Augusta National, Augusta, Georgia : Designer: Dr Alister MacKenzie & Bobby Jones 1933 with re-design 2008; Course Type: Technical, 💷 Classical, Long; Par: 72; Length: 7,545 yards; Holes with Water In-Play: 5; Fairways: Overseeded Perennial Ryegrass with Bermudagrass-base; First Cut: 💷 Overseeded Perennial Ryegrass, with Bermudagrass-base 1.375″; Greens: 6,486 sq.ft average featuring A1 Penn Bentgrass; Stimpmeter: 13-14ft; Course Scoring Average 2013: 💷 73.41 (+1.41), Difficulty Rank 4 of 43 PGA Tour courses. 2014: 73.95 (+1.95), Rank 2 of 48 courses. 2024: 72.54 💷 (+0.54), Difficulty Rank 14 of 52 courses. 2024: 74.42 (+2.42), Difficulty Rank 3 of 50 courses. 2024: 73.89 (+1.89), Difficulty 💷 Rank 2 of 50. 2024: 72.93 (+0.93), Difficulty Rank of 7 of 51 courses. 2024: 71.87 (-0.13), Difficulty Rank 16 💷 of 49 courses. 2024: 71.75 (-0.25). 2024: 73.06 (+1.06), Difficulty Rank 7 of 51 PGA Tour courses. 2024: 73.95 (+1.95), 💷 Difficulty Rank 3 of 50 courses.
Augusta’s iconic 12th hole
So what do you need to know about Augusta National? The Augusta 💷 National course (you can visit the official Masters website here) has detailed nuances which certain types of player thrive upon, 💷 whereas others struggle with factors such as uneven fairway lies, swirling winds and crazily fast and undulating Bentgrass greens. Naturally 💷 water comes into play much more on the back nine, with 3 key holes around Amen Corner, plus the critical 💷 par-5 15th and the par-3 16th both offering scoring opportunities.
2024 saw significant changes to Augusta National with 2 crucial holes 💷 on the back nine being lengthened and re-modelled. Think of it as “DeChambeau proofing.” The 11th hole, White Dogwood, received 💷 a new tee box, lengthening the par-4 to a whopping 520 yards. That’s not all as the fairway was re-contoured 💷 and widened by up to 15 yards, as trees on the right of the hole were removed. In a detailed 💷 change, the first cut was also removed on the right hand side, replaced by more fairway short grass, which now 💷 sees errant drives fall foul of Augusta National’s amazing topography and roll out into more disadvantageous positions.
