The tee shot plays uphill, left-to-right to a ridge line that looks down on the green. The fairway is quite narrow so while many would suggest playing to the left side of the fairway, there is effectively no room to miss.
The approach marks the start of Amen Corner. It can be extremely complex. Due to the slope in front of the green, shots short can kick off the hill, and end up in the pond on the left side. Missing long and you can end up in Rae’s Creek or a bunker.
“The front left pin is something you’ve got to be careful of sometimes. I’ve seen balls hit off that big slope on the right, short right of the green, actually go into the water.”
“There’s a point in the fairway, if you can reach it, where you can get a little more run and get a shorter club in your hand into that green. Makes a big difference.”
“It seems like you say this about every hole there, hit the fairway. You’re going to have a long iron, so this one is about landing it on the front of the green. You making a birdie on 11 is making an eagle on a par 5. It’s just one of those things that happens and you’re like, ‘Oh, my gosh, I got lucky.’ The front pin or the pin on the right, you have a shot at making birdies. But the back pins, hit the middle of the green and you’re going to have to two-putt from 40 or 50 feet. You are trying to make pars and get out of there.”
Changes for 2022: Masters tees moved back 15 yards and to the golfer’s left. Fairway recontoured and several trees removed on right side.