Golf
Masters: How Augusta will look different after Hurricane Helene
Augusta National escaped devastating tropical cyclone with only minor damage, but there have been some enforced cosmetic changes
Hurricane Helene caused devastating damage across the southeastern United States when it made landfall in Florida last September. The deadliest hurricane in the US since Katrina in 2005, it brought 140mph winds and caused an estimated £61.8billion ($78.7bn) worth of damage.
The state of Georgia bore the brunt of that damage. National Hurricane Center reports say falling trees and high winds killed 37 people statewide, while at least 362 buildings were destroyed in Augusta and surrounding counties. Over 6,500 other buildings reported damage ranging from mild to severe.
The course itself, though, escaped largely unscathed, with the vast majority of the damage being purely cosmetic.
