How many rounds are played every year at Augusta National?
Augusta has a long-standing policy of not discussing club matters. In a 2003 article in Golf Digest, however, club chairman Hootie Johnson said as few as 20 or 30 people or as many as 80 might play golf on a typical weekend. • How many members are there at Augusta National? Again, the actual number is unofficial, but it is widely reported the club has about 300 members, many powerful figures in business and commerce. Golf Digest’s story looking into Augusta membership reported members’ average age at 78. Twelve percent of Augusta’s members lived in Florida as of that year, the magazine reported. • How does one become a member at Augusta National? Membership is by invitation only. Invitations, it is well known, are not offered often, nor ever turned down. • How much does it cost to be a member? The initiation fee is in the “low five figures,” Golf Digest reported, citing one source. Annual dues are “a few thousand dollars.” Money is not the issue at Augusta. Access is. The club is famou
