One of the world’s most iconic golf courses has become the latest sporting venue to be decimated by Hurricane Milton.
Drone footage on social media shows trees strewn all over the ground at Augusta National, the annual home of the Masters.
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In a clip that lasts just over four minutes, fans can see dozens of trees all across the Georgia-based course have been snapped in half or taken out of the ground entirely.
A bunker next to one of the greens also sustained major damage, leaving the greenkeepers at Augusta with a sizeable task on their hands.
But with next year’s Masters due to begin on April 7, there is plenty of time to fix up the fabled fairways.
Along with Augusta, Hurricane Milton ran riot through two other sporting venues in Tampa Bay, Florida.
MLB side Tampa Bay Rays had the roof of their ballpark, Tropicana Field, torn to shreds last Wednesday.
According to the Rays, the roof was constructed to withstand winds of up to 115 mph and is supported by 180 miles of cables.
Before Hurricane Milton struck the ballpark, the Rays confirmed Tropicana Stadium was set to be used as a staging area for 10,000 first responders.
The venue had also been filled with rows of green beds for local residents seeking shelter from the storm.
Raymond James Stadium, home of NFL side Tampa Bay Buccaneers, also sustained major damage as footage on social media displayed the venue quickly filling up with water.
Luckily for the Bucs, they got out of Florida before Milton made landfall as they relocated to New Orleans.
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A world title boxing event between Australia’s Tim Tszyu and unbeaten IBF super welterweight champ Bakhram Murtazaliev was under threat of a last-minute relocation, but the bout will go ahead as planned.
According to the Associated Press, Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene, which occurred in late September, is on track to reach the $50billion (£38.4b) mark for total damages.
Millions of Florida residents lost power amid widespread flooding from the storm, with the catastrophe tragically claiming at least 14 lives.