Is Augusta National OVERRATED?

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  • @BrianR28
    @BrianR28 Před 2 měsíci +64

    I think part of the wonder of Augusta is that its the same tournament, same course, same pins every year. So generations of golfers face the same/similar challenges and we are granted iterations of greatness hitting the same shots at same holes with their own unique magic twisted in. Each new tournament is a new chapter in such an epic story. Can't wait.

    • @wheelb4973
      @wheelb4973 Před 2 měsíci

      I couldn't have said it better . Everytime I watch the tournament I go back through my memory bank and can connect shots that today's' players hit to the greats from many years ago . I also am sure this year will add to that memory bank and as you say the " epic story " lives on .

    • @Weshopwizard
      @Weshopwizard Před 2 měsíci

      Perfectly stated.

    • @calderjack7818
      @calderjack7818 Před 2 měsíci

      Just that the modern golfers are finding it shorter due to advances in equipment so not necessarily playing the same shots as Hogan, Snead, Nelson, even Nicklaus Watson etc

    • @calderjack7818
      @calderjack7818 Před 2 měsíci

      @tylerholt6828 what with drivers and equipment that almost hits the ball for you? Try it with old small persimmon heads and thin blade irons

    • @calderjack7818
      @calderjack7818 Před 2 měsíci

      @tylerholt6828 not by much really, they don't always have the land. That's why they're looking at the ball now

  • @jopo7996
    @jopo7996 Před 2 měsíci +144

    Is Augusta overrated?
    Short answer, no.
    Long answer, nope

    • @Chefin2000
      @Chefin2000 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Coming from someone who has Never Played It. 😭😂 lol

    • @GP-yc2it
      @GP-yc2it Před 2 měsíci +10

      ​@@Chefin2000by your metric very few people outside of tour pros can have an opinion.

    • @MC-nb6jx
      @MC-nb6jx Před 2 měsíci +2

      Final answer, yes 😉
      Joking aside there’s better out there which you can actually play..

    • @MutedGrowl
      @MutedGrowl Před 2 měsíci +1

      Anyone who has gone and walked Augusta will tell you it’s underrated.

  • @mc4240
    @mc4240 Před 2 měsíci +56

    I’m sure Augusta is a great course but I think the appeal for most amateurs is that the chance to play there will likely never come, so it holds some kind of mythical power or prestige. You can become a member of or play at (for a considerable cost sometime) most golf courses in the world, irrespective of your ability and/or status. But Augusta is invite only no matter who you are and how much money you have.

    • @protestthisyouloser1093
      @protestthisyouloser1093 Před 2 měsíci

      Same as seminole

    • @ajfatca
      @ajfatca Před 2 měsíci

      this is where it falls for me, would love to play it but I know I cant and never will

  • @justdanny9422
    @justdanny9422 Před 2 měsíci +169

    Augusta might not objectively be the best course in the world but it is definitely Top 2 most iconic courses and it’s not #2.

    • @mungoarmstrong4306
      @mungoarmstrong4306 Před 2 měsíci

      Tiger disagrees

    • @Bdot1588
      @Bdot1588 Před 2 měsíci

      Pine Valley

    • @washredskin887
      @washredskin887 Před 2 měsíci

      Perfectly put.

    • @Ecm1031
      @Ecm1031 Před 2 měsíci +4

      My wife's grandpa won a contest thru Topps or upper deck, can't remember which one sponsored tiger, and got to play a round with him the Sunday after the '02 ryder cup with 3 others at Isleworth, and after tiger finally loosened up grandpa asked him what his favorite course in the world was....."St. Andrews, the way golf is supposed to be played"

    • @edgeprobability
      @edgeprobability Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Ecm1031idk why I’m believing an internet stranger, but your details were too specific. Thanks for the story!

  • @MrPolford
    @MrPolford Před 2 měsíci +18

    I haven’t played Augusta but have been fortunate enough to attend The Masters a few times. If you have ever picked up a golf club, you have dreamt about playing there. No, we aren’t going to play it, but if you were offered a chance to attend a Masters, NFW you pass. So, not overrated.

    • @bassplayer2011ify
      @bassplayer2011ify Před 21 hodinou

      Honestly, if you can go to any event you should go. I got to go to The Bridgestone Invitational back in the late 2000s. You meet great people and you get to see things that you will never see on television.

  • @tommystirland6715
    @tommystirland6715 Před 2 měsíci +28

    The Masters is by far the number tournament to watch. Other than when the Open is at the Old Course.

