Golf Australia – April 2018

AUGUSTA 2018

Jordan’s DriveBubba’s Drive

WORSTHOL

Take the pond
out of play

The greenside pond, which
lurks to the left side of the
green, awaits any pulled or
hooked approach shots. It
is more of a factor on back
pins, however. Since it
ranks as the most diffi cult
hole on the course, most
players are happy to make
par here and move on.

A tougher
tee shot
The start of Amen
Corner, the 11th
requiresaslightfade
offthetee(adraw
forBubba)toreacha
fairwaythatslopes
from left to right.

4.41
Jordan ’s
average score
on this hole

Jordan Spieth

Because it’s such a tough, long hole you try to get a little bit extra out

of the tee shot, but that’s not the way to go about it. Make four here

and you’re in business. With the right-side pins you really don’t want to

bail out. You need to stay in the shot and if it funnels to the left side of

the green you can still two-putt. Miss it right and you’ll likely have that

same putt for par instead of for birdie. On the left pins you have a little

room to bail out.

Bubba Watson

I got lucky with the ice storm they had in 2014. It took away some

of the tops of the trees so now I can aim at the trees off the tee and

cut it because I can get over those trees, no problem.

Even with the new tee pushed back, depending on the weather,

I’ve hit anywhere between a wedge and a 5-iron into the green.

Most of the time, though, it’s a 7 or 8-iron for me whereas some of

the other guys will have longer clubs into the green.

3

Jordan made a

double bogey in the

3rd round of the

2016 Masters when

he three-putted

from 30-feet.

KEY HOLE

11TH

‘White Dogwood’

505 yards

Par 4

ORIGINAL YARDAGE:

400 yards

RECENT DESIGN

CHANGES:The tee was

moved back 15 yards in

2006 and trees were

added to the right side of

the fairway, which also

was shifted left that year

and widened in 2008.

Several trees removed

from right side of fairway

that year.

AVER AGE

TOURNAMENT SCORE:

4.29

STROKE INDEX: 2

DID YOU KNOW?Prior to

1950, Rae’s Creek ran in

frontofthisgreen.Itwas

replaced by a larger hazard

in the form of

the current pond.

HOLE FACTS

4.38
Bubba ’s average
score on this hole

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