Golf Australia – April 2018

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Bubba’s Drive

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Jordan Spieth

It’s a pretty easy drive, but I try to hit it down the right centre for the

best angle into the green and to avoid being blocked out. Again, Bubba

has a big advantage here. I usually have a hybrid or a 4-iron into that

green. You can go long but that leaves a diffi cult pitch on back or left

pins. It’s a diffi cult green to hold. The right bunker can be a good bail

out because I can get to any pin from there. Hit two really good shots

and you can have a look at birdie.

Bubba Watson

I’m trying to hit a dead straight, low bullet so I don’t get stuck

behind the trees like I did back in 2014. Sometimes, if the weather’s

bad, you can’t even get to those trees. In that case, I play a 3 or

4-iron and try to cut it off the right trees. Everyone has a chance to

reach the green in two if you hit a halfway decent tee shot. The

front centre part of the green is the biggest part of the green, so I

just try to hit it in there and two-putt.

288

The average length

of Jordan’s drives

at this hole in 2016.

He laid up three

times and was

three-under on the

hole for the week.

KEY HOLE

15TH

‘Firethorn’

530 yards

Par 5

ORIGINAL YARDAGE:

485 yards

RECENT DESIGN

CHANGES:The tee was

moved back 30 yards and

also to the left in 2006

with the goal of forcing

the players to hit more

accurate tee shots in order

to go for the green in two.

AVER AGE

TOURNAMENT SCORE:

4.77

STROKE INDEX: 18

DID YOU KNOW?In

1935, Gene Sarazen hit

his “shot heard around the

world”–aholed235-yard

4-wood approach shot for

an albatross.

HOLE FACTS

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