It’s Augusta National. It’s the Masters. We know the expectations. We also know that exceeding those lofty expectations there is the standard.
We introduce you to the new Player Services Building, a three-storey building just behind the practice range, tucked among trees. It is for players, their immediate families, coaches, caddies and trainers. The public is not allowed. Neither are the media or player agents.
“This improvement will offer the competitors in the Masters facilities from arrival until departure unlike anything in sport,” Masters chairman Fred Ridley said last April.
Augusta National released some photos on social media of the new building. More were added to their website.
There is an underground player garage that players exit and then walk through this hallway.
The entry hallway from the underground player garage. (MASTERS)
Here is the lobby.
The lobby in the new Player Services Building. (MASTERS)
Before entering the locker room is this lounge that, according to The Associated Press, has all four trophies from Bobby Jones’ Grand Slam in 1930, when he won the British Amateur, British Open, US Open and US Amateur. Atlanta Athletic Club loaned them to the Masters for tournament week.
The player lounge. (MASTERS)
The champions’ locker room is still in the Augusta National clubhouse, but here is a look at the new digs, with 100 lockers.
The player locker room. (MASTERS)
Here are the physio and fitness areas.
The physiotherapy room is on the performance and recovery level. (MASTERS)
The fitness area is on the performance and recovery level. (MASTERS)
And finally, here are photos of the dining areas, both inside and outside on a porch overlooking the practice range.
The Magnolia dining room. (MASTERS)
The terrace off the Magnolia dining room overlooks the tournament practice area. (MASTERS)
As you can see, not one detail was overlooked. Players are in for a treat when they arrive this year. The Masters starts in 11 days.