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AugustaNational奥古斯塔国家高尔夫俱乐部

∙CourseGallery:

PlayerperspectivesonAugustaNationalholes

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By SeanMartin,PGATOUR.COM Follow@PGATOURSmartin

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PGATOURplayersgivetheirinsiderperspectivesoneachholeatAugustaNationalbeforethestartoftheMastersthisweekinthegallerybelow（HarryHow/GettyImages）

AugustaNationalGolfClubisfamiliarterritorytogolffans,manyofwhomeagerlywatchtheyear'sfirstmajorchampionshipontelevision.Atwo-dimensionalscreencannotaccuratelydisplaytheholes'extremeelevationchangesorthesubtleslopesonthecourse'sfamedputtingsurfaces.That'swhyPGATOUR.COMaskedtheworld'sbestplayerstodescribehowtheyplayAugustaNational'shistoricholes.Wehopetheirinsightwillgiveyouadeeperappreciationforthishallowedground.

No.1:

455yards,par-4

“TeaOlive”

Player’sperspective:

“It’saprettystraightforwardhole.It’sadriver,someofthelongerguysmayhita3-wood.Ideally,youwanttoaimsomethingdownthatleft-centerandhitanicelittlepowerfadeandtrytokeepitoutofthatbunkerontheright-handside.Youcangetawaywithitfromthatbunkersometimes,butitisaprettybiglipandcanbeatoughspot.Dependingontheconditions,youcanhaveanythingfrom4-irontoan8-or9-iron.

“Thegreenslopesprettymuchback-to-front,there’salittletierinthemiddle-rightsection.It’soneofthemoreunderrated,difficultgreensoutthere.Youcanhaveputtsonthatgreenwith7to8feetofbreak.It’ssuchatoughgreen,especiallythefront1/3ofit.Ifyou’rehittingsomethingshorterandyouhaveanyspin,andyoulanditonthefrontthirdofthegreen,it’scomingoffthegreenquiteabit,toaspotthat’snottheeasiestup-and-down.Ifyoumissitlefttoaback-leftpin,you’recompletelydeadandhappytomakeabogey.”–RyanMoore

No.2:

575yards,par-5

“PinkDogwood”

Player’sperspective:

“No.2atAugusta,youcomeintoitasyourfirstrealbirdieopportunity.It’smaybeoneoftheeasierdrivesforalotofguys,youjustaimitatthefairwaybunkerandtrytohitadraw.It’satoughsecondshot.Youhaveadownhilllie,usuallyinthe240area,andthegreenisslopedseverelyleft-to-rightandyoudon’twanttobeabovethehole.Thetreesontheleftmeanyoualmostalwayshavetodrawitintothegreenandwithitbeingadownhilllie,it’stoughtodothat.You’llseeguys,ifthey’renotcomfortablewiththeshot,hititintothefront-rightbunkerorpushitdowntothebottomrightsideofthefairway,whereyou’llhavesomefairlyeasychipstosomeofthepins.Theonebunkeryoureallytrytoavoidisthefront-left.Tothefrontpin,ifyouhititanywhereleft,it’salmostimpossibletohititwithin20feetofthehole.There’salotofstrategyatAugusta,butespeciallyinthepar-5s.”– RickieFowler

No.3:

350yards,par-4

“FloweringPeach”

Player’sperspective:

“Ontheteeshot,italldependswherethepinis.Ifit’sleft,I’lllaybackfarther.Ifit’sontheright,especiallytheback-right,youcanhititupthereasfarasyoucan.It’stoughtomakesureyougetallthewaytotheback-rightpinifyoulayback.Fromupclose,youcanpitchitinthereandnotbeworriedaboutspinningittoomuch.You’retryingtoavoidshort-leftandthosebunkers.Ifyouexecuteitright,youhavealegitimatechanceatbirdie.

“Iftheballisrolling,youcanhita5-ironor6-ironoffthetee,butifit’snot,youcanhit2-ironorhybrid.Iusuallyhaveabout140yardsifIlayback.Ifit’sdry,Icanhitdriverontotheupslopeandhave30yards.Itjustdependsonwhattheballisdoing.”– ScottStallings

No.4:

240yards,par-3

“FloweringCrabApple”

Player’sperspective:

“Iftheyusethebacktee,it’sabouta5-woodforme.Thegreenslopesfromback-righttofront-left.Youwanttobebelowthehole,leftoftheholeprettymuchnomatterwhatthelocationis.Theback-leftisprettyflatandisonashelf.Thefront-leftisreallynarrow.Thefrontofthegreenisreallynarrow（betweentwobunkers）anditslopesinlikeaU.Ihitahigh3-ironasgoodasIcouldhititlastyearandlandeditjustoverthebunkeranditrolled30feettothatback-leftpin.Itwasveryfirm.”– RussellHenley

No.5:

455yards,par-4

“Magnolia”

Player’sperspective:

“It’sahardhole.You’rejusttryingtofindthefairwaybetweenthetraps（ontheleft）andthepinetreesdowntheright.Thebunkerisprobably20feetdeep.It’shardtogettothatbunker.There’sabitofroughthere,andthewaythathillsits,ifyou’vepulledone,itwillcomeupshortandyoucantrytohooksomethingaround（thebunker）.Youdon’thavemuchofashotfromdownthere.Dependingonthewind,andiftheweatherisnice,youcanhaveanythingbetweena6-irontoan8-or9-ironin.Thatgreenisveryundulating.Thefirst15yardsofthegreenarereallyirrelevantbecauseofthose（steep,uphill）slopes.Itdoesn’tevenfeellikeit’sgreen.Youhavetolanditatleast15（yards）on.Ifyoucankeeptheballjustshortofthebackbunker,youcanprettymuchputttoanypin.It’sahardtwo-puttifyou’renotonthatflatpartintheback.”– TrevorImmelman,2008Masterschampion

