Every hole ranked easiest to hardest at Augusta National for the Masters

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Augusta National Golf Club’s course, designed by Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones, can be a brutally difficult layout during the Masters each April. It also presents plenty of scoring opportunities for players in control of their entire game and who know the right angles of attack.

Most of the scoring opportunities are on the four par 5s: Nos. 2, 8, 13 and 15. But which of those is the easiest? And which hole is the hardest in Masters history?

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Using the official Masters media guide, we have compiled a list ranking the easiest to the hardest holes at Augusta National since 1942. Included with each hole is its name, the par and yardage, the average score (1942-2024), it’s cumulative rank in difficulty, the lowest average it has produced for a year’s tournament, and the highest average it has produced for a year’s tournament.

Augusta National Hole No. 2: Pink Dogwood​

Par/yardage: 5, 585 yards

Average score (1942-2024): 4.773

Cumulative rank in difficulty: 18

2024 average: 4.658 (17)

Easiest it has played: 4.467 (2020)

Hardest it has played: 4.996 (1957)

No. 13: Azalea​

Par/yardage: 5, 545 yards

Average score: 4.774

Cumulative rank: 17

2024 average: 4.758 (16)

Easiest it has played: 4.474 (2019)

Hardest it has played: 5.042 (1976)

No. 15: Firethorn​

Par/yardage: 5, 550 yards

Average score: 4.779

Cumulative rank: 16

2024 average: 5.007 (14)

Easiest it has played: 4.505 (1991)

Hardest it has played: 5.097 (1998)

No. 8: Yellow Jasmine​

Par/yardage: 5, 570 yards

Average score: 4.816

Cumulative rank: 15

2024 average: 4.641 (18)

Easiest it has played: 4.628 (2019)

Hardest it has played: 4.991 (1956)

No. 3: Flowering Peach​

Par/yardage: 4, 350 yards

Average score: 4.073

Cumulative rank: 14

2024 average: 3.933 (15)

Easiest it has played: 3.885 (2011)

Hardest it has played: 4.267 (1989)

No. 9: Carolina Cherry​

Par/yardage: 4, 460 yards

Average score: 4.136

Cumulative rank: 13

2024 average: 4.03 (13)

Easiest it has played: 3.967 (2020)

Hardest it has played: 4.401 (1955)

No. 6: Juniper​

Par/yardage: 3, 180 yards

Average score: 3.136

Cumulative rank: 12

2024 average: 3.097 (12)

Easiest it has played: 2.984 (1974)

Hardest it has played: 3.269 (1946)

No. 16: Redbud​

Par/yardage: 3, 170 yards

Average score: 3.138

Cumulative rank: 11

2024 average: 3.158 (11)

Easiest it has played: 2.875 (2020)

Hardest it has played: 3.422 (1950)

No. 7: Pampas​

Par/yardage: 4, 450 yards

Average score: 4.157

Cumulative rank: 10

2024 average: 4.195 (9)

Easiest it has played: 3.986 (2001)

Hardest it has played: 4.402 (1972)

No. 17: Nandina​

Par/yardage: 4, 440 yards

Average score: 4.163

Cumulative rank: 9

2024 average: 4.285 (4)

Easiest it has played: 3.949 (1996)

Hardest it has played: 4.348 (1951)

No. 14: Chinese Fir​

Par/yardage: 4, 440 yards

Average score: 4.165

Cumulative rank: 8

2024 average: 4.171 (10)

Easiest it has played: 3.936 (2011)

Hardest it has played: 4.413 (1949)

No. 18: Holly​

Par/yardage: 4, 465 yards

Average score: 4.232

Cumulative rank: 7

2024 average: 4.366 (2)

Easiest it has played: 4.014 (2001)

Hardest it has played: 4.463 (1954)

No. 1: Tea Olive​

Par/yardage: 4, 445 yards

Average score: 4.237

Cumulative rank: 6

2024 average: 4.208 (7)

Easiest it has played: 4.008 (1974)

Hardest it has played: 4.474 (2007)

No. 5: Magnolia​

Par/yardage: 4, 495 yards

Average score: 4.266

Cumulative rank: 5

2024 average: 4.302 (3)

Easiest it has played: 4.061 (2001)

Hardest it has played: 4.475 (1956)

No. 12: Golden Bell​

Par/yardage: 3, 155 yards

Average score: 3.269

Cumulative rank: 4

2024 average: 3.198 (8)

Easiest it has played: 3.03 (2002)

Hardest it has played: 3.548 (1966)

No. 4: Flowering Crab Apple​

Par/yardage: 3, 240 yards

Average score: 3.283

Cumulative rank: 3

2024 average: 3.265 (5)

Easiest it has played: 3.089 (2020)

Hardest it has played: 3.497 (1956)

No. 10: Camelia​

Par/yardage: 4, 495 yards

Average score: 4.298

Cumulative rank: 2

2024 average: 4.248 (6)

Easiest it has played: 4.082 (2018)

Hardest it has played: 4.691 (1956)

No. 11: White Dogwood​

Par/yardage: 4, 520 yards

Average score: 4.304

Cumulative rank: 1

2024 average: 4.386 (1)

Easiest it has played: 4.064 (1995)

Hardest it has played: 4.644 (1956)

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Every Masters hole ranked easiest to hardest at Augusta National

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