Augusta Nationwide Golf Membership, residence to the celebrated Masters match, is introducing adjustments to its famed second gap, Pink Dogwood, forward of the upcoming occasion, one which is about to kick off on April 11.
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The alteration to Pink Dogwood, the longest gap on the course at 585 yards, includes transferring the tee field again 10 yards and to the left. This adjustment presents a brand new problem for golfers, together with prime stars similar to Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, and defending champion Jon Rahm.
The well-known Pink Dogwood
Pink Dogwood is characterised by a dogleg left and a downhill slope from the tee field to the inexperienced, engaging gamers to aim reaching the inexperienced in two photographs for an opportunity at eagle. Negotiating previous fairway bunkers and a forested ravine requires strategic play to arrange birdie or eagle alternatives.
The inexperienced, with its angled slope from short-left to back-right, presents potential for dramatic photographs, as demonstrated by Louis Oosthuizen‘s historic albatross in 2012.
Whereas this marks the primary alteration to the second gap since 1999, Augusta Nationwide often adjusts its structure to take care of the problem for gamers. Final yr, they lengthened the par 5 thirteenth gap and elevated the tee field.
“A major objective of the renovation was to make for wider corridors for patrons to maneuver round and to open the viewing choices the place a number of greens may be seen from one location,” the membership mentioned.
