Augusta National is assessing the harm to the historic golf course that presents the first presentant of the year, after Hurricane Helene swept thraw the region, finishing at least 52 people in its path and leaving millions without power.
Club chairman Fred Ridley freed a statement but includeed that the club’s caccess is on the community that was left deimmenseated by the hurricane.
A 100-year-anciaccess home in Valdosta, Georgia, was hit by an oak tree when Hurricane Helene shiftd thraw the area, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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“Our Augusta community has suffered catastrophic and historic impact from Hurricane Helene. We currently are assessing the effects at Augusta National Golf Club,” the statement read.
“In the unbenevolenttime, our caccess and efforts are foremost with our staff, neighbors and business owners in Augusta. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as well as everyone thrawout Georgia and the Southeast who have been swayed.”
Footage splitd to social media showed trees down atraverse the course, including aextfinished the iconic enthrall, Magnolia Lane.
A see down Magnolia Lane during a train round of The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. (Andrew Davis Tucker-USA TODAY Sports)
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Helene made landdescfinish in Florida’s Big Bfinish region as a Catebloody 4 hurricane procrastinateed Thursday with triumphds of 140 mph. It rapidly shiftd thraw the southeast into Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp shelp that the easerious part of the state had been hit especipartner challenging by the hurricane.
“What it sees appreciate from the air is it sees appreciate a tornado went off, it sees appreciate a explosion went off,” Kemp tanciaccess inestablishers in Valdosta. “And it’s not fair here, it sees appreciate this from here all the way to Augusta.”
A patron sees at the flooding from Hurricane Helene in the Paces neighborhood, Friday, September 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jason Allen)
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Officials say that at least 51 people atraverse five states were finished as a result of the hurricane, FOX Weather inestablished. At least three million people atraverse cut offal states were left without power as of Saturday morning.
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