We have just few days before the beginning of The Masters Golf Tournament 2007. IHT has an article that describes all the holes of the golf course.
No. 1, 455 yards, par 4 (Tea Olive): A slight dogleg right that plays uphill and has a deep bunker requiring a 327-yard carry off the tee. The bunker now has a tongue in the left side, so anything that barely enters might be blocked by the new lip. The tee has been moved back 20 yards, and trees were added on the left side.
Masters memory: Seve Ballesteros was one shot behind in 1983 when he opened with birdie in the final round, part of a birdie-eagle-par-birdie start that sent him to a four-shot victory and his second green jacket.
No. 2, 575 yards, par 5 (Pink Dogwood): A dogleg left that can be reached in two by the big hitters. Fairway bunker on the right comes into play, but it's difficult to reach the slope, which shortens the hole. The green guarded by two bunkers in front.
Masters memory: Phil Mickelson hit his tee shot into the creek on the left, took a penalty drop, then went for the green with a driver off the deck that he had to bend some 80 yards around the trees. It reached the front of the green, and he made a 90-foot birdie putt to get into contention in 2003. But his first Masters would have to wait one more year.
This is a very useful article and if you are a fan of golf then it is a must read for you.
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