CHRIS HUNT’S PHOTO OF THE WEEK

 The par-3 6th hole at Augusta National, where the topographic interest of the property is easily evident, on a dress-down day.  Apart from the glorious rebirth each April, it is hard not to see this storied Masters Tournament venue as the aging star, unable or unwilling to succumb to the charms of advancing years and find contentment with its original design.  Without fail, new injections of strategy and surgical tweaks are applied annually to the ground such that all features remain in proper proportion with respect to the evolving concept of course perfection.  This property is indeed beautiful, and it certainly makes for a spectacularly entertaining golf tournament–but it seems that the inherent romanticism of the place has been sacrificed to keep it so.

This is the first of a regular installment on Punchbowl Golf, where Chris Hunt will share his pictures and thoughts from his studies of the world’s great courses. For more about Chris Hunt, please see the ABOUT US page.- W.S.