Augusta National Golf Club is one of the most famous and exclusive golf clubs globally. It is located in Georgia, United States, founded in 1932 by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts. The club has a stringent membership policy, and it is tough to get in. Popular for hosting the annual Masters’ Tournament, Augusta has only 300 members at any given time. Only a few privileged can ever become members as it is strictly an invite-only club.
Augusta likes to keep its membership list to around 300 people. When a member dies or leaves for whatever reason, the club decides on someone to take his or her place. Usually, new members are people who have been recommended by current members. They’re normally political figures, star athletes, or wealthy CEOs.
The initiation fee is $250,000 to $500,000, and it has been voted the number one golf club in the United States.
Clients are entertained, deals are sealed, and membership remains one of the most sought after affirmations of corporate success.
There’s no official, public list of Augusta members, but through extensive research, we were able to compile a highly likely list. Furthermore, we were able to gather contact information for many of them, board affiliation and kids/family circles that may be able to help you in your prospecting and business development strategies.
Among the prominent people known to be members are:
Billionaires Warren Buffet and Bill Gates, who play for several dollars a round while also competing for the title of world's richest person.
Other business titans such as T. Boone Pickens, Pete Coors and Jack Welch.
People from the world of politics, such as former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn and two more former U.S. Secretary of States, the nearly 100-year-old George Schultz plus Rex Tillerson.
The Augusta National membership skews very, very rich and quite old.
In addition to Nicklaus, other Augusta National members from the world of golf include Michael Bonallack (amateur champ and R&A bigwig) and Jack Burke Jr. — but not Gary Player or Tom Watson. (We'd bet good money that Ben Crenshaw will be invited to join at some point.)
Very few people from the world of golf are Augusta National members, but the several others who are include:
John Harris, a former U.S. Amateur champion and Champions Tour member.
Ian Webb, the first Augusta National member from Ireland, a past captain of Royal County Down and another R&A bigwig.
Three members of the Yates family: Charlie Yates Jr., son of 1938 British Amateur champion Charlie Yates, a personal friend of Bobby Jones and a legend in Georgia amateur golf; Dan Yates, Charlie Sr.'s brother; and Dan Yates III, Dan Yates' son.
There have been attempts in the past by major news organizations to compile full or at least lengthy Augusta National membership rolls.
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