The 13th hole at Augusta National has long been a place of possibility for players looking to make a move up the leaderboard at the 11th hour. In 2022, the hole played a mere 510 yards, and with the opportunity to cut the corner, it could play much shorter.
To put it in perspective, Rory McIlroy hit 3-wood off the tee Sunday of the 2022 Masters and had only 203 yards into the green.
This strategy, however, is no longer an option.
Eureka Earth, your source for all things Augusta National during the year, posted an updated look at the 13th tee box Tuesday morning, and construction seems to be complete.
It is Finished…
Augusta National has finally extended the 13th hole.
No. 13 – Azalea – Par: 5
1934 yardage: 480
2022 yardage: 510
2023 yardage: ???(
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On June 20th, Eureka Earth posted photos of construction beginning on the historic par 5. Judging by the length between the outlined new tee box and the existing one, the back tee could play 40-50 yards longer in the 2023 Masters in April.
BREAKING NEWS
‘Significant Changes’ to No. 13 at ANGC
“The fact that players are hitting middle to short irons into that hole is not really how it was designed”~ Chairman Ridley, April 2022#TheMasters #Masters2023
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Knowing how Augusta likes to keep things under wraps, we most likely won’t know the official yardage of the hole until Masters week.