AUGUSTA, Ga. — At Augusta National, nature is an ever-present force. But you should be very careful how you answer its call.
On particularly dry days, the grounds crew at Augusta will sprinkle the property to maintain proper hydration. In the first round of the 2025 Masters, amateur Jose Luis Ballester apparently decided to do a little amateur sprinkling of his own behind the 13th green.
“I completely forgot that we had those restrooms to the left of the [13th] tee box,” Ballester said after completing a 4-over round. “I'm like, I really need to pee.