Golfweek surveyed 39 PGA Tour golfers to get their views on certain features of Augusta National and the Masters.
We asked, “What is the scariest uphill putt during the Masters?” Here are some of their responses.
“I didn’t know there was such a thing.” – Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus.
“From the bottom left to the top right on 6… scary because you have to give it so much more and think you have to race it by the hole to get it there.” – Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson.
“It’s at No. 10, because it’s actually quicker than it looks towards Rae’s Creek, so you see so many players go long on uphill putts on 10.” – Luke Donald.
“From pin-high to the right of the front-left pin on No. 1. You have to go over a hump and then it’s downhill. You can say bye-bye to your ball in a hurry.” – Matt Kuchar.
“No. 7 is pretty decently difficult. When you have to putt to the front middle pin and you have to putt up and over a ridge and then it can get by the hole and go off the green.” – Jason Day.
“Gosh, at No. 10… because everything is sloping back toward you but you know it’s heading towards Rae’s Creek, so it throws you a bit.” – Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson.
“If you’re front-right on 5 and the flag is on the back, you could just putt it off the green.” – 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel.
“At No. 16, front-right pin. – Jim Furyk.
“Thirteen, from the bottom to the back-right pin. It’s the slowest putt there but you can’t hit that past because you could go off the green into a swale or be above the hole…” – Tony Finau
Since the Masters is postponed until November of this year, Golfweek surveyed 39 PGA Tour
Golfweek surveyed 39 PGA Tour golfers to get their views on certain features of Augusta National and the Masters.
We asked, “What is the scariest uphill putt during the Masters?” Here are some of their responses.
“I didn’t know there was such a thing.” – Six-time Masters champion Jack Nicklaus.
“From the bottom left to the top right on 6… scary because you have to give it so much more and think you have to race it by the hole to get it there.” – Three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson.
“It’s at No. 10, because it’s actually quicker than it looks towards Rae’s Creek, so you see so many players go long on uphill putts on 10.” – Luke Donald.
“From pin-high to the right of the front-left pin on No. 1. You have to go over a hump and then it’s downhill. You can say bye-bye to your ball in a hurry.” – Matt Kuchar.
“No. 7 is pretty decently difficult. When you have to putt to the front middle pin and you have to putt up and over a ridge and then it can get by the hole and go off the green.” – Jason Day.
“Gosh, at No. 10… because everything is sloping back toward you but you know it’s heading towards Rae’s Creek, so it throws you a bit.” – Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson.
“If you’re front-right on 5 and the flag is on the back, you could just putt it off the green.” – 2011 Masters champion Charl Schwartzel.
“At No. 16, front-right pin. – Jim Furyk.
“Thirteen, from the bottom to the back-right pin. It’s the slowest putt there but you can’t hit that past because you could go off the green into a swale or be above the hole…” – Tony Finau