A Forgotten Chapter of Golf’s Greatest City
Welcome to the second installment of “This Day in Golf History,” a new weekly series running every Saturday on the Golf Heritage Society blog. Each week, I’ll dig into the archives to uncover those nuggets of golf’s past that rarely make the highlight reel, the stories, moments, and champions that shaped the game but have been quietly forgotten over time.
When you think about championship golf in Augusta, Georgia, your mind probably goes straight to the Masters. Green jackets, azaleas, Amen Corner. It’s one of the most iconic events in all of sports, and rightfully so.
But here’s something that might surprise you: Augusta’s golf history runs deeper than that. Long before anyone was debating whether women deserved a place at Augusta National, elite women were already competing for major championships right next door at Augusta Country Club…