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Augusta National Golf Club, home of the prestigious Masters Tournament, has spent years and more than $200 million expanding its presence in Augusta, Georgia. The club is purchasing hundreds of hectares of surrounding land for future development.
But one property, long considered a relic, remains firmly in the hands of the original owners’ family.
The house at 1112 Stanley Rd. was built in 1959 by Herman and Elizabeth Thacker and still stands across from Gate 6-A.
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It’s a modest, 1,900-square-foot, three-bedroom house, but its story has become something of a local legend.
Over the past decade, nearly the entire neighborhood surrounding it has been bought up and cleared, with the Augusta National Golf Club spending more than $40 million to convert the land into parking and infrastructure for tournament attendees. The club has spent more than $280 million on real estate purchases over the past 25 years. according to Golf.com.
Dustin Johnson on the second green during the first round of the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 9, 2026. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Many of those homeowners became millionaires overnight.
The Thackers chose a different path. Despite multiple seven-figure offers, they refused to sell.
“Money isn’t everything,” said Herman Thacker told NJ.com in a 2016 interview.
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Herman Thacker died in 2019 at the age of 86. His wife, Elizabeth, lived in the house for many years and became one of the last – and most famous – opponents of the club’s expansion.
Herman and Elizabeth Thacker. (Robin Thacker Rinder)
Since last year’s Masters, the Thacker family has suffered significant loss: Elizabeth Thacker passed away in July at the age of 93.
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Rinder says she now lives in the house herself and “takes good care of it,” and confirms the property has not changed hands. Notably, she says Augusta National has not approached the Thacker children with new offers since the family initially declined to sell.
The Thacker family home near the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. (Google Maps)
The property is estimated to be worth about $330,000, but that’s a fraction of what Augusta National has paid out to the owners of nearby homes in recent years.
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The Thackers previously sold another nearby property they owned to the club for $1.2 million, but wanted to live out the rest of their lives at 1112 Stanley Rd., the home where they raised two children, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The house is not for sale, at least for the time being. Still, Rinder left the door ajar when asked if that could ever change.
“If the price is right,” she said, laughing.
For now, one of the most famous holdouts in golf remains.
