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Last Updated:  Friday, 4 April, 2003, 14:54 GMT 15:54 UK
Hole 1 at Augusta
435 yards, par four


By Peter Alliss
BBC TV golf commentator

Hole 1

When I first went to Augusta, anybody who hit the ball at all well could easily clear the bunker on the right, but not so now - you need a big, big drive to carry it.

And that drive is even longer after the 2002 modifications, when they put the tee back another 25 yards.

The hole is a bit of a dogleg, left to right, with a slight hollow and a ridge. You can get to the raised green with a middle-to-shortish iron under normal conditions.

As a feature in common with all the greens at Augusta, this one is very sloping and very quick.





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