{"id":19294,"date":"2025-04-14T13:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/19294\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T13:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:31:14","slug":"how-is-the-water-at-augusta-national-so-shiny-masters-rumoured-to-use-cake-ingredient-in-raes-creek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/19294\/","title":{"rendered":"How is the water at Augusta National so shiny? Masters rumoured to use cake ingredient in Rae’s Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest edition of golf’s most pristine tournament concludes on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Masters, the first major of the year, is arguably the most iconic golf event in the world, and that prestige is matched by the stunning settings.<\/p>\n

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The lakes and ponds across Augusta National are something else<\/p>\n

From the white bunkers to the absence of divots, the course at Augusta National is kept in perfect condition by the groundskeepers.<\/p>\n

Another striking characteristic is the clarity and shininess of the water.<\/p>\n

It appears to glisten in the sunshine, and there are a couple of reasons for that.<\/p>\n

How is the water at Augusta National so shiny?<\/p>\n

Well, it was revealed in 1996 that an American Golf Digest journalist took a sample from the water at the 15th hole at Augusta National to find out if there was anything untoward in it.<\/p>\n

Incredibly, his sample returned a positive match for a type of blue food dye.<\/p>\n

It is the type you would use in a cake as a food colouring.<\/p>\n

Of course, since then, there has been no official confirmation from the course if they still use it in Rae’s Creek.<\/p>\n

But given the secrecy around other elements of the course, it is hard to see why they would ever reveal if that still happens.<\/p>\n

The Creek is a ten-mile stretch of water that flows its way through Augusta National, and it is a key part of the course.<\/p>\n

The suggestion that organisers put blue dye into it and other water bodies on the course shows how obsessed they are with ensuring everything is perfect.<\/p>\n

There are even suggestions that the grass is sometimes painted if there is a bad spot, while the sand is pure quartz to ensure it is pearly white.<\/p>\n

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The water at Augusta National has been found to have dye in it beforeCredit: GettyThe Masters 2025: How to follow<\/p>\n

The\u00a02025 Masters Tournament<\/a>\u00a0got going on Thursday, April 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is being held at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia and will come to an end on Sunday, April 13.<\/p>\n

talkSPORT and talkSPORT 2 will have live coverage of all the action, with the event also set to be broadcast on Sky Sports in the UK.<\/p>\n

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click\u00a0HERE for the live stream<\/a>.\u00a0You can also listen via the\u00a0talkSPORT app<\/a>, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.<\/p>\n

Justin Rose sets new Masters record and overtakes all-time legend with Augusta heroics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest edition of golf’s most pristine tournament concludes on Sunday. The Masters, the first major of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4106],"tags":[4285,12641,12644,12643,2826,12642,79,4297,12640,16,15,12645],"class_list":{"0":"post-19294","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-augusta-national","9":"tag-augusta-national-water","10":"tag-blue-dye-at-the-masters","11":"tag-blue-dye-in-augusta-national-water","12":"tag-golf","13":"tag-raes-creek-water","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-the-masters","16":"tag-the-masters-water","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom","19":"tag-why-is-the-water-at-augusta-national-so-shiny"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114336568707027959","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}