{"id":591904,"date":"2026-04-07T19:59:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/591904\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:59:12","slug":"overheard-at-amen-corner-some-of-the-best-sound-bites-ive-heard-from-augusta-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/591904\/","title":{"rendered":"Overheard At Amen Corner… Some Of The Best Sound Bites I’ve Heard From Augusta National"},"content":{"rendered":"

The saying goes that The Masters doesn’t begin until the back nine on Sunday, with Amen Corner playing a pivotal part in the outcome of who slips on the Green Jacket<\/a> that afternoon.<\/p>\n

Comprised of the treacherous par 4 11th, the devilish par 3 12th and the getable par 5 13th, many championships have been won and lost over this 1,250-yard stretch, which is one of the most popular viewing points for patrons on the golf course.<\/p>\n

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\"Sergio\n<\/p>\n

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Throughout the week, thousands will line the right-side of the 11th and 13th, as well as the back of the 12th tee, with onlookers watching on as they support their favorite players.<\/p>\n

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Experiencing the atmosphere on the ground myself for the first time on Tuesday, I spent an hour watching the action as players went through the iconic three-hole stretch<\/a>, overhearing some humorous sound bites in the process.<\/p>\n

I start off at the par 3 12th, which played its part in deciding the Augusta National Women’s Amateur winner the weekend prior.<\/a><\/p>\n

Measuring just 155-yards, it should, in theory, be a straightforward hole for the world’s best, but with swirling wind and a narrow green to aim for, it’s far from easy… despite what one woman said as a player found Rae’s Creek.<\/p>\n

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\"Jason\n<\/p>\n

The 12th has influenced the result of many Masters championships<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, from my vantage point near the 13th, I was unable to see who had indeed found the water, but the comment of “well why did he do that?” certainly made me chuckle.<\/p>\n

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One player who did find that green was defending Masters champion, Rory McIlroy<\/a>, who very nearly holed his tee shot at the par 3 12th as he went through his practice round.<\/p>\n

To follow it up, the Career Grand Slam winner then pounded his tee shot at the par 5 13th and produced a stunning mid-iron to around 10-feet, which led to one onlooker to go “that’s me all-in on Rory then!”<\/p>\n

Currently, his odds sit around the +800 to +1200 range<\/a>, so that gentleman might well consider a punt on the defending champion, who would become just the fourth player in Masters history to win back-to-back titles.<\/p>\n

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\"Rory\n<\/p>\n

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Mistaken identity can occur during golf events, especially when you’re not close enough to see the names on the bags or caddie bibs.<\/p>\n

I can’t say I’ve ever mixed up Angel Cabrera and Kiradech Aphibarnrat (who isn’t even in the field) though, like one patron did on Tuesday…<\/p>\n

It’s not just players who were wrapped up in mistaken identity. On the right-side of the 13th hole, a ball spotter is in-place to make sure no shot is missed.<\/p>\n

They can be identified as they hold a large Masters<\/a> flag, which they will wave in a certain way depending on whether the ball is in-play or not, and you can probably see where I’m going with this…<\/p>\n

As Tom McKibbin went through, one patron could be overheard stating “why is his caddie still there?” followed by “why is he also still holding a flag, he’s in the fairway?”<\/p>\n

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\"Sam\n<\/p>\n

The 13th requires a precise tee shot and is often blind due to the dogleg<\/p>\n

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The Masters gets underway on April 9th, and with thousands of golf-fueled patrons set to go through the doors at Augusta National, there is a lot to look forward to for the first men’s Major of 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The saying goes that The Masters doesn’t begin until the back nine on Sunday, with Amen Corner playing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":591905,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-591904","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-golf","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591904"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591904\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}