Master’s Augusta National suffered ‘a lot of damage’ from Helene [Video]

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hurricane Helene ravaged many parts of the southeast, including much of east Georgia.

Augusta, like some Central Georgia counties, was in the direct path of the storm. More than 225,000 Augusta residents lost power from the storm and many still don’t have any power or utilities.

As the community works to clean up the fallen trees and debris, Augusta National Golf Club — the home of the Masters — looks to do the same after suffering “a lot of damage” from the Hurricane, according to Masters chairman Fred Ridley.

“We have been without power and water and other essentials for a number of days,” Ridley said, according to CBS Sports. “So it really does impress upon you what can happen when there’s a natural disaster such as that.”

Augusta National, which is regarded …