Hole 13- Azalea

485 Yards Par 5

Copyright ©1996 by the Augusta National Golf Club Illustrator: Donald Moss

Fred Couples Says... No. 13 (485 yards, par-5) - A hole I absolutely butchered a couple years ago when I was playing and was a couple shots behind. I'd bogeyed it three straight days and I turned it around the corner, had 6-iron to the green and I hit it in the water and bogeyed it for four rounds. I do hit 3-wood off the tee because you have to hit a patterned hook and not a hard hook. With a 3-wood I just send it out there and if it doesn't draw, I don't screw around with it. I lay up. A lot of players get sucked into going with a 2-iron or maybe a 4-wood and when you do, you can walk away with 6 very easily. Now I lay up. if I don't turn it around the corner, I've got an easy second shot when I lay up. If I have a 3-iron left, I might go for it, but a 2-iron or 3-wood isn't for me going to that green. The third shot is difficult because there are a bunch of tiers, but you can still get it up and have a shot at birdie. Listen To Fred Couples Describe The Hole!