Augusta National: No. 11

No. 11 at August National

Watching Amen Corner coverage of the Masters at Masters.com. The pairing of Stewart Cink, a former British Open champion, and Kelly Kraft, the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, were hitting their approach shots to the green. Both bailed out to the right, each missing the green by 20-30 yards. The announcer remarked that the 11th green at Augusta has always been one of the hardest to hit, which is sheer nonsense. It's not hard to hit. It's just that the players seldom aim for it. Most of them purposely miss it to the right, ensuring that they miss the treacherous water hazard to the left. I think it was Ben Hogan who once said that you you ever see his second shot on No. 11 hit the green you will know that he "pulled it."