The Masters tees off at Augusta National next week, and some of the changes patrons will encounter "were envisioned around the turn of the century," according to Joel Beall of GOLF DIGEST. They include a "redesigned Par-3 Course for the tournament’s Wednesday contest that will have more patron viewing areas, a new entrance for patrons, a merchandise pavilion that will exit to Washington Road on the east side of the course, two new cabins (one of which is rumored to be a steakhouse for members) and a 40-yard extension of the famed 13th hole." The club plans "reach far into the future." Among the "rumored ambitions are a banquet hall, on-site housing for all Masters competitors and media, a tournament-only exit off I-20 that goes straight to Augusta National’s parking lot, a reimagined fan village and a new golf course that presumably would host the opening rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur." One anonymous Augusta National member said of the club's long-term planning: "It's closer to 30, 40 years down the road" (GOLF DIGEST, 3/28).