    • @TheMainMan123
      @TheMainMan123 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Any Open championship is better than The Masters. I do love watching The Masters but in my opinion The Open challenges every aspect of your game and the Claret Jug is so iconic to win.

    • @SimpleFoosball
      @SimpleFoosball Před 2 měsíci +4

      @@TheMainMan123The US Open challenges every aspect of your game in my opinion. In terms of weather, it’s the Open Championship, 100%. But the US Open punishes even the tiniest of mistakes. Thick deep rough, lightning fast greens, narrow fairways. It’s “Golf’s ultimate test”

    • @SimpleFoosball
      @SimpleFoosball Před 2 měsíci +2

      The Old Course is iconic as it is the home of golf, but there are more exciting and challenging courses on the rota

    • @TheMainMan123
      @TheMainMan123 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@SimpleFoosball i would put US Open in second place personally and yes I agree with regards to the narrow fairways and deep rough but don’t forget about heavy thick gorse on links courses and if the wind picks up even slightly it just changes the rest of the round interns of distance control and trajectory.

    • @RichardPatrick84
      @RichardPatrick84 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@TheMainMan123and deep, deep pot bunkers.

  • @PoppaFlagrant
    @PoppaFlagrant Před 2 měsíci +5

    No other golf course in the world creates more overwhelming tension on the back nine on Sunday afternoon. You know the course, you know that the smallest error(s) can cause complete disaster (Greg Norman 1996, Jordan Spieth 2016), and you know that someone can play it flawlessly and charge to lead from nowhere (Jack - 1986). It’s the only major that is played at the same course every year, but you can recollect incredible shots, charges, failures, etc. from any year. It may not be the greatest golf course, but it is THE Greatest Show in Golf virtually each and every year. The first time I went to see the Masters in 2003, the hair on every part of my body stood on end when my foot first crossed the property line going through one of the gates. It’s magical. There is nothing like it in ANY other sport. It NEVER gets old.

    • @calderjack7818
      @calderjack7818 Před 2 měsíci

      Had the same feeling going through the doors at Graceland

  • @johnnymossville
    @johnnymossville Před 2 měsíci +7

    First major of the year after a long winter, I will NEVER forget playing a round of golf with my brothers on that day in 1986, going into the clubhouse and Jack is on the verge of making his run. Rushing home, and watching the back nine of one of the greatest sports spectacles in history as one by one the best in the world fell to the power of the Golden Bear. I would LOVE to play Augusta, and don't care if it's the best course in the world or not. Not many other courses have that. The Old Course, Pebble Beach, along with Merion and Oakmont in my home state of PA would be some others I would love to play.

    • @someperson3883
      @someperson3883 Před 2 měsíci

      I’ll never forget watching Tiger win in 2019

  • @alanmcdonagh3061
    @alanmcdonagh3061 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Hey Rick and Guy love the content. Lads ye have to do a break 75 in the beautiful Adare Manor here in Limerick

  • @davidkelly8207
    @davidkelly8207 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Interesting to hear your comments about The Old Course being played in reverse.
    The only time I had the opportunity to play The Old Course, I called to put my name into the ballot, and was advised when I called that the following day it was being played in reverse. I recall they said they did it a couple of times a year, as this is how the course was laid out some time ago. I got to play it, and teed off from the first to the 17th, played all the other holes from different tees, just like a normal course, with a changed scorecard obviously, and then finished from the 2nd tee to the 18th.
    In my mind, I know I’ve played The Old Course, and in truth, I don’t think it really mattered. The only regret was not being able to play the 17th over the corner of the hotel. Additionally, even if I played the normal course, I wouldn’t have remembered the holes as well as the holes at Augusta, as you said in this piece.
    Good article, and keep the content coming 👍

  • @ronaldthibeau-ji8ng
    @ronaldthibeau-ji8ng Před 2 měsíci +7

    You guys need to come and play Cabot cliffs and Cabot links in Cape Breton Nova Scotia you will be very impressed

  • @wadesanecki7269
    @wadesanecki7269 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Here in Toledo, Ohio we have the Inverness Club, that has hosted quite a few major championships. It is difficult, but not impossible to play a round there. We also have the Ottawa Park public course as well. Built in 1899 and designed by S.P. Jermain, it hosted the inaugural U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in 1922. When Ottawa Park opened, it was the 1st public course west of New York City. And while it's yardage is way short by today's standards, (5,000 yards) playing this course gives you a feel for the way golf was played over 100 years ago, and August National was little more than an overgrown weed patch. The Public Links Championship was held in such high regard that the winner of that tournament received an invitation to play in the Masters. It was a sad day when the USGA discontinued this championship, and it's storied past.

