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HOLE 15
No. 15 GREEN
No. 15 TEE
No. 14 GREEN
1934
1949
1957
1970
1999
2011
2022
1934
1949
1957
1970
1999
2011
2022
1934
No.15
PAR 5
485 Yards
This was the sixth hole in the 1934 Masters and has been the 15th hole since. It was the scene of Gene Sarazen's historic double-eagle 2 that tied him with Craig Wood in 1935. (Sarazen won the playoff the next day.) In truth, his shot over water wasn't particularly daunting. Described as a ditch, ravine, creek, stream and moat, the water was at least 20 yards short of the green, with a gentle bank, not a steep slope, in between.
1934
1949
No.15
PAR 5
485 Yards
Downstream from the 15th (to the left), the creek was dammed and piped underground. That backed water up into a hollow, creating a pond in front of the 15th green; some called it a lagoon. Its greenside slope was now steeper and slicker. A trio of pine trees in the fairway had finally grown sufficiently to become an annoyance.
1949
1957
No.15
PAR 5
520 Yards
A formal dam left of the pond was established in 1955, its walkway designated the Gene Sarazen Bridge in honor of the Squire's double eagle. The next summer, dirt was hauled in to extend the tee and to create gallery mounds behind and to the right of the green. At the 1956 Masters, Ben Hogan suggested the right-hand mound would be perfect for a bunker, and one was carved into it before the 1957 event.
1957
1970
No.15
PAR 5
520 Yards
In 1962, George Cobb widened the pond so players could clearly see its leading edge. In 1969, the tee was moved back 40 yards, but the scorecard yardage didn't change. At the same time, Clifford Roberts directed the installation of a series of high mounds on the right side of the fairway. Meant as hazards, players ultimately used them to propel drives farther down the hole.
1970
1999
No.15
PAR 5
500 Yards
Without explanation, the official yardage was reduced to 500 yards in 1981. In the summer of 1998, mounds in the rough were removed, and several clusters of tall pines—some 35 feet high—were transplanted in that area (as well as to the left) to drastically tighten the landing zone. Roberts' mounds on the right side of the fairway, mistakenly considered MacKenzie originals, were retained.
1999
2011
No.15
PAR 5
530 Yards
A new Masters tee, 30 yards back and 20 yards left of the old one, was built in 2005. From there, the preferred drive was definitely a fade into the gap between the trees. A year later, the Masters tee was extended forward about seven yards to provide the option of moving markers up in certain wind conditions.
2011
2022
No.15
PAR 5
550 Yards
This is the most significant change to the par-5 15th—which consistently ranks as one of the five easiest holes on the course—in more than 15 years. To restore more challenge to the hole, the tee box was moved back by 20 yards and the club also modified the fairway contouring.
2022
2011
No.15
PAR 5
530 Yards
A new Masters tee, 30 yards back and 20 yards left of the old one, was built in 2005. From there, the preferred drive was definitely a fade into the gap between the trees. A year later, the Masters tee was extended forward about seven yards to provide the option of moving markers up in certain wind conditions.
2011
No. 15 GREEN
No. 15 TEE
No. 14 GREEN
1934
1949
1957
1970
1999
2011
2022
15
No. 15
PAR 5
485 Yards
This was the sixth hole in the 1934 Masters and has been the 15th hole since. It was the scene of Gene Sarazen's historic double-eagle 2 that tied him with Craig Wood in 1935. (Sarazen won the playoff the next day.) In truth, his shot over water wasn't particularly daunting. Described as a ditch, ravine, creek, stream and moat, the water was at least 20 yards short of the green, with a gentle bank, not a steep slope, in between.
1934
No. 15
PAR 5
485 Yards
Downstream from the 15th (to the left), the creek was dammed and piped underground. That backed water up into a hollow, creating a pond in front of the 15th green; some called it a lagoon. Its greenside slope was now steeper and slicker. A trio of pine trees in the fairway had finally grown sufficiently to become an annoyance.
1949
No. 15
PAR 5
520 Yards
A formal dam left of the pond was established in 1955, its walkway designated the Gene Sarazen Bridge in honor of the Squire's double eagle. The next summer, dirt was hauled in to extend the tee and to create gallery mounds behind and to the right of the green. At the 1956 Masters, Ben Hogan suggested the right-hand mound would be perfect for a bunker, and one was carved into it before the 1957 event.
1957
No. 15
PAR 5
520 Yards
In 1962, George Cobb widened the pond so players could clearly see its leading edge. In 1969, the tee was moved back 40 yards, but the scorecard yardage didn't change. At the same time, Clifford Roberts directed the installation of a series of high mounds on the right side of the fairway. Meant as hazards, players ultimately used them to propel drives farther down the hole.
1970
No. 15
PAR 5
500 Yards
Without explanation, the official yardage was reduced to 500 yards in 1981. In the summer of 1998, mounds in the rough were removed, and several clusters of tall pines—some 35 feet high—were transplanted in that area (as well as to the left) to drastically tighten the landing zone. Roberts' mounds on the right side of the fairway, mistakenly considered MacKenzie originals, were retained.
1999
No. 15
PAR 5
530 Yards
A new Masters tee, 30 yards back and 20 yards left of the old one, was built in 2005. From there, the preferred drive was definitely a fade into the gap between the trees. A year later, the Masters tee was extended forward about seven yards to provide the option of moving markers up in certain wind conditions.
2011
No. 15
PAR 5
550 Yards
This is the most significant change to the par-5 15th—which consistently ranks as one of the five easiest holes on the course—in more than 15 years. To restore more challenge to the hole, the tee box was moved back by 20 yards and the club also modified the fairway contouring.
2022
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