Changing course View the changes made to hole No. 2 View the changes made to hole No. 11 View the changes made to hole No. 15 View the changes made to hole No. 17 by David Westin   Practically every year at the Masters Tournament, alterations are made to the Augusta National Golf Club. Some obvious changes are announced by the club. Others are subtle and discovered only by the Masters veteran.   For this year's event, there are no subtle changes to the course - only dramatic ones, and not just on a hole or two.   The intent is to reward the golfer who plays an exact, precise game and make the long hitter who tries to overpower the course pay.   "While changes made to the golf course this year included distance, the principal objective was to place greater emphasis on accuracy off the tee," said first-year Augusta National Chairman Hootie Johnson.  Mark O'Meara on the changes  Nick Price on course changes  Jay Haas on course changes

How the Holes Have Played

Here's a look at how the holes have historically played at the Masters Tournament. While play is in progress, and after every round, look for real-time reports on how the holes are playing on our leaderboard.* Indicates holes changed for the 1999 tournament.

Hole	Par	98 Average	98 Rank	Historic Average	Historic Rank
1	4	4.414	1	4.217	7
*2	5	4.772	17	4.796	17
3	4	4.190	5	4.109	14
4	3	3.261	3	3.291	3
5	4	4.149	10	4.285	4
6	3	3.243	4	3.130	13
7	4	4.019	15	4.142	12
8	5	4.877	16	4.840	15
9	4	4.034	14	4.143	11
10	4	4.169	8	4.328	1
*11	4	4.165	9	4.272	5
12	3	3.322	2	3.307	2
13	5	4.745	18	4.798	16
14	4	4.184	6	4.190	8
*15	5	5.097	13	4.786	18
16	3	3.180	7	3.167	9
*17	13	4.109	12	4.144	10
18	4	4.139	11	4.228	6