No. 4 Flowering Crabapple
This tough par-3 requires a long-iron shot to the green, which is guarded by a pair of bunkers.
1934 yardage:
190, par 3
About the plant
- Deciduous, flowering tree
- Produces fragrant single and semidouble blooms from late March to early April - 3/4- to 1-inch flowers range from light pink to deep rose
- Colorful 1-inch apples in summer to fall
Spot it on the course
- It's on the right side of the fourth fairway.
Hole story
- No. 4 once was named Palm.
Where and how the plant grows
- Can grow 25 to 30 feet tall, depending on variety
- Very adaptable
- Full sun
- Well-drained soil
- Moderately drought tolerant
- Propagation by seed, cuttings or grafting
- Varieties produced from hybridizing
About the course
Design
Bobby Jones on the design of Augusta National
1. Dr. Mackenzie and I believe that no good golf hole exists that does not afford a proper and convenient solution to the average golfer and the short player, as well as to the more powerful and accurate expert.
2. We have always felt that the make-or-break character of many of the holes of our second nine has been largely responsible for rewarding our spectators with so many dramatic finishes. It has always been a nine that could be played in the low thirties or the middle forties.
Alister Mackenzie on the design of Augusta National
1. There should be little walking between the greens and tees, and the course should be arranged so that in the first instance there is always a slight walk forwards from the green to the next tee; then the holes are sufficiently elastic to be lengthened in the future if necessary.
2. There should be a minimum of blindness for the approach shots.
3. There should be a sufficient number of heroic carries from the tee, but the course should be arranged so that the weaker player with the loss of a stroke or portion of a stroke shall always have an alternative route open to him.
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