A long hole that can play shorter if the drive catches the
slope in the fairway. It is 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.
Lucas
Glover's take: "I think it drops a hundred feet from
tee to green with a big sweeping dogleg left. Long hitters can't
play driver because it will run through the fairway. So you turn
over a 3 wood and try to catch the slope and roll it down. That
leaves you anywhere from 155-180 yards, depending on the
conditions, into a green that you can't miss right, can't miss
long, can't miss left and can't miss short. So in my opinion,
other than the obvious ones, it's one of the sneakiest holes on
the course. Stroke average there is usually high. The green
slopes back to front with a big bunker right and then everything
runs away on each side. Four is a good score, even if you hit
two great shots."
Famous Moment: Ben Crenshaw holed a 60-foot
birdie putt in the final round on his way to victory in 1984.
Hall of Shame: Scott Hoch had a 3-foot putt
to win the Masters in a playoff in 1989. He missed, and lost to
Nick Faldo on the next hole.