The New Zealand Herald

Augusta National: Hole-by-hole

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HOLE 1 405m, par 4 (Tea Olive): This slight dogleg right plays uphill and has a deep bunker requiring a 290m 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, which falls off sharply at the back and to the right. HOLE 2 525m, par 5 (Pink Dogwood): 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. HOLE 3 320m, par 4 (Flowering Peach): 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. Most players hit iron off the tee to stay short of four bunkers on the left side. HOLE 4 220m, par 3 (Flowering Crab Apple): 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. This hole has the only palm tree on the course. HOLE 5 415m, par 4 (Magnolia): An uphill, slight dogleg to the left with two very deep bunkers guarding the left side about 275m from the tee. 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 and into the Magnolia trees. HOLE 6 165m, par 3 (Juniper): 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. The hole has not been changed since 1975. HOLE 7 410m, par 4 (Pampas): This hole literally has come a long way, from 290m to 410m. The tee was extended by 36m 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, played to the left-centre of the fairway into a slight slope. The green is surrounded by five bunkers, the most around any green. HOLE 8 520m, par 5 (Yellow Jasmine): An accurate drive is important to avoid the fairway bunker on the right side. The hole is uphill and features trouble left of the green. There are no bunkers around the green, just severe mounding. HOLE 9 420m, par 4 (Carolina Cherry): The tee shot should be aimed down the right side for a good angle into the green, which features two large bunkers to the left. Any approach that is short could spin some 22m back into the fairway. HOLE 10 450m, par 4 (Camellia): 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. HOLE 11 460m, par 4 (White Dogwood): Amen Corner starts here. The tee was lengthened by 13.5m 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

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