It’s no surprise the four par 5s are the easiest holes in the Masters each year at Augusta National in Georgia. Modern tour pros build their games to dismantle the longest holes on any course, relative to par. Nos. 2, 8, 13 and 15 at Augusta National offer plenty of such scoring chances, and none of these par 5s has played over par for a Masters week since 1998.
But which are the hardest holes at Augusta National? Thanks to data provided by Masters.com, it’s clear that the three-hole stretch right after the turn is the most difficult downhill march on the golf course.
Also provided in that data is the fact that most holes are playing more under par in recent years. Four holes – Nos. 2, 4, 9 and 16 – had their lowest scoring averages ever in 2020. That’s in stark contrast to the 1950s, a decade in which 10 of the holes played to their most difficult scoring average. The tournament in 1956 – won by Jackie Burke Jr. at 1-over 289 – was particularly brutal, with five of the holes setting records for highest average score.
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Check out each hole below, listed in order of easiest to hardest.
