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If you are a fan of The Masters, unquestionably you have come across the phrase “The Masters doesn’t start until the back nine on Sunday.” The second nine, as it is so eloquently referred to on the grounds of Augusta National, always sets up for such perfect theater as some of the most iconic holes in golf are featured here.
In case you have missed what we have covered so far, here are the links to the other threads.
Holes 1-3 https://www.thehackersparadise.com/...tional-golf-club-holes-1-3-thp-style.8917361/
Holes 4-6 https://www.thehackersparadise.com/...tional-golf-club-holes-4-6-thp-style.8917412/
Holes 7-9 https://www.thehackersparadise.com/...tional-golf-club-holes-7-9-thp-style.8917455/
And as we have been doing every day, here is the final round pin sheet from 2019.
10: Camellia
Par 4
Tournament Tees: 495
Member Tees: 450
In my opinion, number 10 Camellia is one of the prettiest holes on the golf course. In the very early days of the course, it was played as hole #1, that changed in 1935 when the nines were flipped. From the tee box, the perfect shot shape is a ball that moves right to left. If a player can hit the ball far enough, they can expect to get plenty of roll that will help shorten this hole. Earlier in the week, @MWard mentioned how television coverage doesn't always illustrate just how much elevation change there is on this property. From the tee box to the lowest part of the fairway is a staggering drop of over 100 feet. Out of reach from the tee is a 60-yard long bunker that sits in the middle of the fairway. It used to guard the original green, but now it is there mostly for looks and goes virtually untouched. Tee shots favoring the left side of the fairway will give players the flatter lie. It is here where Augusta National shows that a player will need every shot in the bag to win here because after hitting a big draw off the tee, the shot to play to into this green is a left to right fade(for a righty). The main reason for wanting a fade is because of the tilt of the green, which is higher on the right side. During rounds, when the pin is on the right side of the green, the greenside bunker sets up an extremely challenging up and down. Missing short or left will leave players with an uphill pitch shot.
Masters Memories: We are getting to the part of the course where selecting just one memory is becoming difficult. The 2014 Masters tournament was pushed to a sudden-death playoff between Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen. After driving the ball through the fairway and into the right trees, Watson's chances of donning the Green Jacket appeared to be slim. Surrounded by trees, Bubba did what he does best, move the ball in ways that people can only dream. From 144 yards, he hit a massive 40-yard hook with a 52-degree wedge to within 15 feet of the hole. Two putts later, Bubba Watson was your Masters Champion.
11: White Dogwood
Par 4
Tournament Tees: 505
Members Tees: 400
Here we go, folks! We have made it to the beginning of Amen Corner. Over time this hole has shown to be the 2nd most challenging hole on the course. Strategically, a player should be looking to hit a fade off of this tee, while trying to avoid the trees on the right-hand side. There is more room on the left side of the fairway; however, that angle could bring the small pond that sits left of the green in to play. As a whole, the elevation change from tee to green on White Dogwood is more than 60 feet, therefore hitting your approach from an elevated fairway means making sure you properly adjust your club selection. Only one bunker is featured around this green, and that is in the back-end, which means that playing for a friendly bounce to a front pin is possible. Be aware, though, that everything short of the green, and right of the green, kicks towards the pond. We have seen plenty of highlights of shots that landed just right of the green, only to get a big bounce and end up in the water. Finding the green is only half the battle on this course as it generally seems to be one of the fastest putting surfaces on the course. Based on the pin sheet above, anything above, or to the right of that hole location is going to be a speedy downhill putt.
Masters Memory: By birdieing the 72nd hole, Larry Mize had earned his way into a three-way playoff with Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman. Mize had a chance to win on the 10th but missed a birdie putt from inside 12 feet. After three-putting, Seve had been eliminated. On hole 11, Mize had blocked his 5-iron approach to the way right of the green from about 194 yards. With Greg Norman on the edge of the green and looking he was in the driver's seat, Mize hit the shot of his life. Pulling his sand wedge, he hit one of the most memorable shots in golf history. From over 100 feet away, the ball got to the green, gained plenty of speed, was tracking the hole, and then bang, it dropped for a birdie. When Norman failed to make his birdie putt, Larry Mize, the Augusta native, had won the 1987 Masters.
