The Masters: Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia

by Curt Sampson

Construction started late in November 1931 and was completed 124 days later, on May 27, 1932. Subtract Sundays, when no one worked, and thirty days when rain prevented progress. Incredibly, Augusta National was built in seventy-six frenzied working days.

Not including the land or any buildings, Augusta National was built for $85,000.

Sixty-four Coca-Cola bottling plants were built around the world during the war, fifty-nine of them at U.S. government expense. The company retained them all.