"Amen Corner" is the nickname given to the 11th, 12th and 13th holes at Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters Tournament.

Legendary sportswriter and broadcaster Herbert Warren Wind coined the golf usage of Amen Corner in his Sports Illustrated article about the 1958 Masters.Arnold Palmer won his first Green Jacket that year, and  Amen Corner was a key turning point in Palmer's victory.

Historically, No.11 is the most difficult hole at Augusta National: In the history of the tournament, the all-time average score on this par-4 hole is 4.35. No. 12 is the most dangerous. It requires a tee shot over  Rae's Creek, with any balls coming up short rolling down the shaved banks. Deep is no good, either (except that the ball will be dry), and the green is very shallow.

The 13th hole boasts the Nelson Bridge near the teeing ground. A dogleg left, a good drive puts most of the pros in position to go for the green on their second shot. But a tributary of Rae's Creek crosses in front of the green, so balls that come up short can wind up in the rocky stream bed.

So the three holes of Amen Corner start with the historically hardest hole on the course; followed by Augusta's shortest hole that typically plays fairly easily but can result in high numbers; then another comparatively easy hole that produces many birdies and some eagles.

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