Whenever golf fans get to April, they can’t wait to watch The Masters and see the wonders of Augusta National Golf Club.
Augusta National means so many things to so many different people. It's a pilgrimage that some golf fans have to make in their lives. For some, watching Tigers Woods, Jack Nicklaus or even Scottie Scheffler more recently dominate The Masters here has made golf fans for life. Then there are some players, not the least of whom is Rory McIlroy, who Augusta has simply been a torture chamber for as the one missing piece of the career grand slam.
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? There's a lot about Augusta National that fans may not actually know. That's where we can come in to give you the in-depth look at this vaunted golf course as we come into the 2025 tournament with changes having been made over the years, including len
We have everything you need to know about the home of The Masters here.
The Masters: What is par at Augusta National Golf Club?
Augusta National is a traditional Par 72 golf course for The Masters 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. Perhaps the most iconic features, though, are the various runs you get. Holes 4, 5 and 6 will test even the best golfers after a relatively feasible start (No. 1 being the outlier there), while Amen Corner is enough to test even the strongest of wills.
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 2025 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
While there are actually too many golf courses that name the holes to count, it's not a stretch to say that the names at Augusta National are the most famous. You have Amen Corner that runs along Rae's Creek with White Dogwood, Golden Bell and the pristine and iconic Azalea, but don't sleep on Firethorn (No. 15) and Redbud (No. 16) as a fun stretch, especially on Sunday.
The general yardages have not changed a ton over the past couple of years but the course has been substantially lengthened over the past few tournaments as the equipment and length off the tee has forced the hands of Augsta National.
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.