Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior Author
Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership chairman Fred Ridley mentioned the membership is assessing harm on the iconic course after the world was hit laborious by Hurricane Helene on Friday morning.
In a press release, Ridley mentioned the membership was specializing in serving to its employees, neighbors and enterprise homeowners in Augusta who had been affected by harm. At the least 15 folks had been killed in Georgia, and the storm left greater than 1 million folks with out energy within the state, in line with Gov. Brian Kemp.
“Our Augusta group has suffered catastrophic and historic impression from Hurricane Helene,” Ridley mentioned. “We at present are assessing the results at Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership.
“Within the meantime, our focus and efforts are foremost with our employees, neighbors and enterprise homeowners in Augusta. Our ideas and prayers are with them in addition to everybody all through Georgia and the Southeast who’ve been affected.”
Augusta skilled tropical-storm-force winds Friday morning. In line with the Nationwide Climate Service, a wind gust of 82 mph was noticed at Augusta Regional Airport. First responders reported that bushes fell on many homes, automobiles and roads within the space. There was vital harm to neighborhoods close to Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership.
There have been almost 225,000 folks with out energy in Augusta, in line with The Augusta Chronicle.
Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership is scheduled to host the 89th version of the Masters, the primary main championship of the season, April 10-13, 2025.
