
Jack Nicklaus once joked that if Augusta National kept expanding its golf course that ''pretty soon we'll be teeing off downtown somewhere.'' He never mentioned anything about teeing off from a different golf course. Golfweek magazine is reporting that Augusta National has approached neighboring Augusta Country Club about acquiring land behind Amen Corner. The ninth fairway at Augusta Country Club is parallel - separated by a row of trees that block the view - of the 11th green, 12th green and 13th tee box at Augusta National.
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