Red Bud
Par 3, 170 Yards
Original Intent:
"The tee shot to this hole will be played by the tournament players with a number 2-, 3- or 4-iron, depending upon the wind."
- Bobby Jones, in Sports Illustrated, April 6, 1959
Significant Change:
- Stream in front of green transformed into a pond, 1947
Did It Work?
The pond rarely comes into play, and players rarely use long irons on this hole. Tiger Woods hit 8-iron long in 2005 before his dramatic chip-in. Again, getting the tee shot on the same levcl with the hole is the most important task.
2008 Pin Placements
How this hole is playing - updated continually during play
| 2008 Round 1 Ave. | 2008 Round 1 Rank | 2008 Total Ave. | 2008 Total Rank | Hist. Ave. | Hist. Rank |
| 3.043 | 12 | 3.043 | 12 | 3.16 | 9 |
Recent photos from No. 16
Stories from No. 16
They came, they saw, they concurred
One of the most popular holes at Augusta National Golf Club was left untouched during the most recent round of changes to the course, but the spectator area surrounding it did change.
Garcia electric on 16
With his ball lying in a precarious position on the 16th green, Sergio Garcia made a mad dash for it. Last year's Masters low amateur feared his ball might roll down the wrong tier of the sloped green.
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