12: Golden Bell
Par 3
Tournament Tees: 155
Member Tees: 145
One of the most famous par 3’s in the world. It looks so gentle, but yet has caused a lot of heartaches on Masters Sunday. Whereas the green of #1 is the highest point of the course, #12 Golden Bell sits at the lowest part of the property. From the elevated tee box, golfers will see a narrow green that runs away from them from right to left. Two bunkers protect the green on the backside, and a deep one sits right in the front. Out of the three, the front bunker is the better miss. We talk about swirling winds in other areas of the golf course, well this area of the course kicks that up a notch. There are times when you are looking at the 11th green flag and the 12th green flag, and they are blowing in opposite directions. During the final round of the 2019 Masters, this hole played as the most difficult on the course.
As you can see from the yardage, this is the shortest par three on the property, for the pros requiring an 8-iron to as little as a pitching wedge. Even with that little of a club in hand, taking dead aim at the pin is not always the prudent play. When the flag is on the left, the hole tends to play easier. For the traditional final round right-side location, players better make sure they have the wind read correctly. Come up the slightest bit short, and Rae’s Creek is looming, just waiting to become a factor into who ends up slipping on the Green Jacket. Many players have won this tournament by hitting the ball in the middle of the green on Sunday and walking off with a two-putt par. Finding the green makes the walk over Hogan’s Bridge a little more enjoyable.
Masters Moment: I don’t know if there has been a more shocking moment at number 12 than what Jordan Spieth did there during the final round in 2016. One year after tying Tiger Woods’s Masters scoring record, Spieth entered the second nine on Sunday with a 5-shot lead. After making bogey on 10 and 11, Spieth still enjoyed a 3-shot lead. From the tee, he missed the green short and right, and the ball rebounded in Rae’s Creek. After taking a drop, Spieth chunked his pitch shot into the water as well. His 5th shot ended up in the back right bunker, which managed to get up and down. Jordan carded an unfathomable quadruple-bogey 7. He would go on to lose to Danny Willett by three shots.
In case you have missed what we have covered so far, here are the links to the other threads.
Holes 1-3 https://www.thehackersparadise.com/...tional-golf-club-holes-1-3-thp-style.8917361/
Holes 4-6 https://www.thehackersparadise.com/...tional-golf-club-holes-4-6-thp-style.8917412/
Holes 7-9 https://www.thehackersparadise.com/...tional-golf-club-holes-7-9-thp-style.8917455/
And as we have been doing every day, here is the final round pin sheet from 2019.
10: Camellia
Par 4
Tournament Tees: 495
Member Tees: 450
In my opinion, number 10 Camellia is one of the prettiest holes on the golf course. In the very early days of the course, it was played as hole #1, that changed in 1935 when the nines were flipped. From the tee box, the perfect shot shape is a ball that moves right to left. If a player can hit the ball far enough, they can expect to get plenty of roll that will help shorten this hole. Earlier in the week, @MWard mentioned how television coverage doesn't always illustrate just how much elevation change there is on this property. From the tee box to the lowest part of the fairway is a staggering drop of over 100 feet. Out of reach from the tee is a 60-yard long bunker that sits in the middle of the fairway. It used to guard the original green, but now it is there mostly for looks and goes virtually untouched. Tee shots favoring the left side of the fairway will give players the flatter lie. It is here where Augusta National shows that a player will need every shot in the bag to win here because after hitting a big draw off the tee, the shot to play to into this green is a left to right fade(for a righty). The main reason for wanting a fade is because of the tilt of the green, which is higher on the right side. During rounds, when the pin is on the right side of the green, the greenside bunker sets up an extremely challenging up and down. Missing short or left will leave players with an uphill pitch shot.
