Red Bud 16th Hole Augusta

Augusta National Golf Club

Red Bud is the 16th hole at Augusta is one of the iconic holes at Augusta National Golf Club, the home of the US Masters Gold tournament.

Augusta National is a legendary par-72, 7,565-yard course renowned for its beauty, strategic challenge, and dramatic elevation changes. Built on a former plant nursery, it’s distinguished by pristine fairways, fast greens, and holes named after local plants.

This oil painting captures the famous 16th hole, “Redbud” with a serene, almost dreamlike atmosphere. Ken Reed presents the course not simply as a sports venue, but as a carefully composed landscape of light, reflection, and seasonal beauty.

Water Feature

The composition is centered around the still pond in the foreground, whose mirror-like surface reflects the tall pines, pale blue sky, and glowing greens of the fairway. The water creates symmetry and calm, drawing the viewer’s eye toward the distant green and sand bunkers. The reflections soften the scene and give the painting a tranquil, meditative quality.

Reed’s use of warm sunlight is especially striking. Long shadows stretch across the rolling grass, suggesting early morning or late afternoon during Masters week. The golden highlights filtering through the trees contrast beautifully with the cool blues in the sky and water. The pink flowering redbuds and azaleas add bursts of color that frame the hole and reinforce the Augusta springtime identity. The 16th hole is famously named “Redbud” because of these flowering trees.

The painting balances realism with impressionistic brushwork. The trees and reflections are rendered with loose, textured strokes that create movement and atmosphere rather than photographic precision. Small golfer figures near the green provide scale and subtly remind the viewer that this is one of golf’s most celebrated stages.

US Masters

Emotionally, the work evokes quiet anticipation — the calm before a dramatic Masters moment. The stillness of the water contrasts with the tension golfers feel when facing this famous par-3, known for both spectacular birdies and costly mistakes. Reed captures Augusta National not only as a championship course, but as an idealized Southern landscape where sport and nature merge into something almost timeless.