The manicured grass around the entrance to Augusta National is pristine. It always is. In the suburbs which circle the home of the Masters, though, it is a different picture. Fractured trees sprawl across gardens. Rubbles of wood and brick stack high. Homes remain shattered. So do lives. When Rory McIlroy and the world's best golfers arrived in Augusta this week, along with an estimated 200,000 fans, the devastation caused by one of the United States' deadliest natural disasters was laid bare before them. In September, Hurricane Helene hit the south-eastern States - leaving death and destruction in its wake. Augusta, nicknamed 'The Garden City' because of its natural greenery, felt its mighty force. The residents are still dealing with the effects. "There were multiple hours of 80mph winds which laid all of the forest down," lifelong Augusta resident Tonya Bonitatibus told BBC Sport. "A lot of trees fell on top of houses and crushed cars – I lost my truck. But I was a lucky one."