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If you follow golf, live in the South, or have ever heard anything about the Masters, a few terms and themes probably come to mind. You probably know about the famous green jacket and the pimento cheese sandwiches. If you’re a little more well-versed, you might have heard of the big tree, “skipping 16”, and the pro shop gnomes. One Masters term everyone should be familiar with is Amen Corner.
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Where Is Amen Corner?
One of the most iconic nicknames in all of sports, Amen Corner refers to three successive holes on the picturesque 18-hole course. Holes 11, 12, and 13—or more specifically, the last shot of hole 11, the entirety of hole 12, and the first shot of hole 13—make up Amen Corner. If you refer to holes 11 (White Dogwood), 12 (Golden Bell), and 13 (Azalea) as Amen Corner, you
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Jamie Squire/Getty Images A sign points fans in the direction of Amen Corner during practice days prior to The Masters.
Where Did The Name "Amen Corner" Come From?
Amen Corner was given its name by Sports Illustrated reporter Herbert Warren Wind in 1958. Wind wrote the following about a ceremony dedicating two bridges over Rae’s Creek to Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson: “On the afternoon before the start of the recent Masters golf tournament, a wonderfully evocative ceremony took place at the farthest reach of the Augusta National course – down in the Amen Corner where Rae’s Creek intersects the 13th fairway near the tee, then parallels the front edge of the green on the short 12th and finally swirls alongside the 11th green.”
Wind borrowed the moniker from song a 1933 jazz song called “Shoutin’ in That Amen Corner” by Andy Razaf and Danny Smalls. During the 1958 tournament, Arnold Palmer won the first of his four titles after a controversial call at hole 12, where he was allowed to drop a second ball rather play an embedded ball, resulting in a two-stroke difference that would help him win the tournament by one stroke.
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What Is Amen Corner?
The name—and the drama surrounding the location—stuck, and people have been using it to describe the pivotal point on the course ever since. It’s often said that a golfer’s fate is decided at Amen Corner. It’s a make-or-break point on the course, where pros either carve their path to victory or crumble under the pressure. In addition to the technical challenges the corner poses, creating high drama for both spectators and golfers, the incredible natural beauty of the stretch is also befitting of the name. The vibrant azalea bushes that surround the green at hole 12 and line the creek all the way to the hole on 13 are some of the most gorgeous blooms are often so dense and so vivid they seem fake. The two stone bridges that take players to the green at 12 and from the tee to the fairway at 13 are some of the most photographed places on the entire course. After seeing and experiencing the combined magic of the place, a word like “amen” certainly feels befitting.
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