Golden Bell

Photos from No. 12

Par 3, 155 Yards

Original Intent:
"Here the distance must be gauged very accurately, and the wind sweeping down along Rae's Creek is often deceptive to the player standing on the tee about to hit."
- Bobby Jones, in Sports Illustrated, April 6, 1959

Significant Change:
- None

Did It Work?
No change was necessary for this hole. This is the most terrifying shot on the golf course when the winds are swirling. A short approach will find Rae's Creek or the bunker in front of the green; a long approach could find one of the two bunkers in the rear.

2008 Pin Placements

How this hole is playing - updated continually during play

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Stories from No. 12

Escaping the corner

When the 2008 Masters Tournament begins today, it will be 11 days short of 50 years that Herbert Warren Wind's creative mind coined the phrase "Amen Corner" for the three holes that have made Masters champions and broken those aspiring to the title since the tournament began in 1934.
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Amen Corner often is an exacting beauty  

Amen Corner is the most famous stretch of real estate in golf.
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The place to be

Each day at work, Randy Phillips gazes at his poster of Augusta National Golf Club's 12th hole.
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Mix-up found in story behind famous name

Amen Corner. It took 25 years for someone to christen the 11th, 12th and 13th holes at Augusta National Golf Club.
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50 years on, the shouting hasn't stopped

The year 1958 was eventful at the Masters Tournament. Two bridges across Rae's Creek were dedicated in honor of Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson. A young pro named Arnold Palmer won the tournament for the first time. And Amen Corner was born.
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