The course: A hole- byhole look at Augusta.
No. 1 ( Tea Olive)
445 yards, par- 4: This slight dogleg right plays uphill and has a deep bunker requiring a 317- yard carry off the tee. The bunker has a tongue in the left side, so anything that enters the front of the bunker might be blocked by the lip. A bunker is left of the green.
Average score and rank: 4.24 ( 6th)
No. 2 ( Pink Dogwood)
575 yards, par- 5: A dogleg left that can be reached in two by the big hitters. A fairway bunker on the right comes into play. A big drive kept down the left side shortens the hole but leaves a downhill lie to a green guarded by two deep bunkers in the front.
Average score and rank: 4.79 ( 16th)
No. 3 ( Flowering Peach)
350 yards, par- 4: One of the best short par- 4s in golf, this hole hasn’t been changed since 1982. Big hitters can drive near the green, but not many try because of all the trouble surrounding the L- shaped green that slopes sharply from right to left.
Average score and rank: 4.08 ( 14th)
No. 4 ( Flowering Crab Apple)
240 yards, par- 3: This has become a long iron for big hitters, fairway metal for others. A deep bunker protects the right side of the green, with another bunker to the left. Club selection remains crucial because of the deceptive wind. The green slopes to the front.
Average score and rank: 3.29 ( 3rd)
No. 5 ( Magnolia)
495 yards, par- 4: The Masters tee was moved back 40 yards in 2019, the most recent change to any hole on the course. It requires a 313yard carry over the bunkers on the left of this uphill, slight dogleg to the left. The green slopes severely from back to front, and a small bunker catches anything long. If an approach is long and misses the bunker, it could roll down the slope and into the Magnolia trees.
Average score and rank: 4.26 ( 5th)
No. 6 ( Juniper)
180 yards, par- 3: An elevated tee to a large green with three tiers, with significant slopes marking the three levels. Getting close to the hole is a challenge. The easiest pin might be front left. Average score and rank: 3.14 ( 13th)
No. 7 ( Pampas)
450 yards, par- 4: The tee was extended by 40 yards in 2003, then two years ago, the tee box was lengthened to allow the hole to play shorter if necessary. The tee shot is through a chute of Georgia pines. The green is surrounded by five bunkers, the most around any green.
Average score and rank: 4.15 ( 10th)
No. 8 ( Yellow Jasmine)
570 yards, par- 5: An accurate drive is important to avoid the fairway bunker on the right side. The hole is uphill, with trouble left of the green. There are no bunkers around the green, just severe mounding.
Average score and rank: 4.83 ( 15th)
No. 9 ( Carolina Cherry)
460 yards, par- 4: The tee shot should be aimed down the right side for a good angle into the green, which has two large bunkers to the left. Any approach that is short could spin back into the fairway.
Average score and rank: 4.14 ( 12th)
No. 10 ( Camellia)
460 yards, par- 4: A long hole that can play shorter if the drive catches the slope in the fairway. It is difficult to save par from the bunker right of the green. The putting surface slopes from right to left. It has played as the most difficult hole in Masters history.
Average score and rank: 4.31 ( 1st)
No. 11 ( White Dogwood)
505 yards, par- 4: Amen Corner starts here. The tee was lengthened by 15 yards in 2006, but some pine trees have been removed on the right side, although the landing area is still tight. A big tee shot — and a straight one — is required to get to the crest of the hill. A pond guards the green to the left and a bunker is to the back right.
Average score and rank: 4.30 ( 2nd)
No. 12 ( Golden Bell)
155 yards, par- 3: This is among the most famous par- 3s in golf and the shortest hole at Augusta National. Club selection ranges from a 6- iron to a 9- iron, but the wind is hard to gauge. Rae’s Creek is in front of the shallow green, with two bunkers behind and one in front.
Average score and rank: 3.28 ( 4th)
No. 13 ( Azalea)
510 yards, par- 5: An accurate tee shot to the center of the fairway sets up players to go for the green. A tributary to Rae’s Creek winds in front of the green, and four bunkers are behind the putting surface.
Average score and rank: 4.78 ( 17th)
No. 14 ( Chinese Fir)
440 yards, par- 4: This is the only hole on the course without a bunker. Even if the drive avoids trees on both sides of the fairway, the green has severe contours that feed the ball to the right. Average score and rank: 4.17 ( 8th)
No. 15 ( Firethorn)
530 yards, par- 5: A cluster of pines on the right side of the fairway makes it critical to be straight off the tee. A pond guards the front and there is a bunker to the right. Even for those laying up, the third shot requires a precise wedge. Average score and rank: 4.78 ( 18th).
No. 16 ( Redbud)
170 yards, par- 3: The hole is played entirely over water and bends to the left. Two bunkers guard the right side, and the green slopes significantly from right to left. The Sunday pin typically is back and on the lower shelf, and pars from the top shelf that day are rare.
Average score and rank: 3.15 ( 11th)
No. 17 ( Nandina)
440 yards, par- 4: The Eisenhower Tree to the left of the fairway about 210 yards from the tee could not be saved from an ice storm in February 2014. It was taken down after significant damage. That has made the tee shot much easier, especially for those with a lower, left- to- right ball flight. The green is protected by two front bunkers.
Average score and rank: 4.16 ( 9th)
No. 18 ( Holly)
465 yards, par- 4: Among golf’s most demanding finishing holes, this uphill dogleg right is protected off the tee by two deep bunkers at the left elbow — the only bunkers in play off the tee on the back nine ( except for par- 3s). Trees affect drives that stray to the right. Average score and rank: 4.23 ( 7th)