No.6:

180yards,par-3

“Juniper”

Player’sperspective:

“No.6isinterestingbecauseifthepinisfrontleft,youhaveachancetoputtheballonthegreenandfeeditdowntothehole.Back-leftisalmostimpossibletogettheballtoit.You’regoingobeputtingfrom20feetshortandrarelydoyougettheputttotheholebecauseit’squickandyoudon’twanttoknockitby.Thattop-rightpin,it’stoughtogettheballtostoponthatlevel.Forevery10goodironshotsI’vehitatthattopshelf,I’veprobablyonlyhadthreeorfourballsstoponit.It’sprobablyonlyabout8yardsby7yards,atthemost.Alotofthatisn’tuseable,becauseifyouhititontheback,it’sgoingtogoover.You’rehittingtoaverysmallarea,butmostguyswilltakeapopatit.Ifyoumissitalittlelong,I’dratherhavethatchiporputtfrombackthere.”– JimFuryk

No.7:

450yards,par-4

“Pampas”

Player’sperspective:

“Youcanhitdriver,whereitgetsalittlenarrow,or3wood.Ihitalotof3-woodsbecausethefairwayiswiderthere.Ifyouhit3-woodoffthetee,you’regoingtohaveabouta6-ironin.It’sagood7-9yardsuphill.Youcanbarelyseetheflag,justthetopoftheflagstick.It’sprobablythecraziestgreenonthecourse.It’soneofthehardestgreenstohold;ifyoumissthegreen,you’reprobablymakingbogey.ThatSundaypin（front-right）kindoffunnelsin.Everyotherpinkindoffunnelsaway.Theback-leftisraisedupabout4-5feet.Anythingtotheleftgoeswayoff（thegreen）,anythingtotherightgoestotheright.It’saveryundulatedgreen.”– KeeganBradley

No.8:

570yards,par-5

“YellowJasmine”

Player’sperspective:

“There’sabigbunkerontherightsidethatguysaretryingtoavoid.Anidealshotshapeisacutofftheteebutbeingapar-5guystrytotakeitoverthatbunkeranddrawittogetalittleextradistance.Ifyougetlucky,youcangeta5-or6-ironoutofthatbunker.Ifyou’reupagainstthelip,you’regoingtohavetohitwedgeout.It’sablindsecondshot.Youcan’treallyseethegreen.There’ssometreesupontheleftthatyouaretryingtohookitaround.Thegreenisdiabolical.There’sabigridgegoingrightthroughthemiddleofthegreen,dissectingitintoafronthalfandbackhalf.Thefrontpinhaskindofabowleffectsoguyscanhititclose.Theback-rightpinistoughtogetcloseto.It’satoughtwo-puttjustaboutanywhereonthatgreen.It’sabigrisk-rewardpar-5becauseifyoudooverturnyoursecondshot,you’reintrouble.Ifyoumissitleft,it’simpossible;it’sprobablya1-out-of-10you’llgetitup-and-down.It’sallfairwaybetweenNo.8andtheninthtee,soyouhaveplentyofroomtobailoutright.”– BrandtSnedeker

No.9:

460yards,par-4

“CarolinaCherry”

Player’sperspective:

“It’sateeshotthatlooksfairlydaunting.Youcan’tseewhereyourballendsup,butthere’satreeoutinthedistancethatisyourtarget.Itcallsforadrawbecausethefairwaygoesright-to-left,butyoucanstillplayapower-fadebecauseitdoesopenupontherightside.Theotherthingthat’shardaboutitisthatwhenyougetbackinthatlittlehollowbackintheteebox,youdon’treallyfeelthewind,sowhateveryoufeelon8,youhavetorememberitfor9.Thesecondshotisonaseveredownhillliehittingseverelyuphill,soit’sonethatwithathree-tieredgreen,afalsefront,hittingittothemiddleofthegreenisprettygood.Thefrontpinsarethehardestonthatholebecauseit’shardtokeepitonthatlevel.Missingitrightonthatholeonthesecondshotisn’tideal,butisn’tthatbadbecauseyou’rekindofchippingbackuphill.It’susuallyadriverandmid-ironforme.”--- ZachJohnson,2007Masterschampion

No.10:

495yards,par-4

“Camellia”

Player’sperspective:

“Obviouslyadownhillpar-4.Ithasalotofmovementright-to-leftinthefairway,soyouhavetohitadrawoffthetee.It’shardtooverhooktheteeshot.Ifyoumissallthetrees,anditjustgoesaroundthem,you’rejustgoingtobehittingoffaflatterlie.Youcanhookit30-40yardsifyouwant.It’stheleastamountofslopeontheleftside（ofthefairway）anditgivesyouabetterangleintothehole.Youcanhitanythingfroma2-irontoadriveroffthetee,dependingonhowyoufeel.I’mgoingtohitdriver;IwanttogetasfardownasIcan.Istillwantashort-iron,becausehittingalong-irontothatgreenisnofun.You’regoingtobehittingyourapproachoffadownhillslope,andmaybeevenright-to-left.Thegreenisg