Hootie Johnson
Hootie Johnson
William Woodward "Hootie" Johnsonis retired chairman of the executive committee at Bank of America, member of the South Carolina Business Hall of Fame, and former chairman of Augusta National Golf Club...
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We will keep the golf course current with the times.
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We have never been worried about scores. Our greatest concern has always been that the course be kept current with the times. Change has been a constant at Augusta National, starting in the earliest years of the tournament. Bobby Jones made innumerable modifications to the layout, and that philosophy continues to this day.
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As in the past, our objective is to maintain the integrity and shot values of the golf course as envisioned by Bobby Jones and Alister Mackenzie . Players' scores are not a factor. We will keep the golf course current with the times.
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They are entitled to their opinion. We are comfortable with what we're doing with the golf course for the Masters.
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As far as the golf course is concerned, we'll have to continue to evaluate that.
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I think that the shorter hitter, or someone that's not a bomber, has just as good a chance of scoring on this golf course as the guy that's going to hit it 330.
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I didn't know that a tough golf course was supposed to be a lot of fun.
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I didn't know that a tough golf course was supposed to be a lot of fun. I don't know that hitting a 6-iron on No. 1 would be any more fun today than it was 20 years ago.
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The golf course is the way we want it to be this year. We will continue to study possible improvements.
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Is that someone like Mike Weir or Chris DiMarco, is that what you're asking me?
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An invitation to become a member of Augusta National is very special and would never be tied to anything except personal relationships within this club.
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We don't want to take the golf ball off the table but we're not giving that any serious consideration right now.
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We think that the recent changes to the 11th have properly restored the hole to that which Jones intended.
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Will has done an outstanding job as the chairman of the competition committees and rules. The Masters owes him a debt of gratitude for his many years of tireless and exemplary service.