AUGUSTA, Ga. — At precisely 2 p.m. on a glorious Southern spring Friday afternoon, Tiger Woods sank a 3-foot putt for par on the 12th hole of the Augusta National Golf Club.
Back across Rae’s Creek, a throng of maybe 5,000 roared their approval, in part because Woods had originally whacked his drive into some mulch behind the green and in part because, well, they were at the 12th hole of Augusta National Golf Club.
The 12th is the heart of Amen Corner and is one of the most glorious sporting cathedrals in America. The thin, bean-shaped green.