Word: 12th
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...began gobbling up long putts in earnest on the back side, holding out for birdies on 12, 14, 16, and 17. On the 389-yard 12th, he needed only a sand wedge into the green after catching his drive flush. On the par-three 16th, Fitzgibbons sent his tee shot skittering just past the flagstick on the pocket handkerchief of a green and proceeded to roll in the comeback putt...
...closing 69 could have easily been a 65 as he took three putts on the ninth and 12th holes. He cut Tervainen's lead to a stroke by chipping in from off the green on number...
...sizzling scoring streaks and unmitigated debacles. Since the Masters began, every hole has been eagled during the tournament. On the other hand, Frank Walsh needed 12 strokes on the eighth hole, Herman Barron took an 11 on the 16th, and Dow Finsterwald carded a 12 on the par three 12th...
Watson did better than that on Sunday, going around in one under by getting a birdie on 13. Nicklaus applied the pressure by birdieing the 12th, a 155-yard par three that he calls "the most demanding tournament hole in the world." In the previous five Masters, however, Nicklaus's average score for the 12th was a phenomenal shade under...
Over the years, the lethal 12th has been the site of countless tragedies. In the 1937 Masters, Ralph Guldahl, a stolid Norwegian, had a four stroke lead coming up to the 12th. His tee shot rolled into Rae's Creek for a double bogey and Byron Nelson went on to win by shooting a birdie on the same hole and an eagle on the 13th. In 1959, Arnold Palmer also met a watery grave as Art Wall birdied six of the final seven holes to catch him from behind...