AUGUSTA, Ga. — Let’s start with the obvious: There are no easy shots at Augusta National. The way the course flows from the clubhouse down to Amen Corner, the way the fairways swoop and the greens slide, the way that Rae’s Creek always lurks, ready to snatch away your hopes, your dreams and your ball — there’s never a moment to rest.
“We're playing on a hillside,” Tiger Woods said Tuesday, “and we're just meandering back and forth across that hillside.” When the only flat shots on the course are the tee boxes, as Tiger also noted, you’re in for a fight with every swing.