Masters 2016: Tiger Woods Offers Hole-by-Hole Advice for Playing at Augusta

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Published: April 4, 2016

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Fourteen-time major champion and four-time green-jacket winner Tiger Woods may not be playing in the Masters Tournament this week, but that doesn't mean he isn't locked into this year's proceedings. 

In a piece for the Masters' official website published Monday, Woods broke down the holes at Augusta National Golf Club and explained how to best to attack them in advance of Thursday's Round 1.

While the entire piece is well worth your time, here's a look at Woods' analysis of some of Augusta's trickiest holes—with several appearances from the famous Amen Corner.   

 

No. 11: White Dogwood According to Woods' piece, the first hole on Amen Corner graded out as the toughest to score on during the 2015 tournament won by Jordan Spieth. 

Zero players eagled on the 505-yard par-four monster in last year's tournament, and the field made only 22 birdies throughout the course of four days at Augusta. 

With that in mind, here's how Woods suggested attacking the back-nine beast: 

No. 11 immediately tests us with the toughest tee shot we face during the Tournament. I hit driver and try my best to keep the ball out of the forest on the right.

You see a lot of balls in those pines because players shy away from the left — and for good reasons. For starters, it shortens the hole if you play up the right side. Doing so also gives you a much better angle into the green so you don’t have to flirt with the pond guarding the left half of the putting surface.

Depending on conditions, I’ll usually hit my approach with a club ranging from a 6-iron to a 9-iron. On Sunday in 2001, I hit a 9-iron from 145 yards and nearly jarred it, then took the lead. Taking such an aggressive line was 100 percent club- and situation-dependent. I had carried the trees on the right side and that left me the perfect club and angle into the green. I...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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