- The final round of the Masters takes place at Augusta National on Sunday
- Tournament organisers have announced a surprising alteration for the round
Oragnisers of the Masters have upset some fans by making a significant change ahead of Sunday’s fourth and final round.
The pin on the 16th hole will not be in its traditional back-left location and has instead been placed back-right as it was it was in earlier decades.
The usual placement is known to be a good opportunity for hole-in-ones and has been a part of dramatic moments such as the chip-in from Tiger Woods back in 2005.
The tournament explained the change with a post on social media, saying: ‘Sunday’s hole location on No 16 matches that of the final round of the 1975 Masters in honour of the 50th anniversary of Jack Nicklaus winning his fifth Green Jacket.’
However, golf fans do not seem best pleased about the surprising alteration.
One posted on X: ‘the tournament is bigger than any one player or moment… even Jack would admit/agree with that…. Saturday for respect yes… Sunday deserved the traditional pin position with all of its history… you guys dropped the ball here.’
The Masters confirmed that the location of the pin on the 16th hole will be different on Sunday
The pin will be back-right rather than the back-left position it has been traditionally
Another wrote: ‘yeah not sure I like this call. Traditional Sunday placement is better.’
Others were short and sharp in their negative responses to the move with replies such as ‘epic fail’, ‘absolutely stupid idea’ and ‘this is awful’.
One even said that ‘whoever chose this location needs to be fired on the spot.’
Regardless of the location of that particular hole, excitement for Sunday’s round remains immense.
The final round of the Masters, arguably the most prestigious golf tournament of the year, will feature Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau in the final pairing vying for a Green Jacket.
McIlroy is bidding to win the tournament for the first time and finally complete a career Grand Slam.
He holds a two-shot lead over DeChambeau after bouncing back from a disappointing opening day with two rounds of 66.
DeChambeau delivered some late fireworks on Saturday to set up the high-profile final-round showdown with McIlroy that will be a rematch of their battle at last year’s US Open.
DeChambeau, who took advantage of a late collapse by McIlroy to win last year’s US Open, earned a spot in Sunday’s final pairing at Augusta when he drained a monstrous 48-foot birdie putt from off the green at the closing par-four 18th.
