The patrons walking up the first fairway at Augusta National during a sun-splashed practice round for the Masters managed to find a nice viewpoint between a couple of pines, where they watched as Justin Rose hit an approach shot to the green. The city of Augusta was devastated, and the pristine property that annually hosts golf’s most revered tournament was left with its own massive clean-up effort. All that are missing are the hundreds of trees that failed to survive the storm.
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AUGUSTA,Ga.(AP)—ThepatronswalkingupthefirstfairwayatAugustaNationalduringasun-splashedpracticeroundfortheMastersmanagedtofindaniceviewpointbetweenacoupleofpines,wheretheywatchedasJustinRosehitanapproachshottothegreen.
TherearequiteafewmoreplacesforthemtoperchafterHurricaneHelentorethroughGeorgialastsummer.
BythetimethedeadlyCategory4stormchurnednorthandfinallydissipated,itleftinitswakeanestimated1milliondownedtrees,thousandswithoutpower,andsome7millioncubicyardsofdebristopickup.ThecityofAugustawasdevastated,andthepristinepropertythatannuallyhostsgolf’smostreveredtourname
