The course that Tiger Woods is playing this week — one of many that architects have tried to “Tiger-Proof” over the years — is different than it was in 2020, the last time he played in a Masters Tournament.
Let’s start with No. 11, the test known as White Dogwood and the start of Augusta National’s famed Amen Corner.
The hole, a par 4, has a historical average of 4.30, and plunges downhill. Already among Augusta National’s most difficult holes, it is now 520 yards, an increase of 15 yards from last year. Augusta National lowered the tee by several feet, partly because the club wanted to avoid building a retaining wall as a part of its quest to lengthen the 15th hole, and removed many trees along the fairway.