Setting foot on Augusta National for the first time is a memorable experience. The exclusive club is open to the public just one week per year, and it's not exactly easy to find a member to host you during the remainder of the year. The club's membership roster is kept secret, but it includes titans of industry, politicians and Hall of Fame athletes.

It's difficult even for professional golfers to get through the gates. The fortunate few gather at Augusta National each April, though. Since many of us won't make it down Magnolia Lane, we decided to have PGA TOUR players tell us what they remember about their first time on the hallowed grounds.

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WEBB SIMPSON: First time, I was 12. I played with my dad and my swing coach, the head pro at my home course, Ted Kiegel, and Haley Roberts, a member. I'll never forget it. I shot 80 from the members' tees. Had a blast. I'll never forget it. Two things (struck me). One, it was a lot hillier than I'd imagined and the greens were a lot smaller. On TV, they look pretty big. But they're really small and obviously, I couldn't get over how fast they were.

JIMMY WALKER: We played about 2009, in January or December. We had a great time. My dad birdied three out of four par‑5s. My dad and I got to play together for the first time. We stayed in cabins. It was amazing. I shot even par on the first day we played, and it was very wet. It played really long. Then the next day we played in 38 degree weather. I think that's the only place on the planet you will go out and play when it's 38 and drizzling. We played the back nine. We played nine holes. I shot 1 under and it was nasty. I remember the first day I hit driver, 7‑iron up into 18. Then the last day we played I hit driver and a hybrid into the green. Played completely different. It was hard, but it was cool. What a great experience. My dad, staying in the cabins. I think we stayed in Palmer's cabin. Played the Par‑3 Course. We did it all. It was ridiculous.

BILLY HORSCHEL: The first time I stepped foot on Augusta was the Saturday before the tournament last year. It was pretty cool. The first observation is that it is a lot more undulating and sloped around the whole course than what it shows on TV. Augusta is an unbelievable tournament. There’s a lot of history to it. Bobby Jones is someone I think who everyone knows, and what he has done in the game of golf is unbelievable. I think I was more excited to play the golf course for the golf course itself and the way it was designed. That’s what I was excited about more than anything. The glitz and glamour, and this and that, I’ve never been one to get too caught up in that.

BRIAN HARMAN: I think I had just gotten my driver’s license the first time I played. As good as it looks on TV, it looks better in person. That’s what’s so cool about it. I’ve always pictured myself playing in that tournament. Growing up watching it, I always pictured myself competing there. So, for me, even when I was 16, it may sound crazy but I was going to use it to get ready, as a practice round. Obviously, it’s took 12 years to get there, but I had a good feeling I’d make it there one day. I think I hit the 13th hole in two. Every hole has a story on it. There’s always a few signature holes on every golf course, but on that course, they all are.