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The membership at Augusta National Golf Club is shrouded in mystery. Sure, you can pick out Peyton Manning and Roger Goodell and Condoleezza Rice in their Green Jackets under the tree that stands sentinel by the clubhouse but it's a private club and there isn't a club directory made available to the public. But the competitors in the Masters forge relationships that blossom with each passing year and visit. So for the latest question in the Golfweek/USA Today Masters Survey we asked the pros to name which member they have you interacted with the most or get most excited to see at the Masters? Jimmy Dunne, a former PGA Tour policy board member and the man who holds court at ANGC's caddie shack all week, was the most popular pick but he wasn't the only member who came up more than once. Here's a look at some of the responses.
There’s a lot of guys. Played with Rob Light today (at the Genesis Invitational Pro-Am). But I love seeing Peyton Manning and Condoleezza Rice and they have a role and a job on a committee. I’d say seeing Condoleezza Rice at the par-3 tournament.
Quite a few guys. I used to bring some guests who had never been there before every year. I have 15-20 guys I look forward to seeing, including Gray Murray and Brian Turner, who sets pins.
Tom Nelson. He’s my playing partner at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He hosted me my first time before my first Masters.
Luckily, I'm friendly with quite a few. Jimmy Dunne is close to a lot of guys out here, spend a lot of time with him. I'd have to pick Nick Evans. He's hosted me a handful of times up there and helped me when I brought my dad and my grandpa out there almost two years ago.
One of the many great things about being able to go back to Augusta National is the ability to get to know the membership. I’m fortunate after all these years to call many of them friends and keep in touch regularly. The camaraderie and social aspect of our sport is really the secret sauce that makes it so great.
George Solich. He’s a Colorado guy, chairman of Castle Pines, that’s become a good friend and Johnny Harris, Quail Hollow’s chairman and president. He took me to Augusta National for my first round there.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Augusta National members pros interact with most
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Harris English
There’s a lot of guys. Played with Rob Light today (at the Genesis Invitational Pro-Am). But I love seeing Peyton Manning and Condoleezza Rice and they have a role and a job on a committee. I’d say seeing Condoleezza Rice at the par-3 tournament.
Craig Stadler
Quite a few guys. I used to bring some guests who had never been there before every year. I have 15-20 guys I look forward to seeing, including Gray Murray and Brian Turner, who sets pins.
Ludvig Aberg
Tom Nelson. He’s my playing partner at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He hosted me my first time before my first Masters.
Rickie Fowler
Luckily, I'm friendly with quite a few. Jimmy Dunne is close to a lot of guys out here, spend a lot of time with him. I'd have to pick Nick Evans. He's hosted me a handful of times up there and helped me when I brought my dad and my grandpa out there almost two years ago.
Trevor Immelman
One of the many great things about being able to go back to Augusta National is the ability to get to know the membership. I’m fortunate after all these years to call many of them friends and keep in touch regularly. The camaraderie and social aspect of our sport is really the secret sauce that makes it so great.
Wyndham Clark
George Solich. He’s a Colorado guy, chairman of Castle Pines, that’s become a good friend and Johnny Harris, Quail Hollow’s chairman and president. He took me to Augusta National for my first round there.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Augusta National members pros interact with most
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