Any one see the drone flyover of Augusta National during the summer?

Apparently they rip the entire thing up once a year

Obviously costs aren't an issue. But does it need to be done every year? I'm obviously not an agronomist.

The whole course is Bermuda that serves as the base for their overseed every year. That's why they play in April before it gets too hot.

Augusta is a winter course. It's seeded with some form of rye/blue grass that dies off in the hot summer months. Like others have said it closes a few weeks after the Master. They do an appreciation day for the volunteers and then they shut it down till next fall.

Go play Fallen Oak after the Champions Tour event, the overseed is dying off and the course looks like garbage. (Greens are still awesome though) Found this out last year when I played it

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Augusta is a winter course.

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Of course.........winter rules.

That's pretty cool.

Looks like the traps are covered with plastic.

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The whole course is Bermuda that serves as the base for their overseed every year. That's why they play in April before it gets too hot.

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Bingo. Go check out other tournament courses that overseed like others have said. They take a beating transitioning to summer. Rye competes for the resources of the bermudagrass and leaves a lot of it in bad shape.

Augusta does a high rate of overseed. They know they are gonna lose bermudagrass each year. Just a matter of how much.

I'm glad people are realizing Augusta isn't perfect 24/7.

Do they re-pine straw it every year as well? The pine straw in the video is faded and not the dark red we are used to seeing in April.

Also that video shows you just how hilly it is and how small the greens are.