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A Rabbit Hole Short: The "sand" at The Masters comes from North Carolina

One mine owner's trash was Augusta National's treasure.

Jeremy Markovich
Apr 8, 2023
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Hello friends. Did you know the “sand” at Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters, comes from North Carolina? It does! It’s actually quartz, and it came from a mine near Spruce Pine. Here’s a minute-long TikTok I made about it last year:

@deftlyinaneHere’s where @themasters gets the sand for its bunkers. #greenscreen #nccheck #nc #augustanational #golf #mining #pgatour #sprucepinenc #themasters #fyp
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If you’re interested in learning more, you can read the original L.A. Times story by Sam Farmer.

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