All of the significant hole changes at Augusta National Golf Club through the years

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Augusta National Golf Club is no stranger to tweaking holes for the Masters.

Though the years, tournament officials have constantly tinkered with its layout while trying to keep the course's identity to what it was when it originally opened almost a century ago.

Every hole at Augusta National has undergone significant changes since the course opened. The holes with the fewest changes are Nos. 3 and 4, being altered only twice since the course opened. Meanwhile, the par-5 13th, Azalea, has been changed 11 times, the latest coming in 2023.

Here's a look each change to every hole at Augusta National through the years:

Significant hole changes at Augusta National through the years​

No. 1​

• 1951 Bunker added at front-left of green. Underground piping of creek in front of tee.
• 1972 Masters tees relocated to the right.
• 1980 Masters tees lengthened.
• 2002 Masters tees moved back 20-25 yards. Fairway bunker reshaped and extended 10-15 yards towards the green. Portion of fairway landing area regraded.
• 2006 Masters tees moved back 15-20 yards. Trees added to the left side of the fairway.
• 2008 Ten yards added to the front of the Masters tees. Back of tees reduced to ease patron movement.
• 2009 Back of tee reduced seven yards. Tee marker relocated and Masters scorecard changed to 445.
• 2010 Practice putting green behind first tee reduced by 20 percent to improve patron flow.

No. 2​

• 1946 Second bunker added to front of green.
• 1953 Green extended to the left.
• 1966 Right bunker at green reduced. Fairway bunker on left moved to the right in landing area.
• 1977 Masters tees rebuilt and moved approximately 20-25 feet to right adding 15 yards to the back of the tee. Bunker enlarged 12-15 feet on left side.
• 1996 Spectator mound moved back from rear of No. 2 green.
• 1999 Masters tees moved back 20-25 yards. Fairway bunker shifted to the right.
• 2010 Front of green widened approximately eight feet.
• 2024 Masters tees moved back 10 yards and to the golfer’s left.

No. 3​

• 1953 Masters tees shifted to right.
• 1982 New fairway bunker complex constructed.

No. 4​

• 1964 Masters tees relocated to right and rear.
• 2006 Masters tees moved back 30-35 yards.

No. 5​

• 1953 Masters tees extended forward 10 yards.
• 1956 Mound built at left of green.
• 1964 Fairway mounds added to right-front of green.
• 1967 Mound at left of green enlarged.
• 1972 Apron of green extended.
• 2003 Masters tees moved back. Fairway bunkers extended approximately 80 yards towards the green. Fairway and bunkers shifted to the right increasing the dogleg. With the extended dogleg and movement of the tee, the hole was re-measured to 455 yards.
• 2010 Seven yards added to the front of the Masters tees without necessitating a change in length to the hole.
• 2019 Masters tees moved back 40 yards.

No. 6​

• 1959 Pond filled in at front of green.
• 1975 Masters tees rebuilt and widened.
• 2012 Masters and members tees connected to form a single teeing ground.

No. 7​

• 1938 Green relocated and bunkers added.
• 1951 Masters tees extended forward. Green elevated. Bunkers added.
• 2002 Masters tees moved back 40-45 yards. Portion of fairway landing area regraded.
• 2006 Masters tees moved back 35-40 yards. Green re-grassed to create possible right-rear pin position. Trees added to the right and left side of the fairway.
• 2008 Six feet added to the left of the green. Left-rear bunker moved back.
• 2009 An additional 10 yards was added to the front of the Masters tees without necessitating a change in length to the hole.

No. 8​

• 1956 Green redesigned.
• 1957 Fairway bunker relocated to the right.
• 1964 Masters tees relocated to right and rear.
• 1979 Green restored to its original design.
• 2002 Masters tees moved back 15-20 yards and shifted to golfer’s right 10 yards. Reshaped and nearly doubled the size of the fairway bunker.

No. 9​

• 1958 Mounding at right and rear of green built.
• 1972 Mound left of green enlarged.
• 1973 Tees split, relocating Masters tees 26 yards to right and rear.
• 2002 Masters tees moved back 25-30 yards.
• 2008 Right hole location softened on first and middle plateau.

