AUGUSTA, Ga. – The first club-enacted course change at Augusta National in more than a decade has gotten the attention of the players ahead of this week’s Masters.
The par-4 fifth hole, already the sixth most difficult hole last year, has been lengthened by 40 yards and now sits at a stout 495 yards. While the edges around the greens have been somewhat softened, the two fairway bunkers that hug the left side of the fairway will now require a 313-yard carry – meaning most of the field will have to play around them instead of over them.