  • @darrownairb-zp2ms
    @darrownairb-zp2ms Před 2 měsíci +1

    Thanks Rick. I played Augusta this past October (and stayed in the Eisenhower Cabin) and I agree that there are so many memories which capture the senses. I felt I was walking in a dream. We played the par 3 in the afternoon and I wish I played the main course a second time just to play it in a more purposeful (less dreamy state). While I was par for Amen Corner it had its way with me.

  • @jeffvitek6989
    @jeffvitek6989 Před 2 měsíci +9

    I would love to play Cypress Point Club!

  • @timothymoorman7437
    @timothymoorman7437 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I was at the Masters for practice day in the "90's, and it was a glorious experience. Closest thing to a cathedral to golf that I've seen, with towering pines lining the fairways. What you don't see on TV is the absolute pristine condition of the entire course. You can't find a weed! Never a scrap of litter, and all cups for drinks served are identical Masters green. But the course itself is hilly, with much added difficulty overall, but the greens are fast and treacherous on the weekend. Plus the layout is sublime.

  • @cameronhurst9432
    @cameronhurst9432 Před 2 měsíci +7

    Played Royal Portrush last year on a family trip to my parents homeland. My brother and I practically alone on the course in May. I was in heaven. I had never seen anything so natural and beautiful. Even if I had just walked it without swinging a club, it'd be the most stunning walk I'd ever been on. Can't wait for The Open to return in '25.

  • @michaeldehart648
    @michaeldehart648 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Worked at the Masters in 1969 when in high school. The BEAUTY is still there, and is unmatched, hole for hole, by any other course in the world. Yes, I 've seen quite a few in my 73 years. No, you don't see mountains, etc. You see the course, hole by hole. THAT is what you are there for, after all!!! Majestic, plain and simple. Full stop.

  • @kiwislop2077
    @kiwislop2077 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Rick! This channel is screaming out for a trip down under next UK winter. NZ golf scenery is insane and Aus courses are some of the best. Think of the views!

  • @Everythingis22
    @Everythingis22 Před 2 měsíci +1

    What I expected vs what I experienced when I went, I would say that Augusta is actually underrated.

  • @ryanrichardson9915
    @ryanrichardson9915 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I want to play Royal Portrush. Fell in love with that course during the Open. I had never seen it before. And the people of Northern Ireland seem like my kind of people. I love Irish Whiskey too, so...

  • @23x31
    @23x31 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I played Augusts 3 times. Twice in 1980 and again in 1983 thanks to my uncle who was in business with a member. Different course then and I would imagine nowhere near as pristine as it is today. Although by far the most fabulous golf experience I've ever had. In 1983 shot 78 from the back tees.

  • @lairdgordon3424
    @lairdgordon3424 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Play Royal Melbourne its the course thats Augusta would like to be

  • @petermcgill1315
    @petermcgill1315 Před 2 měsíci

    A mate got to play on the Monday (media lottery?) after the tournament years ago. When scaling our steep 9th hole, he mentioned “this incline is the same as the 18th at Augusta…
    But for me it would have to be one of the links courses in the Open rotation. Any one of them.

  • @MaysO069
    @MaysO069 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Golf especially for people like myself a weekend warrior and sometimes a quick 9 during the week, is more about the atmosphere and the experience than the course itself as I am not that great and a course like Augusta would just humiliate me. But it being Augusta it would be the coolest thing ever to play it. But you take Augusta "the course itself" transplant it to my local club would it be the best in the world based solely on architecture? Probably not. On the other hand I see something like Paynes valley and imagine playing that with the boys and though it's not iconic and anyone can go just seems like it would be so much fun. The course the scenery just seems to suit my eye.

  • @TheShoopdaddy
    @TheShoopdaddy Před 2 měsíci +2

    Growing up playing Tiger woods video game I know Pebble and the old course by heart. And Augusta yes from watching the masters. The thing about Augusta is it’s never played like it is during the Masters. Trying playing a tour course weeks before or after event and it won’t be your favorite after you see your score

  • @JamieStuartnz
    @JamieStuartnz Před 2 měsíci +1

    When are you coming to NZ to play Te Arai, tara iti, kidnappers and kauri cliffs? You must be due a trip south of the equator soon.

  • @Ballroot84
    @Ballroot84 Před 2 měsíci +2

    It's shocking that Rick hasn't played RCD yet. You need to play it 😂

  • @rodisham
    @rodisham Před 2 měsíci

    I’ve been able to go to the Masters a few times. It’s an incredible fan experience. An enjoyable tv moment from a few years ago was Dechambeau’s self-build-up as to how easy the course was for a player like him. Jack was interviewed that week and was asked what he thought. He smiled and said the course had its own ways of providing challenge. Then DCB made a mess of it that week. It was great.

