Homeowners near Masters Golf Course are not sold despite large sums of money offer
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Augusta National Golf Club has spent hundreds of millions of dollars reconstructing the landscape around its storied course. Club, home Honorable Masters Tournamentacquired most of the neighborhood surrounding the famous green fairway, and replaced the house with a bulldozer with vast parking and pristine landscaping. But one house still stands, with a stubborn holdout in the green sea.
Elizabeth Soccer, who turned 93 this year, has refused to sell his home at 1112 Stanley Road despite years of favorable offers from Augusta National.
Herman and Elizabeth Soccer (Robin Tucker cow)
Tucker and her late husband Herman built a 1,900-square-foot home in 1959. For decades, they watched Augusta National transform from a historic golf course into an empire.
Over the past decade, the club has acquired almost all of its neighbours and paid millions of wages on property that was quickly destroyed. The club’s expansion includes plans for an additional hospitality area, parking and even a second course.
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But through all the trading and development, soccer holds it firmly.
Views of 1112 Stanley Road in Augusta, Georgia. (Google Satellite)
“Yes, we still own it. Yes, mom still lives there,” her daughter, Robin Tucker Linder, confirmed to Fox Business. “She’s very strong-willed.”
It’s hard to argue about that, as Zillow estimates that the home is worth around $366,000 based on its size and location. This is above the median list price As Realtor.com tracks, $215,000 Augusta.
However, Augusta National reportedly made offers far more than that number. Rinder confirmed with Fox Business that Augusta National had multiple offers to the family, but refused to disclose the price.
The club has a track record of far exceeding the market value of the property they desire. The small home owned by Tucker, who owned the street, was sold to the club for $1.2 million. It was flattened within a week.
Herman Soccer (Robin Tucker cow)
Still, for Elizabeth, family homes are not just financial assets, but memories of life. She and Herman raised their children there. It is a place their grandchildren and great grandchildren have visited for decades. The sale is simply not on the table.
“Money isn’t everything,” Herman famously told NJ.com in a 2016 interview.
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Herman passed away in 2019 at the age of 86, but Elizabeth continues to support his feelings. Even as Augusta National grows and evolves, the small brick house across from Gate 6-A remains pristine and a quiet reminder that not everyone can buy it.
Augusta National’s growth is incredible. The club spent more than $200 million to win 270 acres. According to the Wall Street Journal. The expansion has made longtime Georgia homeowners an overnight billionaire.
The patron left the premises after play was suspended due to bad weather during practice for his master’s degree at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia on April 5, 2022. (Keyur Khamar/PGA Tour via Getty Images)
The master itself is a large company. The wallet for the 2025 tournament is over $20 million. The winner will take home more than $3 million. Approximately 40,000 visitors travel to Augusta each year. Tickets are distributed through a lottery system that receives around 2 million applicants, so they are lucky. This means that there is less than 1% chance of participating in the tournament, one in 200.
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Sponsors, including high-end accessories such as IBM, major golf equipment companies and Rolex Watches, will leverage the fame of the tournament to showcase the brand.
But in all the money and power, the quiet rebellion of one woman remains the thorn on Augusta National’s side.
Elizabeth Soccer’s house is one of the last remaining structures in the neighborhood, with thousands of cars parked where her neighbor’s home once stood. It may be small compared to the grandeur of Augusta National, but it won’t go anywhere soon.
This publication is a Fox business update of the story, released in April 2024.