Any time you take a golf course and completely overhaul it, you're going to get some mixed feelings. But now I think it's fine. I really do. There isn't one thing I saw at Augusta National that I haven't seen done everywhere else. |
Eleven is just a mean hole. |
I don't know how to do it, never have, and don't plan on learning. I just don't understand it. |
I think it will keep a lot of guys from coming back. |
If you had never seen this golf course and didn't know what course you were playing, you would think, OK, this is fine. But if you see this from the perspective that Augusta is one of the most familiar courses in the world, you would look at the changes and say, 'Wow, this is going to make a big difference'. |
Interest is one of the strongest motivating factors in a child's education. |
It was just real quiet for a Sunday because I don't think anybody could exactly believe what in the world was happening. It was painful to watch. |
It's probably one of the most important holes in this golf tournament. |
No particular reason. I think I remember watching when I was a kid and all the players would take it off. |
Now, I like these changes. The reason I do is because if you look at other golf courses we play, like Torrey Pines, golf courses that are 74- or 75-hundred yards are becoming fairly customary and normal. I don't think you want to play a major championship on a golf course that is not in keeping with other courses we play on tour in terms of length. |
The big ones that stand out are 4 and 7. The changes done to both 4 and 7 are going to impact the score. There's no doubt about it. |
The change to 15 is interesting. Although it is longer, it does allow you to play a draw off the tee again. It just doesn't feel as claustrophobic back there any more. |
The course is a grind and that's the way it should be. It's a major, it's the Masters. I think that's the way Bobby Jones would have wanted it. I don't think he'd like to see guys strolling around laughing, smiling, having a big time. |
The guy who sits in this chair winning on Sunday is going to have to make a few eagles. It's the most important hole in this tournament. |
The shortest 11 can play is 505. I walked it to the back and it was 513, which puts it longer than No. 13. |