Masters host Augusta National wants this house, but stubborn neighbor still won’t sell
The Augusta National Golf Club has spent hundreds of millions of dollars reshaping the landscape around its storied course. The club, home to the prestigious Masters Tournament, has bought up and bulldozed most of the neighborhoods surrounding its famous green fairways, replacing homes with sprawling parking lots and pristine landscaping. But one house still stands, a stubborn holdout in a sea of green.
Elizabeth Thacker, who turns 93 this year, refuses to sell her home at 1112 Stanley Road...