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Missing the cut: Golf development and Shubhankar

Huge sums are invested in the improvement of already meticulous and seemingly perfect infrastructure to further enhance the mystique

Patrick Reed of the US celebrates chipping in for an eagle on the 15th hole during third round play of the 2018 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
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Patrick Reed of the US celebrates chipping in for an eagle on the 15th hole during third round play of the 2018 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Siddharth Shriram
Patrick Reed leads with Rory close behind —The steady stream of ever rising income that fills the lake of Augusta National’s good fortune is partly paid out in dividends to the world community in subtle and interesting ways. Huge sums are invested in the improvement of already meticulous and seemingly perfect infrastructure to further enhance the mystique and delivery of the Masters tournament to about a billion hungry viewers worldwide (I mean that no one has ever returned to tell us what heaven is like, but is surely felt like it already); while gift items are about twice as expensive