01-04-2025
Every hole ranked easiest to hardest at Augusta National for the Masters
Every hole ranked easiest to hardest at Augusta National for the Masters Included with each hole is its name, the par and yardage, the average score (1942-2024).
Augusta National Golf Club's course, designed by Alister MacKenzie and Bobby Jones, can be a brutally difficult layout during the Masters each April. It also presents plenty of scoring opportunities for players in control of their entire game and who know the right angles of attack.
Most of the scoring opportunities are on the four par 5s: Nos. 2, 8, 13 and 15. But which of those is the easiest? And which hole is the hardest in Masters history?
Using the official Masters media guide, we have compiled a list ranking the easiest to the hardest holes at Augusta National since 1942. Included with each hole is its name, the par and yardage, the average score (1942-2024), it's cumulative rank in difficulty, the lowest average it has produced for a year's tournament, and the highest average it has produced for a year's tournament.
Augusta National Hole No. 2: Pink Dogwood
Par/yardage: 5, 585 yards
Average score (1942-2024): 4.773
Cumulative rank in difficulty: 18
2024 average: 4.658 (17)
Easiest it has played: 4.467 (2020)
Hardest it has played: 4.996 (1957)
No. 13: Azalea
Par/yardage: 5, 545 yards
Average score: 4.774
Cumulative rank: 17
2024 average: 4.758 (16)
Easiest it has played: 4.474 (2019)
Hardest it has played: 5.042 (1976)
No. 15: Firethorn
Par/yardage: 5, 550 yards
Average score: 4.779
Cumulative rank: 16
2024 average: 5.007 (14)
Easiest it has played: 4.505 (1991)
Hardest it has played: 5.097 (1998)
No. 8: Yellow Jasmine
Par/yardage: 5, 570 yards
Average score: 4.816
Cumulative rank: 15
2024 average: 4.641 (18)
Easiest it has played: 4.628 (2019)
Hardest it has played: 4.991 (1956)
No. 3: Flowering Peach
Par/yardage: 4, 350 yards
Average score: 4.073
Cumulative rank: 14
2024 average: 3.933 (15)
Easiest it has played: 3.885 (2011)
Hardest it has played: 4.267 (1989)
No. 9: Carolina Cherry
Par/yardage: 4, 460 yards
Average score: 4.136
Cumulative rank: 13
2024 average: 4.03 (13)
Easiest it has played: 3.967 (2020)
Hardest it has played: 4.401 (1955)
No. 6: Juniper
Par/yardage: 3, 180 yards
Average score: 3.136
Cumulative rank: 12
2024 average: 3.097 (12)
Easiest it has played: 2.984 (1974)
Hardest it has played: 3.269 (1946)
No. 16: Redbud
Par/yardage: 3, 170 yards
Average score: 3.138
Cumulative rank: 11
2024 average: 3.158 (11)
Easiest it has played: 2.875 (2020)
Hardest it has played: 3.422 (1950)
No. 7: Pampas
Par/yardage: 4, 450 yards
Average score: 4.157
Cumulative rank: 10
2024 average: 4.195 (9)
Easiest it has played: 3.986 (2001)
Hardest it has played: 4.402 (1972)
No. 17: Nandina
Par/yardage: 4, 440 yards
Average score: 4.163
Cumulative rank: 9
2024 average: 4.285 (4)
Easiest it has played: 3.949 (1996)
Hardest it has played: 4.348 (1951)
No. 14: Chinese Fir
Par/yardage: 4, 440 yards
Average score: 4.165
Cumulative rank: 8
2024 average: 4.171 (10)
Easiest it has played: 3.936 (2011)
Hardest it has played: 4.413 (1949)
No. 18: Holly
Par/yardage: 4, 465 yards
Average score: 4.232
Cumulative rank: 7
2024 average: 4.366 (2)
Easiest it has played: 4.014 (2001)
Hardest it has played: 4.463 (1954)
No. 1: Tea Olive
Par/yardage: 4, 445 yards
Average score: 4.237
Cumulative rank: 6
2024 average: 4.208 (7)
Easiest it has played: 4.008 (1974)
Hardest it has played: 4.474 (2007)
No. 5: Magnolia
Par/yardage: 4, 495 yards
Average score: 4.266
Cumulative rank: 5
2024 average: 4.302 (3)
Easiest it has played: 4.061 (2001)
Hardest it has played: 4.475 (1956)
No. 12: Golden Bell
Par/yardage: 3, 155 yards
Average score: 3.269
Cumulative rank: 4
2024 average: 3.198 (8)
Easiest it has played: 3.03 (2002)
Hardest it has played: 3.548 (1966)
No. 4: Flowering Crab Apple
Par/yardage: 3, 240 yards
Average score: 3.283
Cumulative rank: 3
2024 average: 3.265 (5)
Easiest it has played: 3.089 (2020)
Hardest it has played: 3.497 (1956)
No. 10: Camelia
Par/yardage: 4, 495 yards
Average score: 4.298
Cumulative rank: 2
2024 average: 4.248 (6)
Easiest it has played: 4.082 (2018)
Hardest it has played: 4.691 (1956)
No. 11: White Dogwood
Par/yardage: 4, 520 yards
Average score: 4.304
Cumulative rank: 1
2024 average: 4.386 (1)
Easiest it has played: 4.064 (1995)
Hardest it has played: 4.644 (1956)
