Augusta National Golf Club: What is par, how much does it cost to play, hole names and more for The Masters home

Whenever golf fans get to April, they can’t wait to watch The Masters and see the wonders of Augusta National Golf Club.

The home of the first major championship of every golf season (2020 aside), Augusta National is a bucket-list destination for any good fan. That doesn’t mean a fan has to even play it — just to step foot on the same grass as Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones and so on would be enough.

But what is the par at the course? What are the unique hole names? How much does it cost to be a member and to play?

We have everything you need to know about the home of The Masters here.

The Masters: What is par at Augusta National Golf Club?

In the typical way of Augusta and The Masters, Augusta National is a traditional Par 72 golf course with two par 5 and two par 3 holes on both the front and back nines. The yardage measures out at 7,555 yards across the hilly terrain, which is truly indicative of how much they’ve lengthened the course and made it that much more difficult.

Augusta National Golf Club scorecard: Hole names, yardages, par for The Masters

Let’s go hole by hole with the names of each, the par and yardages, and so on for No. 1-18 at Augusta National and The Masters for the 2024 tournament.

• Hole No. 1 – Tea Olive: Par 4, 445 yards
• Hole No. 2 – Pink Dogwood: Par 5, 585 yards
• Hole No. 3 – Flowering Peach: Par 4, 350 yards
• Hole No. 4 – Flowering Crab Apple: Par 3, 240 yards
• Hole No. 5 – Magnolia: Par 4, 495 yards
• Hole No. 6 – Juniper: Par 3, 180 yards
• Hole No. 7 – Pampas: Par 4, 450 yards
• Hole No. 8 – Yellow Jasmine: Par 5, 570 yards
• Hole No. 9 – Carolina Cherry: Par 4, 460 yards
• Hole No. 10 – Camellia: Par 4, 495 yards
• Hole No. 11 – White Dogwood: Par 4, 520 yards
• Hole No. 12 – Golden Bell: Par 3, 155 yards
• Hole No. 13 – Azalea: Par 5, 545 yards
• Hole No. 14 – Chinese Fir: Par 4, 440 yards
• Hole No. 15 – Firethorn: Par 5, 550 yards
• Hole No. 16 – Redbud: Par 3, 170 yards
• Hole No. 17 – Nandina: Par 4, 440 yards
• Hole No. 18 – Holly: Par 4, 465 yards

So many of the holes at Augusta are certifiably iconic, but the stretch from No. 11-13 known as Amen Corner is by far the most famous with the water in play for the golfers, Ray’s Creek running beside it, the bridge to cross it, and so much more.

How much is a membership at Augusta National Golf Club?

Augusta National, of course, is a membership-only club with a highly exclusive group of members. The initiation fee for a club of its stature, though, is not all that bad, ranging somewhere in the $30,000-$40,000 range with only a few thousand dollars in annual cost, though that has rumored to increase to a couple tens of thousands of dollars recently. There is also Green Jacket membership, the invitation only membership to the club, which will cost anywhere from $100,000-$300,000.

Membership is almost always exclusive and by invitation for Augusta, which makes it virtually the holy grail of golf in terms of fame, celebrity and golfing prowess.

How much does it cost to play Augusta National?

If you are able to be a member or win a lottery to play at at Augusta National Golf Club, then you might be wondering how much that would cost. Despite the high club fees to be a member, a run around the course isn’t all that pricey. It will only cost about $350-$500 for players to take the course on, though they likely won’t be seeing the same looks as the pros do at The Masters.

Augusta National Golf Club drainage system and SubAir, explained

Particularly on Saturday of the 2023 Masters, we saw the players in a wildly wet and rainy day at Augusta. However, the course still maintained well, particularly on the greens. That’s due to the state-of-the-art draining and SubAir system that the course has to offer.

Rather than going in way too technically, the short of it is that there are grates all throughout the property and the SubAir machines essentially work as a ShopVac from beneath the ground on the course, sucking out as much moisture as possible and pushing it out of a machine on the other side. The system was invented by Augusta National’s former senior director Marsh Benson in the 1990s and has been revolutionary for the course being playable despite adverse conditions.