No. 6 Juniper
This downhill par-3 usually requires no more than a medium iron to the large, undulating green. Put the ball on the wrong part of the green, however, and a three-putt is likely.
1934 yardage
185, par 3
About the plant
- Deciduous, flowering tree
- Coniferous evergreen shrub or tree
- Low-maintenance plant with fragrant blue-green to dark green foliage
- Junipers are dioecious (take on male or female form)
- In late summer, female trees produce berries and flowers
Spot it on the course
- It grows to the right and left of the sixth tee and right of the green.
Where and how the plant grows
- Native to North America
- Can grow 40 to 50 feet high and 10 to 20 feet wide
- Full sun to partial shade
- Well-drained, alkaline or acidic soil
- Little need for water once established
- Propagation from seeds
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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