After hurricane’s direct hit on the Masters, this is how it will affect play

Devastating effects of Hurricane Helene glaringly remain in Georgia’s third biggest city but not here at Augusta NationalThe devastating effects of Hurricane Helene remain glaringly and somewhat chillingly apparent in Georgia’s third biggest city. Apart from here at Augusta National.

For those of us lucky enough to get through the gates, it has been difficult to tell that, just six months ago, there was a direct hit on the United States’ most famous course from the catastrophic tropical cyclone that was the deadliest to strike the mainland since Katrina in 2005.

Yes, 1,000 trees were lost around the layout and even to the uneducated eye, once you know, you can see the gaps. But for the 89th…