Peter Williams writes in the Herald on Sunday this morning of his recent playing experiences at Augusta. The opportunity to play there is a once-in-a-lifetime one - strictly by invitation - adding to the mystique of the place. We'll leave it up to Williams to tell the story, but these two paragraphs especially caught our attention:
What you don't realise until you're in them is the size and depth of the fairway bunkers. You are literally in over your head, usually with no view of the green.
Phil Mickelson hit a 9-iron out of one on the left hand side of the 5th last year to within a couple of metres of the hole and made a birdie. When you stand in that bunker and all you can see is a sand wall and blue sky, you just shake your head as to how any player could hit the ball close to the hole.
So we envy Peter Williams. Not only for his chance to play at Augusta, but also for the composure he showed during THAT Paul Henry moment this week!
5 comments:
The Masters is my favorite tournament of the year.
Thanks for posting this,
Bill
Those bunkers must be deep because Williams isn't exactly a dwarf - he must be around the 6ft mark in height by the look of him.
You're welcome Bill - feel free to visit again closer to the Masters, as there will be plenty of coverage on Keeping Stock - we love the tournament too!
Quite right pdm - and I've read that the course is much hillier than it appears on TV. I've also read that the committee puts blue dye in Rae's Creek just before the tournament to enhance the look on the TV coverage!
Yep I have heard or read thse stories too INV2.
Just a thought - assuming Raes Creek is not stagnant wouldn't they have to top up each day?
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