Masters 2013: How Top Finishers Fared on Augusta’s Most Challenging Holes

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Published: April 16, 2013

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Augusta National is one of the most challenging courses a player is likely to face in a PGA Tour season. It claimed many victims at the 2013 Masters, but not everyone struggled to post low scores on its most challenging holes.

Amen Corner is typically the most daunting three-hole stretch at Augusta, and while both No. 11 and No. 12 didn’t produce a lot of low numbers, No. 13 ranked the fourth-easiest hole at the Masters this year.



Augusta’s front nine proved to be far more challenging than its final nine holes, providing four of the five most difficult tests for its challengers, including the par-three fourth that yielded a +0.39 scoring average for the tournament.

Adam Scott wouldn’t have won the Masters without playing well on many of those holes, and the same holds true for second-place finisher Angel Cabrera and third-place finisher Jason Day. Each played consistently well throughout the tournament, besting Augusta’s most formidable holes.

We’ll take a look at the course’s most difficult holes and break down how each top finisher fared in facing them.



 

*All stats acquired from PGA.com and ESPN.com.

 

No. 4 “Flowering Crab Apple”



The par-three fourth was an absolutely devastating hole for many golfers at the Masters. Playing at 240 yards with bunkers protecting the front of the putting surface, Flowering Crab Apple requires golfers to attack the green with a long iron off the tee, effectively taking precision out of the equation.

No. 4 produced just 10 birdies—by far the lowest total for any hole at Augusta. Combined with 103 bogeys and the fifth most double bogeys (10), No. 4 proved to be an insurmountable test this year.

 

Adam Scott

Scott played Flowering Crab Apple at one over for the tournament, post...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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