2007-03-20 00:34:36 · 10 answers · asked by Aly 2 in Sports ➔ Golf
It's Augusta National where the Masters will be played next month.
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2007-03-20 00:47:25 · answer #1 · answered by golfrewind.com 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Augusta National, home of The Masters, was coined as having three holes which were so difficult that getting through them without a disaster was cause for an "Amen".
Herbert Warren Wind, writing in Sports Illustrated about the 1958 Masters won by Arnold Palmer, called Augusta National's holes 11-12-13 Amen Corner because of the miraculous way Palmer played those holes on the final day
2007-03-20 08:45:56 · answer #2 · answered by Robbie trd 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Augusta National Golf Course
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Amen Corner
The name Amen Corner refers to hole Nos. 11, 12 and 13. Amen Corner was first coined in a 1958 Sports Illustrated article by Herbert Warren Wind, who wrote that it was composed of the second half of hole No. 11, hole No. 12 and the first half of hole No. 13. Wind was searching for an appropriate name for the location where the critical action had taken place that year. He borrowed the name from an old jazz recording "Shouting at Amen Corner" by a band under the direction of Milton (Mezz) Mezzrow, a Chicago clarinetist.
Saturday evening in 1958, heavy rains soaked the course. For Sunday's round, a local rule was adopted allowing a player whose ball was embedded to lift and drop it without penalty. Sunday on No. 12, Arnold Palmer hit his ball over the green and the ball embedded in the steep bank behind it. Being uncertain about the applicability of the local rule, the official on the hole and Palmer agreed that the ball should be played as it lay and that Palmer could play a second ball which he dropped. Palmer holed out for a 5 with the original ball and a 3 with the second ball. The committee was asked to decide if the local rule was applicable and if so, which score should count.
At No. 13, still unsure of what his score was at 12, Palmer sank an 18-foot putt for eagle 3. When he was playing No. 15, Palmer was told his drop at 12 was proper and that his score on the hole was 3, leading to his first major victory.
Rae's Creek
Named after John Rae, who died in 1789, Rae's Creek runs in front of No. 12 green, has a tributary evident at No. 13 tee, and flows at the back of No. 11 green. It was Rae's house which was the farthest fortress up the Savannah River from Fort Augusta. The house kept residents safe during Indian attacks when the fort was out of reach.
2007-03-20 08:42:26 · answer #3 · answered by sunshine05rose 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Augusta National
2007-03-20 21:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Augusta National
2007-03-20 08:10:59 · answer #5 · answered by M J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Augusta National is the answer for the radio trivia.
2007-03-20 12:01:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Augusta National, where women aren't allowed to be members.
2007-03-20 08:07:14 · answer #7 · answered by cottagstan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
augusta national for radio trivia!
2007-03-20 07:51:53 · answer #8 · answered by kw 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-20 21:27:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-20 08:28:34 · answer #10 · answered by john5242548 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