AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 11: The second hole flag is seen during the first round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- It has been staring at me for nearly two decades. Circled by a visor signed by Arnold Palmer, a golf flag autographed by Masters champions yet-to-be (and a future President of the ...

They do it through speed, but more importantly through hole locations. Where the club puts the flags on each green impacts the scoring to a greater degree than nearly any other tournament course.

Be that as it may, this year’s tournament starts with a difficult front-left hole location on No. 1 at Augusta National Golf Club ... and the flag for No. 1 is just 12 yards onto the green ...

He wrote in a 1933 letter to co-founder Clifford Roberts, “It is holes of this description that keep up one's interest in golf year after ... to the right of the flag. Going at the flag could ...