Augusta Quotes

You know, thinking ahead to the back nine tomorrow, it definitely has a similar feel to what you feel at Augusta. I think that's why this championship has the feel of a major. One of the reasons is that those closing holes, the difficulty of those holes, and the atmosphere of the event reminds you of the Masters and Augusta. Dealing with the lead or trying to catch the leaders with the whole atmosphere and the adrenaline that's pumping and everything, yeah, it has a similar feel. - Mike Weir

When you walk down the fairways at Augusta, it's unlike any other tournament for us as players. It's a different feeling. You have people taking pictures of you and you feel like you're almost an artifact in a museum. - Phil Mickelson

When women have a voice in national and international affairs, wars will cease forever. - Augusta Stowe-Gullen

When this project comes in, Western Avenue will go back to what it was before (the opening of the Route 3 bridge in north Augusta) and Capital Street will become another Western Avenue. If you have the power, deny them the use of Capitol Street. - Richard Duncan

When I got my first invitation in the mail, I almost threw it away because I didn't know what it was. It doesn't stand out at all. It's a plain, normal white envelope. Doesn't say Augusta National, no return address. And once I opened it, well, now it's in a frame in my office. My first invitation to the Masters. - Charles Howell

When I first saw this place, in its bones, it reminded me of Augusta National, what with its (clubhouse) columns and stately oak trees. The majority of our early dollars will be put into the clubhouse. - David Fry

We've had big galleries in the past, but that was the biggest I'd ever seen, no question about it. Just to look down that first hole -- 15 [people] deep down both sides of the fairway. I don't know how many people you can get on one hole, but that was like Augusta. - Jim McLean

We've got the help of a couple of guys who are pretty good to have on your side. Ben Crenshaw is giving us four Masters flags from Augusta, and Tom Kite is going to give us some kind of memorabilia that we can sell or auction. That's a good start. - Chris Gordon

We're the most pro-hunting, pro-public access, pro-multiple use administration that has been in Augusta in a long time. - Patrick McGowan

We're enjoying people coming in from Augusta and the surrounding areas. - Colin Miller