How Pros Survive Augusta National's Complex Greens

Augusta National has some of the most difficult greens in golf. The world’s best players, year after year, struggle to master them. But why? What about them is so difficult compared to other courses pros play? In this episode of The Game Plan, Golf Digest Senior Editor Luke Kerr-Dineen dives into the often confusing concept of “Effective Green Sizes” and explains how pros attack the greens at The Masters to attempt to use these strategies to their advantage.

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