No. 10​

• 1937 Green relocated from fairway bottom to current location.
• 1968 Bunker to right of green enlarged. Pothole bunker right of green removed.
• 1972 Tees split and shifted left 10 yards.
• 2002 Masters tees moved back 5-10 yards and moved to the golfer’s left five yards.

No. 11​

• 1950 Masters tees relocated. Pond left of green built. Green reshaped.
• 1953 Two small bunkers added at rear of green.
• 1990 Green rebuilt due to flood damage.
• 1999 Green, pond and bunker complex adjusted.
• 2002 Masters tees moved back 30-35 yards and moved five yards to golfer’s right. Portion of fairway landing area recontoured.
• 2004 Pine trees (36) added to the right of the fairway.
• 2006 Masters tees moved back 10-15 yards. Trees added to the right side of the fairway and fairway shifted to the left.
• 2008 Several trees removed on right side of fairway and fairway widened.
• 2022 Masters tees moved back 15 yards and to the golfer’s left. Fairway recontoured and several trees removed on right side.

No. 12​

• 1951 Green extended to right by 18 feet.
• 1958 Ben Hogan Bridge dedicated.
• 1960 Green raised.
• 1965 Tees revised to split level, side-by-side.

No. 13​

• 1954 Contours of green changed and bunker rearranged.
• 1958 Byron Nelson Bridge dedicated.
• 1967 Masters tees extended forward five yards.
• 1974 Masters tees extended to rear five yards.
• 1975 Masters tees extended to rear seven yards. Green rebuilt and recontoured.
• 1988 Swales to left and rear of green moderated.
• 1994 First permanent air system installed at green.
• 1995 Creek in front of green modified.
• 2002 Masters tees moved back 20-25 yards.
• 2010 Seven yards added to the front of the Masters tees without necessitating a change in length to the hole.
• 2023 Masters tees moved back 35 yards.

No. 14​

• 1952 Bunker at right of fairway in landing area removed.
• 1972 Masters tees relocated to left and reshaped. Apron on green extended.
• 1974 Tees split.
• 1987 Green modified to provide for back left hole location.
• 2002 Masters tees moved back 30-35 yards.

No. 15​

• 1955 Gene Sarazen Bridge dedicated.
• 1957 Bunker added to front-right of green.
• 1961 Pond in front of green enlarged.
• 1963 Mound at rear of green removed and mound on right extended.
• 1964 Bunker at right of green enlarged.
• 1969 Tees split, moving Masters tees to rear and right. Mounds added in fairway on right side.
• 1999 Fairway mounds reduced, and pine trees added to right and left.
• 2006 Masters tees moved back 25-30 yards and shifted approximately 20 yards to the golfer’s left.
• 2009 Eight to nine yards added to front of the Masters tees. No change to yardage.
• 2022 Masters tees moved back 20 yards and fairway recontoured.

No. 16​

• 1946 New green constructed.
• 1947 Stream transformed into a pond. Green shifted to right. Masters tees moved left.
• 1961 Masters tees extended and relocated to the left.
• 1966 Neck of pond and left-rear of green filled in.
• 1973 Left section of pond filled in.

No. 17​

• 1951 Ditch in front of tees removed and filled. Masters tees extended forward 10 yards.
• 1972 Tees separated, moving Masters tees back 10 yards.
• 1999 Masters tees moved back approximately 25 yards.
• 2006 Masters tees moved back 10-15 yards.
• 2014 Eisenhower Tree removed following historic ice storm.

No. 18​

• 1958 Mounding at left of green built.
• 1967 Double bunker constructed on left in fairway landing area.
• 2002 Masters tees moved back 55-60 yards and moved to the golfer’s right five yards. Bunker complex adjusted, making bunkers approximately 10 percent larger. Trees added left of fairway bunkers.
• 2022 Thirteen yards added to the back of the Masters tees without necessitating a change in length to the hole.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Significant hole changes at Augusta National through the years

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