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The 84th Masters, if contested as now scheduled on Nov. 9-15, truly will be a tradition unlike any other. The Masters has been played in April every year apart from the inaugural event in 1934, which ended in late March. How will Augusta National play differently than it typically does in April? Who will it favor? Well, several Masters champions have weighed in with insights and perspective that only those who have mastered its fairways and greens could know. We asked Freddie, Gentle Ben, the Golden Bear and more.
Masters Champions
Fred Couples, 1992
I’ve only gone to Augusta once other than getting in there on the Sunday before the Masters and it was the end of November. We teed off at 8 a.m. and I hit driver, 2 iron into the first green. The next day it was cold and windy and I needed a rescue. So, I’m not sure what the weather will be like in early November, but I will say this, the greens were unreal and as good as any Masters I ever played. The fairways were a little thin, but we’re talking Augusta, usually it’s an 11 out of a 10 when we play. I don’t think it will touch 70 degrees, so it will play extremely long and be a unique situation.