The Crow’s Nest is an anachronism – a beautiful piece of Masters Tournament nostalgia for a simpler time when a handful of talented amateurs would bunk together for a week of free lodging at the coolest place they’ll ever sleep. It’s a small space with small bunks and cubbies that suited the spartan needs of the mostly college-age kids lucky enough to stay there.
Times have changed, and amateurs don’t crash for the week anymore in the clubhouse of Augusta National Golf Club – just up the steps from the Champions Locker Room. Typically, they’ll spend a night or two before and/or after the Monday night Amateur Dinner just to say they partook in the tradition before heading back to some big and comfortable rental house with family and friends. The Masters has gotten too big for sleepovers and late-night shenanigans while bonding with peers.
The Crow’s Nest simply isn’t big enough for Christo Lamprecht. Bobby Jones, the club founder and greatest amateur to come out of Georgia Tech, didn’t create a space to accommodate the current Yellow Jackets senior who won the 2023 Amateur Championship. At 6 feet 8 inches, Lamprecht is the tallest player ever to qualify to play in the Masters – and he’s too big for any of the modest beds in the cramped room underneath the ANGC clubhouse cupola. To stretch out, Lamprecht would have to sleep on the floor.
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