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Seth Jones gives one a ride during a golf outing with the folks from Club Car at Champions Retreat in Augusta.
Seth Jones gives one a ride during a golf outing with the folks from Club Car at Champions Retreat in Augusta.
Seth Jones reacting to the results of the previous shot, which were reported to be "not so good."
A shot of Club Car's facilities in Augusta as we roll past the plant on our way back from golf.
Scott Hollister takes a load off on one of the Club Car products that were all over Augusta during Masters week.
At night, photography can be hard! But trust us, this is the band Collective Soul during the Rock Fore Dough! event at the The First Tee of Augusta facilities.
A power meeting at the Rock Fore Dough! event -- (left) Joe Rice of the National Golf Course Owners Association and GCM Editor Scott Hollister.
GCM Associate Editor Seth Jones poses with the young man who rocked the house before the Rock Fore Dough! event with his stirring rendition of the National Anthem.
More blurry photos from Rock Fore Dough! This is golfer John Daly (left) performing with the boys in Hootie and the Blowfish.
Here's the traffic on Washington Ave. in Augusta, about the only road to Augusta National.
As the GCSAA team sat in traffic for nearly an hour in an attempt to get to Augusta National, GCM Editor Scott Hollister expresses his frustrations.
The frustration builds as Team GCSAA -- and countless other golf fans -- crawl their way up Washington Ave. toward Augusta National.
Stephen Vinson, former KU basketball standout and official son of GCSAA CEO Steve Mona, gives up on waiting in traffic and begins a long walk to Augusta National. Stephen ends up rejoining Team GCSAA about 20 minutes later once traffic clears a little.
A lengthy line awaited all those wanting to use the "facilities" at Augusta National. GCM Editor Scott Hollister (foreground) is in that line.
Stuart Appelby got in a solitary practice round on Wednesday at Augusta National. Here, he contemplates his approach shot to No. 11.
The lines into the concession areas at Augusta National were long, but moved steadily.
For all those who've heard that the concessions at the Masters are the best bargain in sports, here's the proof.
The view from the grandstands at Amen Corner. That's 11 green in the background, 12 tee in the foreground.
Yep -- that's pimento cheese. In a green cellophane wrapper. In this part of the world, it's called lunch, the Masters way.
Running neck-and-neck with pimento cheese for official sandwich of Augusta National -- egg salad! On white bread!
Seth Jones takes care of business with his lunch for the day, the egg salad sandwich. It was so tasty, Jonesy doubled up on the egg salad later that afternoon.
This is a two-parter. This is the view back toward the tee from a spectator walkway on No. 14.
Part 2 of 2 -- from that same spectator walkway, this is the view up the 14th fairway.
I realize these are the finest golfers in the world, but are they so precise they can miss a 3-foot-by-3-foot circle on demand? I think not.
Three-time Masters champion Nick Faldo (left) and defending U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell work on their short games during a Wednesday practice round.
The view up the 18th fairway. Trust me, that is one difficult tee shot from the back of the championship tees. And TV does not do justice to just how steep the hill is leading up to 18 green.
A tradition at Augusta National during practice rounds is for golfers to walk up to the front of 16 tee and attempt to skip a ball across the water and onto the green.
Augusta native and current resident Vaughn Taylor was a fan favorite during Wednesday's practice round. Alas, he did not make the cut.
This batch of azaleas behind the 16th green is reported to be the biggest on the property at Augusta National.
Here come the maintenance pictures. That's Augusta National superintendent Brad Owen in the blue shirt, overseeing work on the fifth green.
A fleet of Toro Groundsmasters roll up the fifth fairway, preparing to cut the rough on that hole.
What's this? An undercover Toro? This was one of two Groundsmasters in the group that was painted grey, and not Toro's traditional red.
