AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Augusta Municipal Golf Course will be shutting down soon for extensive renovations.

The golf course, also known as “the Patch,” will close for business on Dec. 29 for the full-scale renovations, and isn’t expected to reopen until 2026.

After operation of the Patch was turned over to Augusta Technical College to train students in golf course management, the college partnered with Augusta National Golf Club and First Tee of Augusta to transform the facility.

Augusta National said it “will assist in the planning and execution of this vision to complement their efforts, identify efficiencies and support the partnership’s success.”

Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley Ridley said the project “aims to create affordable pathways to discover the game of golf, as well as to develop tomorrow’s leaders within the business and workforce of our game.”

The golf architects will be Tom Fazio and Beau Welling, who have both worked with Augusta National.

To learn more, visit https://www.golfthepatch.com/thepatchproject.

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