  • @francissampson
    @francissampson Před 2 měsíci +1

    I went to a practice round on a Monday in 2008 , and I realize I don't know the right people to be able to play the course , but I just enjoyed walking the grounds . It a beautiful piece of property . Not to mention the ridiculous low prices for food on the course , as far as 2008 goes .

  • @wheelb4973
    @wheelb4973 Před 2 měsíci

    I was fortunate enough to work at The Honors Course built by long time Augusta National member Jack Lupton who is now deceased . I can remember some great stories he told about Bobby Jones and the story told about how he told him that the bridge across Rae's creek at the 12th would look great with the rock look like the bridges at St. Andrews . The word was Mr. Jones had it done when the club was closed during one summer and sent Mr. Lupton a note saying the new bridge looked great and hearing from others that a bill came along with it . Everybody listening just laughed .

  • @allahalibaba9063
    @allahalibaba9063 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Augusta is beautiful and so is Memorial Muirfield by Mr. Nicklaus. As for my self having not played a lot of golf course, one that sticks in my mind was Pala Mesa East San Diego...the Back 9 is like another world...Great course...

  • @John64125
    @John64125 Před 2 měsíci

    Be curious how Rick rates Carnoustie. That’s the one I remember fondly (sort of)!
    It’s the toughest I’ve ever played but is it the best? It doesn’t have the views the guys talk about but it’s a fantastic golf course.

  • @chris_rotolo
    @chris_rotolo Před 2 měsíci +1

    I would love to see you golf wolf creek golf club in nevada. It's stunning.!!

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  • @abrahamtomahawk
    @abrahamtomahawk Před 2 měsíci +1

    Just checked that website you mentioned. Royal Dornoch at 13 (just after Augusta). Get in!

    • @blackislebeef
      @blackislebeef Před 2 měsíci +1

      Royal Dornoch is my absolute favourite, such a phenomenal course.

  • @Hunter-zp5hd
    @Hunter-zp5hd Před 2 měsíci +1

    One course that’s rarely talked about but probably one of the best in the world is Bandon Dunes. If you guys ever get a chance to go there, do whatever you can to go.

  • @vinylrulesok8470
    @vinylrulesok8470 Před 2 měsíci

    My dad was lucky enough to have played Augusta but he rarely mentioned it. But he always went on about Ballybunion

  • @frankkoolosko4255
    @frankkoolosko4255 Před 2 měsíci

    I grew up in the Hamptons right by Shinnecock Hills. It’s the course that a lot of the pros say is their favorite course.

  • @lostalone9320
    @lostalone9320 Před 18 hodinami

    Tour Pros and normal golfers have different priorities. As a pro, your favourite course is the one which really suits your ability and you give a better performance and a good pay day. As a regular guy, your favourite course doesn't even have to be good, it just has to be an exciting experience.

  • @jerryrichard1857
    @jerryrichard1857 Před 2 měsíci

    Don't need Mountains or Oceans in the background at Augusta, the course is the focus and it is that beautiful. When I was there, I took pictures of the grass at my feet, it was like a carpet!

  • @bassplayer2011ify
    @bassplayer2011ify Před 22 hodinami

    Honestly if I could play any course it would be either Oakmont, Whistling Straights, or The Old Course. Maybe its because I've gotten to play on a few private courses that I'm just jaded when it comes to exclusive CCs.

  • @mikehumphrey7413
    @mikehumphrey7413 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Hi to the Rick Shiels Golf Show, you need to Play Royal Melbourne in Australia. Mike Humphrey

  • @tessp100d4
    @tessp100d4 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Let’s us not forget Cypress Point for the conversation.

  • @markjenkins2262
    @markjenkins2262 Před 2 měsíci

    Played Cape Wickham on King Island off Tasmania. Just the best course. Am sure it would be in the top 5 for everyone if it wasn’t so remote.

  • @micah6615
    @micah6615 Před 2 měsíci

    I think Augusta national means so much to most people because growing up with their grandfather or father watching the the pros play Augusta the announcing everything just brings back great memories of being a kid and playing junior golf and whoever your favorite player was beating him on that 18th hole by one

  • @snagginbirdies1006
    @snagginbirdies1006 Před 2 měsíci

    Augusta definitely has a special feeling to the entire property. I have never played it, only been to the Masters. I think one thing about it that would really bum me out is not being allowed to play the Master's tees and having to play way forward at the members tees. I would really like to play the Old Course someday. It just seems like it would be surreal the entire round. I have played courses that hold PGA events like TPC Sawgrass and they were just difficult nice courses, excellent experience but doesn't seem to be anything like Augusta or the Old Course. Shadow Creek was BY FAR the best course I've ever played. That had a special feeling to it for sure.

