It's all about Augusta National's third hole, and what it can teach us about tee shot strategy.

There are times when laying back makes sense, but sending driver has become the default strategy on the third because it checks two of the three important boxes:

✅ 80-yard gap between penalty hazards

✅ Can carry bottleneck with average drive

❌ Flat green with accessible pin locations

Of course, it's that last one that sparks the great debate in how best to play this hole ...