Quartz Bunkers at The Masters

How Gear Changed the Game

What do golf and microchips fueling the AI revolution have in common? The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club….well ok their common ground is a place even more unique than Augusta.

This episode talks about sand that is more than just sand. That pure white sand is mostly quartz and comes from a mine that produces the purest quartz in the world. So pure that microchip makers can’t produce their products without what comes from this mine in Spruce Pine, NC. Hear about why Augusta National switched to this special sand. The hiccups in implementing it. The science of purity. And how this sand behaves differently and changes the way players play when hitting out of the bunkers at Augusta National. A ton of interesting facts and stories are revealed in this episode and is the perfect bit of new information to keep in mind while you watch The Masters.

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