  • @davidbentley4731
    @davidbentley4731 Před 2 měsíci +5

    I guess I must be a course architecture nerd. Augusta is excellent but doesn’t hold a candle to Pine Valley, Royal County Down, Royal Melbourne and some of the newer amazing tracks. It feels like it lacks a bit of the architectural genius element that other courses seem to have. Maybe I’m just saying this to be cool though.

    • @MoMoMyPup10
      @MoMoMyPup10 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Seems to me that the architecture at Augusta is part of its greatness. All they talk about is precise shot making and needing to 'miss' in the right spots, and course knowledge being critical to navigating your way around the course. It's always been a risk/reward track, and that obviously brings with it the dramatic and heart-thumping finishes we've seen so often. Then there's Rae's Creek weaving its way around the course as well, in a very strategic design. I think it's a fantastic layout, but there's no doubt that the history of the tournament is why the majority of amateurs put it at the top of their list to play (mine too).

    • @alexandermiller8909
      @alexandermiller8909 Před 2 měsíci +3

      I think MacKenzie would disagree regarding the architectural genius, considering that he was the primary architect behind both Royal Melbourne and Augusta National.

    • @jz4461
      @jz4461 Před 2 měsíci

      @@alexandermiller8909 There's not another course out there that's been tinkered more than Augusta National, and any change to that course is primarily with The Masters in mind. I'd bet most golf architecture fans would agree that Royal Melbourne is far more like it was in Mackenzie's time than Augusta National is.

    • @alexandermiller8909
      @alexandermiller8909 Před 2 měsíci

      @@jz4461 I agree with you on that. I think his architectural genius and the essence of his original vision for the course still persist today despite the numerous changes over the years though.

  • @garretttaylor2672
    @garretttaylor2672 Před 2 měsíci +3

    We need to get you on Oakmont.

    • @GP-yc2it
      @GP-yc2it Před 2 měsíci

      Are you making a case?

    • @garretttaylor2672
      @garretttaylor2672 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@GP-yc2it Negative. Just responding to Rick's statement he has not played Oakmont. It is an experience in golf history

    • @Stakex
      @Stakex Před 2 měsíci

      Speaking of overrated.... I got to play two rounds at Oakmont in the PA Amateur a few years ago. Despite the history and prestige, the layout is surprisingly dull, to the point where I don't even remember a few of the holes. I wouldn't count it in my top 10 courses in terms of layout, and I haven't played many super prestigious courses.

    • @garretttaylor2672
      @garretttaylor2672 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Stakex Tell us your scores...

    • @garretttaylor2672
      @garretttaylor2672 Před 2 měsíci

      I guess my thoughts on Oakmont really emphasize the history. When you look out from the clubhouse it certainly is not a breathtaking view. Is the layout spectacular? As much as it can be on property that is split by the PA Turnpike. But the winners of the majors: Hogan, Nicklaus, Miller, Els, DJ and even Cabrera (he won Augusta). The clubhouse? Spectacular. Rick or the co-host mentioned lifting the Old Course out of St. Andrews and whether it would maintain its reputation (all else aside). You take Oakmont to any other urban location with a larger footprint for the course, and I think your opinion changes?

  • @ahmedmushtaqlodhi
    @ahmedmushtaqlodhi Před 2 měsíci

    If we talk about the layout and just the course itself, it may not be the best course out there. But here we are not just talking about the real estate itself, its all about the rich heritage and history attached to courses like Augusta or the old course. The feeling of being in such a space will supercede all other aspects.

  • @hadler42
    @hadler42 Před 2 měsíci

    I’ll never forget the feeling when standing on the 1st tee at St Andrew’s. Just thinking of all the history on that ground, the people who have hit from this spot. That’s a feeling no other golf course will give me.
    You will never get that with Augusta (unless your Rick)

  • @derekjancart215
    @derekjancart215 Před 2 měsíci

    You need to play Oakmont Rick. Preferably during U.S Open settings.