Masters Memories: We are getting to the part of the course where selecting just one memory is becoming difficult. The 2014 Masters tournament was pushed to a sudden-death playoff between Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen. After driving the ball through the fairway and into the right trees, Watson's chances of donning the Green Jacket appeared to be slim. Surrounded by trees, Bubba did what he does best, move the ball in ways that people can only dream. From 144 yards, he hit a massive 40-yard hook with a 52-degree wedge to within 15 feet of the hole. Two putts later, Bubba Watson was your Masters Champion.
11: White Dogwood
Par 4
Tournament Tees: 505
Members Tees: 400
Here we go, folks! We have made it to the beginning of Amen Corner. Over time this hole has shown to be the 2nd most challenging hole on the course. Strategically, a player should be looking to hit a fade off of this tee, while trying to avoid the trees on the right-hand side. There is more room on the left side of the fairway; however, that angle could bring the small pond that sits left of the green in to play. As a whole, the elevation change from tee to green on White Dogwood is more than 60 feet, therefore hitting your approach from an elevated fairway means making sure you properly adjust your club selection. Only one bunker is featured around this green, and that is in the back-end, which means that playing for a friendly bounce to a front pin is possible. Be aware, though, that everything short of the green, and right of the green, kicks towards the pond. We have seen plenty of highlights of shots that landed just right of the green, only to get a big bounce and end up in the water. Finding the green is only half the battle on this course as it generally seems to be one of the fastest putting surfaces on the course. Based on the pin sheet above, anything above, or to the right of that hole location is going to be a speedy downhill putt.
Masters Memory: By birdieing the 72nd hole, Larry Mize had earned his way into a three-way playoff with Seve Ballesteros and Greg Norman. Mize had a chance to win on the 10th but missed a birdie putt from inside 12 feet. After three-putting, Seve had been eliminated. On hole 11, Mize had blocked his 5-iron approach to the way right of the green from about 194 yards. With Greg Norman on the edge of the green and looking he was in the driver's seat, Mize hit the shot of his life. Pulling his sand wedge, he hit one of the most memorable shots in golf history. From over 100 feet away, the ball got to the green, gained plenty of speed, was tracking the hole, and then bang, it dropped for a birdie. When Norman failed to make his birdie putt, Larry Mize, the Augusta native, had won the 1987 Masters.
12: Golden Bell
Par 3
Tournament Tees: 155
Member Tees: 145
One of the most famous par 3’s in the world. It looks so gentle, but yet has caused a lot of heartaches on Masters Sunday. Whereas the green of #1 is the highest point of the course, #12 Golden Bell sits at the lowest part of the property. From the elevated tee box, golfers will see a narrow green that runs away from them from right to left. Two bunkers protect the green on the backside, and a deep one sits right in the front. Out of the three, the front bunker is the better miss. We talk about swirling winds in other areas of the golf course, well this area of the course kicks that up a notch. There are times when you are looking at the 11th green flag and the 12th green flag, and they are blowing in opposite directions. During the final round of the 2019 Masters, this hole played as the most difficult on the course.
As you can see from the yardage, this is the shortest par three on the property, for the pros requiring an 8-iron to as little as a pitching wedge. Even with that little of a club in hand, taking dead aim at the pin is not always the prudent play. When the flag is on the left, the hole tends to play easier. For the traditional final round right-side location, players better make sure they have the wind read correctly. Come up the slightest bit short, and Rae’s Creek is looming, just waiting to become a factor into who ends up slipping on the Green Jacket. Many players have won this tournament by hitting the ball in the middle of the green on Sunday and walking off with a two-putt par. Finding the green makes the walk over Hogan’s Bridge a little more enjoyable.
Masters Moment: I don’t know if there has been a more shocking moment at number 12 than what Jordan Spieth did there during the final round in 2016. One year after tying Tiger Woods’s Masters scoring record, Spieth entered the second nine on Sunday with a 5-shot lead. After making bogey on 10 and 11, Spieth still enjoyed a 3-shot lead. From the tee, he missed the green short and right, and the ball rebounded in Rae’s Creek. After taking a drop, Spieth chunked his pitch shot into the water as well. His 5th shot ended up in the back right bunker, which managed to get up and down. Jordan carded an unfathomable quadruple-bogey 7. He would go on to lose to Danny Willett by three shots.
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