Iconic Masters landscape at Augusta National altered with fewer trees following hurricane

As the champion golfers successful the satellite stitchery successful Augusta, Georgia, this week for the Masters tournament, immoderate players are already noticing a important alteration successful the iconic landscape. Those changes volition beryllium detected arsenic good by astir 40,000 fans who sojourn Augusta to instrumentality successful the tourney from Thursday to Sunday.

The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has near Augusta National Golf Club with a noticeable alteration successful its lush greenery.

The Category 4 tempest deed successful September, ripping done the Southeast and taking hundreds of trees down astatine Augusta National.

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At the time, Augusta National seat Fred Ridley said successful a property merchandise that the club's absorption was connected ensuring the information of the community. 

"Our Augusta assemblage has suffered catastrophic and historical interaction from Hurricane Helene," said Ridley.

Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, mislaid hundreds of trees (not pictured) pursuing the demolition of Hurricane Helene past fall. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Players successful pursuit of the coveted greenish overgarment person noticed that immoderate holes person been thinned out, perchance presenting caller onslaught plans.

The par-four 10th spread has sparked the astir conversations, with golfers noting the nonaccomplishment of trees connected the near broadside of the fairway, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

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"If you are feeling highly dangerous, there's a small spread connected the near broadside of the trees wherever you tin benignant of deed it through," Xander Schauffele said, according to AP.

Schauffele added, "It's a small risky, but successful the past your shot would deed a histrion determination and autumn 90 feet from the tee container … But for the astir part, I deliberation the people is going to play the nonstop aforesaid arsenic before."

Hurricane demolition has altered Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, with players commenting connected the trees that person gone missing. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

"I was looking astatine trees. It astir felt similar I was playing the backmost 9 for the archetypal time," said the nine-time PGA Tour winner.

Schauffele besides said "it's beauteous brainsick and sad" to spot however galore trees person been removed owed to the storm.

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Augusta National is renowned for its magnificent magnolia trees, which lend their sanction to the iconic "Magnolia Lane" astatine the club's entrance.

Many holes connected the people are named aft trees oregon flowers successful proximity, specified arsenic the 2nd "Pink Dogwood" and the thirteenth spread "Azalea."

Seen present is the thirteenth spread astatine Augusta, known arsenic "Azalea." (Augusta National/Getty Images)

Jon Rahm besides shared that he's heard conversations astir imaginable caller routes connected the tenth tee. 

"Somebody did archer maine you tin deed a precocious chopped implicit the cabins connected 10. I don't judge it," Rahm said, according to AP.

The 2023 Masters champion said that helium is simply a spot skeptical of changes successful play implicit the nonaccomplishment of the trees.

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"I don't spot there's a accidental wherever truthful galore trees fell wherever that's a possibility," helium said. 

"I person heard from members that you tin archer there's a difference. When you're looking down the property, you tin spot a small spot further down."

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Rahm did accidental determination is simply a "visual change" to the hole.

Rory McIlroy commented connected the missing trees connected ten, seemingly making the tee changeable little intimidating — and that determination is simply a small much country connected the par-four 3rd close broadside fixed the missing overhanging trees.

Jon Rahm, the 2023 Masters champion, said determination is simply a "visual change" to the hole. (Katie Goodale-Imagn Images)

"But really, isolated from that, I deliberation it's beauteous overmuch the aforesaid … Definitely a mates of tee shots look a small spot different," said McIlroy, according to AP.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to Augusta National and the PGA Tour for further comment.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.