  • @wayneyoung146
    @wayneyoung146 Před 2 měsíci

    Augusta is like our Bathurst 1000 car race
    It’s like the best of the best come to playoff for the ultimate goal

  • @divindave6117
    @divindave6117 Před 2 měsíci

    When it comes to playing ANG, I would take a 2nd mortgage on my house to be able to play there just once.... but there is a kicker. I would only want to play there either right before or right after the Masters, when it's in the best condition and all it's glory. I gamble to say that most other folks who would give their left nut to play there feel the same.

  • @user-vl7di3xr2u
    @user-vl7di3xr2u Před 2 měsíci

    I'm a traditionalist, and I'd suggest that the best links courses would be better than Augusta. It's a personal opinion, but I've played 4 of the courses on the Open rota, and would prefer to play the others before I played Augusta.

  • @klausschraud7303
    @klausschraud7303 Před 2 měsíci

    St Andrews, Pebble Beach, my two favourite

  • @danielterry382
    @danielterry382 Před 2 měsíci

    Augusta National was a Nursery in the 30"s when it was bought by a Group including Bob Jones. The trees that are there most planted as Jones did the supervision. There is no view of a Beach or an Ocean or distant mountain ranges. It is a manicured piece of land that took a long time to make it what people see on Tv. The Masters is about Tradition/consistency.

  • @MadRS
    @MadRS Před 2 měsíci

    I think there are some great courses around Australia and New Zealand that don't get a fair mention. Royal Melbourne, when it is in perfect condition easily competes (in my mind beats) with Augusta. If your talking about spectacular surroundings then courses around Queenstown, NZ have some of the best views and fantastic layouts. I like the links style courses, hard and fast with more natural features rather than over worked areas.
    Augusta isn't the best course in the world, in my eyes by a long shot but it is the best known and most iconic courses world wide. I could sketch the entire course just from memory without have ever stepped foot on the property. The only hole I struggle with is the 5th. I think it's the short Par 4 with the pine tree that is close to the fairway on the right and the small landing area on the left of the green with steep run off left and long.

  • @todesque
    @todesque Před 2 měsíci

    Is the cathedral of Notre Dame overrated?

  • @rheffner3
    @rheffner3 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Every golfer in the world would want to play Augusta National as their first choice. Nothing else would come close. Nothing. I went once for the Masters and it is one unbelievable place. I had the chance to go in 1986, stay in the Eisenhower cabin and play the course on Monday as it was set up for the final round. Like an idiot I passed up that opportunity (I was getting married the next week and my wife went nuts when I said I was going. So I didn't.). Of course the stupidest thing I have ever done.

  • @steveadkins9456
    @steveadkins9456 Před 2 měsíci

    Exclusivity and conditions separate Augusta. I've played the Old Course, TPC Sawgrass, and Bay Hill, as well as a smattering of other notable courses. As an average Joe, Sawgrass was the best course I've played, as Rick eluded to regarding Augusta, because I can picture every hole on that course in my head. I was a fan of the course before I ever took the time and spent the money to play it. Bay Hill and the Old Course provided the best experience. Both amazing courses, but the history, the people, the feelings all made those courses amazing as well, they just felt more personal.

  • @longballist
    @longballist Před 2 měsíci

    Royal Dornoch best. Toughest is Carnoustie. Most memorable Jasper Park Lodge. Most fun Jubilee St. Andrews. So many good courses. Doonbeg, Royal County Downs, Flint National, The National(Toronto), Brora.

  • @Paul-qk7yd
    @Paul-qk7yd Před 2 měsíci +1

    I've played Augusta 8 times...If you don't think Augusta has scenery, you obviously haven't played it while the flowers are in bloom. It's so spectacular that you can't concentrate on the golf...I've also played National Golf Links and it's great, but no comparison. Do you think Pine Valley has "ocean or mountain " views? No other course has Augusta's history - not even close.

  • @davidemery1461
    @davidemery1461 Před 2 měsíci

    Rick saying that so many of the holes are memorable is a vital point.

  • @johngaltjkt62
    @johngaltjkt62 Před 2 měsíci

    Thoughtful response

  • @freebootercinema9157
    @freebootercinema9157 Před 2 měsíci

    "Whar in th' whirled be this Owgusta? Arrrrr!"

  • @larsstehr597
    @larsstehr597 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I have no desire to play Augusta. Would much more prefer Cypress Point and Pine Valley in the US, and maybe Royal Birkdal, Royal Lytham, Royal County Down and The Old Course in the UK.

