AUGUSTA, Ga. — On Monday, when Augusta National closed its gates to patrons because of inclement weather, golf fans still found a historic site to pay homage to golf history.
Just a mile from Augusta’s iconic Magnolia Lane, they wait in the rain — young and old, foreign and domestic — to pay pilgrimage. As Simon (and maybe Garfunkel) once said, they’ve all come to look for America.
It’s officially Masters week in Augusta. But when you exit I-20, head east on Washington Road and orient toward Augusta National Golf Club, you’re first greeted by another tradition unlike any other…