Even short approach shots are difficult to hold on the crested green, where even putts have been known to roll off. A bunker on the right side of the fairway has also been moved to present a more formidable hazard to driving. Nick Faldo's 100-footer there is a Masters record. Four fairway bunkers on the uphill hole induce most players to drive with an iron. The triangular green is distinctly elevated and slopes from the right, its deepest part, to the left, its shallowest point.
Players are happy with par here.
Many players call it the hardest hole on the front nine, and some say it may be the most difficult of all. It ranks fourth toughest. From one of the highest spots on the course players literally hit over spectators on the hillside below to a dangerous, multi-leveled green that slopes severely from back to front. The small, highly elevated green is encircled by five deep bunkers and is effectively divided in half by a ridge running from back to front. The narrow green, protected by enormous mounds at the left front, is one of the toughest.