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1934
No.3
PAR 4
350 Yards
This was the 12th hole in the first Masters and has been the third since. Alister MacKenzie built the green on a natural plateau, making the right side very deep and the left side very shallow, guarding the putting surface with one bunker and several knobs. Just a few steps beyond the green was the tee for the next hole, the custom on most courses in that era.
1934
1956
No.3
PAR 4
355 Yards
Perry Maxwell, the former "Midwest associate" of MacKenzie, removed the front tongue of the green and reshaped the bunkers in 1937. (Maxwell would handle changes to 11 holes at Augusta National before World War II.) In 1955, the area around the green was regraded on the right to provide a spectator vantage point. From there, fans could also view tee shots from the new tee on the fourth hole.
1956
1983
No.3
PAR 4
360 Yards
In 1981, the green was rebuilt from the drain tiles up to nurture the new bent-grass turf. A year later, the club considered installing a lake to the left of the fairway, but Jack Nicklaus suggested replacing the single bunker with a cluster of bunkers and mounds. As an active player, Nicklaus declined to be the architect of record, and instead, he had his design associate Bob Cupp handle the changes.
1983
2011
No.3
PAR 4
350 yards
The green was reconstructed again in the summer of 1994, its contours carefully duplicated. Since then, trees have grown and rough has been added. A note about yardages at Augusta National: The club measures from the middle of the back tee to the farthest useable hole location, rounding the number to the nearest five yards. Thus, yardages often fluctuate without relocation of tees.
2011
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No. 2 GREEN
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No. 3
PAR 4
350 Yards
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360 Yards
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