MASTERS ’26: A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National, where the 90th Masters will be held April 9-12, with flower names, famous shots played at each hole, the average score over the previous 89 years and where each hole ranks in difficulty:

No. 1, 445 yards, par 4 (Tea Olive)

This slight dogleg right plays uphill and has a deep bunker requiring a 317-yard carry off the tee. The bunker has a tongue in the left side, so anything that enters the front of the bunker might be blocked by the lip. A bunker is left of the green, which falls off sharply at the back and to the right.

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Masters memory: Charl Schwartzel used a 6-iron to pitch a low-running shot from the right mounds across the green and holed the shot for birdie to begin the final round of his 2011 victory.

Average score: 4.236

Rank: 6

No. 2, 585 yards, par 5 (Pink Dogwood)

The dogleg left can be reached in two with a good drive. A fairway bunker on the right comes into play. A drive kept down the left side shortens the hole, but leaves a downhill lie to a green guarded by two deep bunkers in the front.

Masters memory: Louis Oosthuizen hit a 4-iron from 253 yards in the final round of 2012 that landed on the front of the green and rolled some 90 feet into the cup for the first albatross at this hole in Masters history.

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Average score: 4.770

Rank: 18

No. 3, 350 yards, par 4 (Flowering Peach)

One of the best short par 4s in golf, this hole hasn’t been changed since 1982. Big hitters can drive near the green, and more are trying. But there are difficult short-game shots surrounding the L-shaped green that slopes sharply from right to left. Some players still hit iron off the tee to stay short of four bunkers on the left side.

Masters memory: Scottie Scheffler’s three-shot lead was down to one in the final round of 2022 when he drove left and came up short. He chipped in for birdie and restored his lead to three shots when Cameron Smith made bogey.

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Average score: 4.071

Rank: 14

No. 4, 240 yards, par 3 (Flowering Crab Apple)

This usually is long iron or maybe fairway metal for shorter hitters. A deep bunker protects the right…

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Author : DOUG FERGUSON

Publish date : 2026-04-02 13:26:00

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