs of Courage: African American Golf Exhibition. Rare photographs, memorabilia, and documents illustrate the impact that African Americans have had on the game. This is a peek behind the scenes, to a world where caddies then (as they do today) made a significant difference. The exhibition adds a unique kind of clarity to how the game as we know it came to be.
A sojourn to Woodrow Wilson’s boyhood home is a delight. The 28th President of the United States was no stranger to the game of golf. See where he spent his formative years. It was, after all, in Augusta that Wilson began his education, tasted leadership for the first time, and began his path towards the presidency.
Story by Jerry Chandler
(Images: pocketwiley, linein)