  • @Demolego1980
    @Demolego1980 Před 2 měsíci

    I think there’s a fair few big factors that make up what people feel is “thr best”
    Tradition, history, exclusivity, location, scenery, atmosphere, condition, clubhouse and how well you play. All those factors will be in different order for everyone and that’s why without playing Augusta we can’t judge. People who’ve played it will of course say it’s the best because that’s the expectation. If you said “yeah I’ve played it, bit of a goat track really, up and down hills and greens were impossible to putt on”. People would lose it. They want to hear “it’s the best and I shot XX off the back tees a day after the tournament”.
    I would say my favorite courses would be Clearwater Bay in Hong Kong (scenery is amazing) The lakes (Sydney, Aust) and NSW (Sydney, Aust). I’ve played all of those 3 multiple times and the layouts are what I liked the most about them. You can say it’s your home course. It’s what you like. We all just feel the need to bake courses people have heard of for credibility

  • @tankeater
    @tankeater Před 2 měsíci +2

    Playing a course backwards sounds like a logistical nightmare!!! Tee to green, then back 2 tees EVERY HOLE?!?!?! Critical thinking gentlemen.

    • @delphic464
      @delphic464 Před 2 měsíci

      The Old Course is set up to be played in reverse without any sort of "logistical nightmare." Watch Rick's video from a couple years ago to see it.
      St. Andrews was designed and built in a time when there were zero other options to play golf elsewhere. Greens share multiple holes (that you play to from different tees), options to play in reverse, or 9 holes, or the orignal 12 holes from the 1700's.

  • @seamusrooney1820
    @seamusrooney1820 Před 2 měsíci

    Get over to RCD, its only a hop across the pond, been No.1 on Golf Digest for years

  • @wowsadowsa
    @wowsadowsa Před 2 měsíci

    Literally I’ll never play Augusta, but St. Andrews seems even more fun to walk, play, and interact with. I wouldn’t call Augusta overrated, but I’ll take a scenic ocean view like Bandon Dunes over tree-lined fairways all day.

  • @gasperstarina9837
    @gasperstarina9837 Před 2 měsíci

    Have to agree the old course itself actually dissapoints many people who play it for the first time

  • @jeffreyjones1721
    @jeffreyjones1721 Před 2 měsíci

    I liked what you said, and I think the answer is hidden in it. You don't have the views of St Andrew's or Pebble Beach or.... So many of them do. But, Augusta you have the streams and the bridges and the perfect sand and grass and white buildings and azaleas. So much contrast, and all that trapped inside the pine trees. You're locked in a little golf garden of Eden. The others your mind may wander to distant oceans or faraway canyons, but at Augusta it's just golf in golf heaven. You've left the rest of the world behind and gone to a golfers version of Disneyland. It's a magical escape.

  • @cameronwhyte2496
    @cameronwhyte2496 Před 2 měsíci +1

    In my opinion, it isn’t overrated, but it isn’t underrated either.
    Every golfer knows how good a golf course it is, and how much they’d love to play it.

  • @Bigmikenorthern
    @Bigmikenorthern Před 2 měsíci

    It’s because of the exclusivity of AGN and courses like Cypress Point make it a want to play course. If I had to choose one of the two I’d pick CP!!

  • @davidmorgan6000
    @davidmorgan6000 Před 2 měsíci

    Call me crazy, but growing up in Los Angeles and attending the open a couple dozen times, it's always gonna be Riviera for me!

  • @TheThreatenedSwan
    @TheThreatenedSwan Před 2 měsíci

    I don't really care about the prestige or bragging rights, so I'd rather play somewhere more exotic like Monterey, the Western Cape, Hawaii, or Ireland. Also the pines of Georgia are very familiar

  • @polo5063
    @polo5063 Před 2 měsíci +2

    For tour pros that question changes when you ask what tournament do you want to win the most versus favorite course!

  • @jordanharding4841
    @jordanharding4841 Před 2 měsíci

    As much as Augusta is a bucket list course for a lot of golfers. My biggest problem with it is the secrecy. Take bay hill for example, I’ve watched rick play there a few times, we get some “secrets” from the gentleman that runs it. We see holes that Rick struggles with, we Rick play some great shots. We can relate it better as a viewer. I’d still take a round at Augusta if anyone’s offering though 😃😂

  • @michaelcooper4986
    @michaelcooper4986 Před 27 dny

    Playing Augusta national and the old course is on my bucket list

  • @richardargent2304
    @richardargent2304 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Rather play pebble beach if had the choice

  • @tbenedict6335
    @tbenedict6335 Před 2 měsíci

    Yes

  • @ryanrichardson9915
    @ryanrichardson9915 Před 2 měsíci

    Very few??? It's the most abundant answer I've ever heard when asked to Tour Pros.

  • @capiche7396
    @capiche7396 Před 2 měsíci

    Nicklaus said if he had one last round to play it would be Pebble Beach.

