APPROACH ON THE 460-YARD PAR-4 NINTH

What to Watch For
Being short at Augusta means that
if you're a foot short, you roll 40
yards off the green. Back in my day,
this tee shot would catch the top of
the slope and run for 40, 50 yards,
making this approach easier. But
they added that first cut of rough,
so if your ball hangs there, you have
a 3-iron in. That's not fun."

I Remember...
In '96, Greg went for that front-left
pin, while I played safe to the other
side. He came up just short, rolled
off and made 5. He was just short
and he suffered the consequences.
That's Augusta — the course poses a
question: 'How will you get the ball
lose to the pin?' If you give the
wrong answer, it strangles you."

Luke Donald
"What makes this approach
tricky is hitting your second
shot off a sloped fairway
angling down and right.
The green, meanwhile, is
angled right to left. If you come
up short, it will run 50 yards to
the bottom of the hill."