What is different at The Masters this year?

From changes to the course and the return of Masters traditions to notable absentees, we look at what is different at Augusta National for this year's contest. Augusta National longer than ever

The course will measure 7,510 yards in total for the 2022 contest, 35 yards more than it did 12 months ago, meaning the Georgia layout will be longer than at any point in the tournament's history.

The tee at the par-four 11th - the start of the infamous Amen Corner - has been moved back an extra 15 yards, making the hole 520 yards, with the changes also seeing the fairway recontoured and several trees removed to the right of the fairway.

The added length means the 11th will play 10 yards longer than the par-five 13th, while the par-five 15th has also been pushed back 20 yards and gives 'Firethorn' a maximum length of 550 yards.

The annual Par-3 Contest will return this year, having been cancelled in the previous two years due to Covid-19 protocols, with tournament participants and non-competing past champions all invited to compete.

The event is played on Augusta National's nine-hole Par-3 course, measuring 1,060 yards, with no player ever winning the tournament and going on to claim the Green Jacket later in the week.

Some 100 holes-in-one have been recorded in the tournament's history, including a record nine in 2016, while the event always produces plenty of light-hearted moments ahead of The Masters officially starting the following day.

Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player have been Honorary Starters since 2010 and 2012 respectively, with two-time Masters champion Tom Watson joining them for the first time for this year's ceremonial tee shots.

Watson, winner of the Green Jacket in 1977 and 1981 and a two-time champion in the Par-3