No. 1, 455 yards, par 4 (Tea Olive): A slight dogleg right that plays
uphill and has a deep bunker requiring a 327-yard carry off the tee. The
bunker has a tongue in the left side, so anything that barely enters might
be blocked by the new lip. The tee has been moved back 20 yards, and trees
were added on the left side.
2007 Masters moment: Stuart Appleby had a one-shot lead starting the
final round until he drove right into the bushes and took double bogey. He
never regained the lead.
No. 2, 575 yards, par 5 (Pink Dogwood): A dogleg left that can be
reached in two by the big hitters. Fairway bunker on the right comes into
play, but it's difficult to reach the slope, which shortens the hole. The
green is guarded by two bunkers in front.
2007 Masters moment: Geoff Ogilvy was 50 yards from the green in two,
dumped a wedge in the bunker, flew the green, chipped to 5 feet, then
three-putted for an 8 on his second hole of the tournament. That set the
tone for a grueling week at Augusta National.
No. 3, 350 yards, par 4 (Flowering Peach): One of the best par 4s in
golf, a hole that hasn't been changed in 26 years. Big hitters can drive
near the green, but not many even try because of all the trouble surrounding
the L-shaped green that slopes sharply from right to left. Most players hit
iron off tee to stay short of four bunkers on the left side.
2007 Masters moment: Brett Wetterich, tied for the lead going into the
third round, took triple bogey at the shortest par 4 on the course on his
way to an 83.
No. 4, 240 yards, par 3 (Flowering Crab Apple): Tees moved back 35
yards into the woods behind the third green last year, and tee slightly
elevated. Now it's a long iron for big hitters, fairway metal for others.
Deep bunker protects right side of the green, with another bunker left. Club
selection remains crucial because of the deceptive wind. Green slopes to the
front.
2007 Masters moment: Tiger Woods made par and briefly held the outright
lead.
No. 5, 455 yards, par 4 (Magnolia): The hole was lengthened by 20 yards
six years ago, and the fairway bunkers extended 80 yards toward the green.
Bunkers are so deep that players can only see the sky. Green slopes to the
front.
2007 Masters moment: Justin Rose had no real chance of reaching the
green, so he aimed for a bunker behind the green. He then holed his bunker
shot for birdie on his way to a 69 and a share of the first-round lead.
No. 6, 180 yards, 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. Easiest pin might be front left. Hole has
not been changed since 1975.
2007 Masters moment: Appleby made birdie to get within one shot of the
lead in the final round. It was the only birdie he made that Sunday.
No. 7, 450 yards, par 4 (Pampas): This hole literally has come a long
way, from 320 yards to 450 yards. The tee recently was extended by 40 yards,
and some trees were trimmed slightly on the left side. The tee shot is
through a chute of Georgia pines, played to the left-center of the fairway
into a slight slope. Green is surrounded by five bunkers.
2007 Masters moment: Retief Goosen was in the trees to the left, facing
a nearly blind shot, when he punched an 8-iron off pine straw, threw a gap
in the branches to 8 feet and made birdie for a share of the lead in the
final round.
No. 8, 570 yards, 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.
2007 Masters moment: From the back of the green, Rory Sabbatini holed a
75-foot eagle putt that broke left onto the fringe and back toward the cup,
giving him the outright lead in the final round.
No. 9, 460 yards, 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 25
yards back into the fairway.
2007 Masters moment: Luke Donald was only two shots out of the lead in
the final round when consecutive chips from short of the green rolled off
the ridge and back to his feet. He made triple bogey.
No. 10, 495 yards, par 4 (Camellia): A long hole that can play shorter
if drives catch the slope in the fairway. 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.
2007 Masters moment: Woods hit into the right bunker and failed to save
par, falling out of the lead for good. It was the first time he lost a lead
in the final round of a major and failed to regain it.
No. 11, 505 yards, par 4 (White Dogwood): Amen Corner starts here. The
tee recently was lengthened by 15 yards, 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. The
safe shot is to bail out short and to the right in a swale.
2007 Masters moment: Stymied by a pine on the right, Woods hit 4-iron
that slammed into the tree after impact and snapped the shaft in half. He
still managed to get up-and-down for par from 100 yards, but played the rest
of the final round with 13 clubs.
No. 12, 155 yards, par 3 (Golden Bell): This is arguably the most
famous par 3 in golf, and the shortest hole at Augusta. Club selection can
range from a 6-iron to a 9-iron, but it's difficult to gauge the wind. Rae's
Creek is in front of the shallow green, with two bunkers behind it and one
in front.
2007 Masters moment: U.S. Amateur Public Links champion Casey Watabu
hit two shots in Rae's Creek, his fifth shot over the green and into a
bunker, then got onto the green and two-putted for an 8. He shot 87, the
highest score of the first round.
No. 13, 510 yards, par 5 (Azalea): 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. From tee to green, there are about 1,600 azaleas.
2007 Masters moment: Woods' 5-iron caught the slope perfectly and
rolled to about 3 feet for an eagle in final round for one of the loudest
cheers of an otherwise quiet week. It pulled him within two shots of the
lead, but he made nothing but pars the rest of the way.
No. 14, 440 yards, par 4 (Chinese Fir): 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.
2007 Masters moment: Zach Johnson was between clubs and opted for a
+little cut 7-iron; that stopped 7 feet behind the hole. The birdie gave him
a two-shot lead. Moments later, Woods hit his approach to 10 feet behind the
hole for a birdie that would have put him one shot behind. He missed.
No. 15, 530 yards, par 5 (Firethorn): Tee recently was moved back about
30 yards and to the left about 20 yards. A cluster of pines is starting to
mature on the right side of the fairway, making it critical to be straight
off the tee. The green can be reached in two with a good drive, but a pond
guards the front and there is a bunker to the right.
2007 Masters moment: Woods was slightly blocked by the trees and tried
to play a fade to the green with a 5-iron, but it came up short and into the
pond. He got up-and-down to save par when he desperately needed birdie.
No. 16, 170 yards, par 3 (Redbud): The hole is played entirely over
water and eventually 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.
2007 Masters moment: Johnson hit 6-iron to 12 feet below the cup and
made his final birdie of the round for a three-shot lead with two holes to
play.
No. 17, 440 yards, par 4 (Nandina): The tee recently was extended 15
yards, making the Eisenhower Tree to the left of the fairway more prominent
at 210 yards from the tee, requiring another accurate tee shot. The green is
protected by two bunkers in the front.
2007 Masters moment: Appleby had a three-shot lead late in the third
round when he hooked his tee shot into the bunker near the seventh green,
from there went into the woods, found a greenside bunker, and three-putted
for triple bogey.
No. 18, 465 yards, par 4 (Holly): Now among the most demanding
finishing holes in golf, this uphill dogleg right is protected off the tee
by two deep bunkers at the left elbow. Trees get in the way of a drive that
strays to the right. A middle iron typically is required to a green that has
a bunker in front and to the right.
2007 Masters moment: Johnson had a two-shot lead with Woods two groups
behind. He came up short and right of the 18th green, but his chip settled a
few inches from the cup for a tap-in par and a 69, matching the lowest score
of the day and making him the Masters champion.