  • @GP-yc2it
    @GP-yc2it Před 2 měsíci

    The course/tournament was better when there was no rough.

  • @VetteWay2Fast
    @VetteWay2Fast Před 2 měsíci

    TPC Sawgrass is my favorite to watch

  • @Oldlard
    @Oldlard Před 2 měsíci +1

    It's iconic. It's exclusive. It's famous.
    But if the masters was never played there you would probably never have even heard of it and it would not make your top 100.

    • @adamseidel9780
      @adamseidel9780 Před 2 měsíci

      And if the Yankees never played at Yankee Stadium it wouldn’t be important to baseball either… but it is.

  • @maneco64
    @maneco64 Před 2 měsíci

    No.

  • @frederickdouglass7517
    @frederickdouglass7517 Před 2 měsíci

    As far as watching golf on a particular course Augusta National is my #1 but it I think if I could play any course in the US it would be Pine Valley.

  • @averagejoe845
    @averagejoe845 Před 2 měsíci

    Ask Pros what their favorite tournament is, and many will say The Masters. The course has a lot to do with that, the history is another and the experience in another.

  • @jayjo675
    @jayjo675 Před 2 měsíci

    One of the reasons that pros don't think Augusta is the best course is due to the layout of most holes. Most pros play a fade, mostly due to changes in equipment and due to the high fade being more controllable and easier to hit targets on the fairway based on shot dispersion. Augusta benefits those who draw the ball. Holes 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15 are either right to left layouts or they have other characteristics that benefit those who can draw the ball, so tour pros are forced to club down to draw the ball or risk pulling it short or going long if they use their driver due to the technology of today's drivers. Proof of this is how well lefties have done, the course is perfectly set up for lefties and we have seen how well they have done in the Masters more so than any other Major tournament.

  • @davidmcmanus2464
    @davidmcmanus2464 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Augusta looks a tricked up course to me, too many slopes on greens that unfairly punish good shots. The venue etc looks amazing and all that history.

    • @MC-nb6jx
      @MC-nb6jx Před 2 měsíci

      Its main defence is tricked up greens..
      Why don’t they grow some rough??🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @kenbrown2808
    @kenbrown2808 Před 2 měsíci

    here's the deal: there are two metrics that make playing a course a great experience. one is if it is a great course to play, and I include great scenery in that. the other is if it is a course that is a great privilege to play. both of these are very subjective. for me, so far, Starthyrum has been my greatest round. lovely course, a long trip to get there, and I had lovely people I was playing with. would augusta be better than that for me? quite possibly not. I don't follow professional golf. so I don't have the whole hero worship of championship courses going on. so to me, walking in Tiger's footsteps would not be an experience worth pursuing. to be entirely honest, rating a sausage roll with Rick and Guy would probably rank higher for me than playing Augusta.
    as I said before, if PGA was filmed in the style of Break 75, I'd be more likely to watch it.

  • @theycallmehoipilloi5495
    @theycallmehoipilloi5495 Před 2 měsíci

    If I could play anywhere and didn't have to pay the green fee, Pebble Beach or maybe Cypress Point. Maybe the Old Course because it would be like going to Jerusalem to me, in a golfing sense only.

  • @Thegeneralms1
    @Thegeneralms1 Před 2 měsíci

    No other course spends the amount of money as Augusta National. I’m willing to bet they spend twice as much as the next best course. Hell they only play golf on the course 4 months out of the year.
    That place is unreal.

  • @karlmartin3410
    @karlmartin3410 Před 2 měsíci

    Some people say that you are born lucky, I say that you make your own luck! Enjoy Augusta you lucky lucky man 😊

  • @Truequalityedits
    @Truequalityedits Před 2 měsíci

    People like what they can’t have. Augusta knows their exclusivity attracts wonder and excitement.

  • @enemyvirus
    @enemyvirus Před 2 měsíci

    Its exclusive, that's why its deemed to be the best. You can actually play the old course, you can actually play Pebble Beach. You can't normally play Augusta.

  • @jameskeyser5124
    @jameskeyser5124 Před 2 měsíci

    As an American Augusta is my #2 the old course is my #1

  • @ajfatca
    @ajfatca Před 2 měsíci

    I dont think a course should be considered the most amazing just because its impossible to get a ticket to the tournament and no matter how much money you have you will never play it.

  • @haroldfarquad6886
    @haroldfarquad6886 Před 2 měsíci

    Perhaps the only more coveted round is at Shadow Creek in Vegas. But any golfer worth their salt would choose Augusta 8 days out of the week.