Overview
- Amen Corner refers to holes 11, 12 and 13 at Augusta National, a roughly 1,220‑yard stretch widely seen as decisive at the 90th Masters.
- Hole 11 brings a long par‑4 with a pond guarding the left of the green, Hole 12 is a short par‑3 over Rae’s Creek to a shallow, wind‑hit target, and Hole 13 is a risk‑reward par‑5 with the creek hugging and crossing the approach.
- Gary Woodland called it the most pivotal three‑hole run in golf, while Cam Young stressed the wind‑driven commitment test at 12 and Akshay Bhatia labeled 11 among the year’s hardest holes.
- Past Masters swings here include Greg Norman’s 1996 collapse, Jordan Spieth’s 2016 quadruple bogey on 12, Phil Mickelson’s bold 2010 approach on 13, Tiger Woods gaining ground at 12 in 2019, and Tom Weiskopf’s 13 on 12 in 1980.
- Sports Illustrated writer Herbert Warren Wind coined “Amen Corner” in 1958, and official aces on 12 remain rare with the last recorded in 1988, while Sepp Straka’s 2023 practice‑round ace did not count.