Masters 2023: Hole-by-hole guide to Augusta National

The 2023 Masters gets under way at Augusta National on Thursday and here is your hole-by-hole guide to the iconic course, with the holes ranked from 1 (most difficult) to 18 (least difficult) based on how the course played in 2022.

1st (Tea Olive), 445 yards, par four

A deep bunker on the right of the fairway and trees both sides make for a daunting start, while long and left of the undulating green both spell big trouble. Unsurprisingly played the hardest hole on the course in 2012 and again in 2017.

2022 average: 4.30 (rank 4)

2nd (Pink Dogwood), 575 yards, par five

Driving into the trees on the left cost Padraig Harrington a nine in 2009, but Louis Oosthuizen memorably holed his second shot for an albatross in the final round in 2012. An important early birdie chance and the easiest hole in 2016 and 2020.

2022 average: 4.583 (rank 18)

3rd (Flowering Peach), 350 yards, par four

Shortest par four on the course but a pear-shaped green with steep slope in front allows for some wicked pin positions. Charl Schwartzel pitched in for eagle in the final round en route to the title in 2011.

2022 average: 4.053 (rank 11)

4th (Flowering Crab Apple), 240 yards, par three

The back tee – not always used – turns it into a beast, with the green sloping from back to front. Phil Mickelson took six in the final round in 2012 and finished two shots outside the play-off. Jeff Sluman's ace in 1992 remains the only hole-in-one.

2022 average: 3.258 (rank 5)

5th (Magnolia), 495 yards, par four

Jack Nicklaus twice holed his second shot in 1995 and Colin Montgomerie did it in 2000, but it is another devilishly difficult green. To clear the fairway bunkers requires a 315-yard carry and the hole was lengthened by 40 yards for