The Masters: Ranking All 18 Holes at Augusta National
By Ryan Andrade
7th hole (Pampas) – A tight approach with high risk . . .
Par 4: 450 yards
Rank: 15
Virtual Flyover:
The 7th hole is dead straight, and it’s probably the most narrow tee shot on the course. In firm conditions you need to land your tee shot on the left side of the fairway, as it slopes from left to right. Or you can try to hit a low hooking shot with a fairway metal to hold the ball against the slope.
The misses we do see, which are almost always to the right, need to get lucky. Not just with the lie in the pine straw, but also in whether you have a clear line to the green. Sometimes you will have a window to advance the ball up to one of the bunkers in front of the green, but many other times it will just be a pitch out to the fairway.
As we move to the green, it is surrounded by bunkers. Five of them to be exact, so your second shot is critical. You also have to know where to miss it on this green, based on the hole location. The Sunday pin on the front right is neat because guys will try to hit the ball all the way to the back of the green and let the slope take it all the way down to the hole.
The left side of the green isn’t quite as severe, but if you do miss just right it’s going to leave you a very difficult two putt. You’ll gladly take a 4 on this hole everyday. It’s historically the 3rd most difficult hole on the course. Just gotta find the fairway and green here.
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