Flood Ruins Famed Green at Augusta : Golf: Storm at the home of the Masters tournament washes away the putting surface on one hole of the ‘Amen Corner.’ Mud covers some fairways.

The heavy rains and flooding in east Georgia also hit the Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters tournament, heavily damaging the legendary “Amen Corner.”

The green on No. 11, the first of the three holes that compose Amen Corner, was washed away when Rae’s Creek overflowed its banks late last week. The water also damaged a bunker on No. 12, damaged the Byron Nelson Bridge and destroyed the members’ tee box at No. 13.

Workers were removing mud and sand left on the No. 12 and 13 fairways on Monday.

Augusta National General Manager Jim Armstrong said the course sustained flood damage, primarily around holes 11, 12 and 13, where Rae’s Creek runs through the course.

“We’ve got some damage, but we haven’t had a chance to assess it yet because all the water has not receded,” Armstrong said.

It appears, however, that the No. 11 green will have to be rebuilt, he said.

Augusta Country Club assistant pro Rob Allen, who checked his own course for damage, also could see part of nearby Augusta National. He said the National’s 11th green “is gone. All I saw was a pipe sticking out of the ground.”

Armstrong said water, at one point, was over the Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson bridges at Amen Corner. A club rain gauge topped out at 6 inches, which is the gauge limit, he said.

Reports indicate that tee boxes at Nos. 11, 12, and 13 also were submerged.

Allen said Augusta National’s 12th green was under water.

Amen Corner is comprised of three extremely difficult holes and was named by course builder Bobby Jones.