Equipment

Revealing photos from the 2016 Masters

Published

10 years ago

Apr 9, 2016

During the 2015 Masters, I began a segment called “Revealing Photos,” which combined equipment information with unique observations of photos taken by our photographer, Greg Moore. And based on the positive feedback, I’ve been revealing photos for nearly every PGA Tour event since.

For the one-year anniversary of the segment, I made my first pilgrimage to Augusta, Georgia, to take my own photos. So this will be the first self-photographed revealing photos.

Warning: I am not a professional photographer, so if you want to see the real professional’s photos, make sure to browse the galleries below:

And if you want some background on what The Masters and Augusta National Golf Club both mean to me, read my story here. Now, let’s get to this special edition, Revealing Photos: Live from The Masters.

“It’s way more hilly than it looks on TV”

I’ve heard it a million times from people who have attended The Masters. My goal was to attempt to capture said “hilliness” as best as possible to end the perception that Augusta is flat. Here is a gallery of my attempts, which in my opinion actually came out unsuccessfully.

: Hole No. 2

: Hole No. 2

: Hole No. 8

: Hole No. 5

: Hole No. 8, greens No. 2 and 7

: Hole No. 10

: Hole No. 2

: Hole No. 11

: Hole No. 18

I promised myself I would never say “It’s more hilly than it looks on TV,” yet that’s the first thing I said when I walked through the gates and saw the fairway on hole No. 1.

The Augusta hills are no joke… and they’re the reason my dad had to stretch his calves on the steps of the grandstands (photo is 100 percent not staged, he was struggling).

“Skeep, skeep”

Surely you’ve seen videos of players skipping the ball across the pond at hole No. 16. Hearing the Georgians trying pronounce the word “skip,” as “skeep” is something to behold. Charley Hoffman’s ball made it safely across and onto the green, enticing a huge roar.

2016 Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III’s ball found a watery grave, but the fans showed their respects with a clap for the effort. Love still walked away disappointed, however.

2 balls to the left

Ian Poulter’s golf ball ended up on a fan’s lap next to the fifth green of the Par-3 Contest. It was off a bounce, no worries.

After taking a drop, the two stood next to each other reading the putt. “So what do you think here,” Poulter asked. My father, with some quick wit, shouts “Two balls to the left!” inducing chuckles all around.

The read was off.

But the joke was appreciated by Poulter, who signed the manhood-endangering golf ball for the spectator to keep.

No details left unnoticed

The word perfection is often associated with Augusta National and The Masters. That’s probably because its staff thinks of everything.

That includes employees sweeping dirt from the sidewalks outside of the bathroom.

Marshals literally vacuuming debris from the tee boxes.

And check out the divot brigade. No wonder why you can’t find a blade of grass out of place at Augusta. Because there isn’t one.

A photo of a photo of the spot of “Phil’s shot”

How many times do the course employees get asked to see the spot where Phil hit his gutsy, Green-Jacket-winning shot in 2010?

So many times that they had photos developed to show annoying patrons like me.

Hey, how’d that GolfWRX chip get there?

Wasn’t me.

Purity

Notice something unique about this photo? It was taken after play for the day, so there’s no flag on the green. Just pure beauty.

A big swing for a short shot

This photo shows amateur Bryson DeChambeau hitting a shot from in front of the ninth green, except he was aiming for the 18th green. That’s weird; usually players will pick up their golf ball and practice more practical shots to prepare for the tournament.

Weird, until you find out he was in a group with Phil, Keegan and Dustin. Surely they were playing for more than proper tournament preparation.

The lone palm tree

Out on hole No. 4, which is about as far away from the clubhouse (and civilization) as you can get at Augusta National, sits the smallest leaderboard ever, and the only palm tree on the golf course — or so they say. Surely the Masters volunteers pull straws to see who gets stuck changing out that leaderboard.

Lastly, a shout out to pops

I’m not looking to make this about me, but a quick thank you to my dad for finally making my dream of going to The Masters come true. A decent view, but an even better bucket hat.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

13 Comments

Eric

Apr 11, 2016 at 10:40 pm

There’s always gotta be that dude that thinks he’s too cool for school and tries to ruin things. Don’t click on the article and read it if it’s soo bad. No one put a gun to your head so you don’t have to be a d!ck about it. The dude went to the Masters with his father and shared the moments that he will never forget. I’ve seen a lot worse articles on here. Show some class and respect and just don’t say anything. I’m sure that is something hard for your type but you can always try to learn. Good luck on that. I appreciate the stories and for ppl like myself that probably won’t ever have a chance to get there, it’s cool to see things I def would not have seen from watching everything on tv. So thank you very much for sharing. I appreciate it very much. Well done sir!

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Mark Donaghy

Apr 11, 2016 at 4:38 pm

Great pics and great insights, kinda like behind the scenes. We never get to see that stuff do thanks for sharing! Hopefully one day I’ll be lucky enough to experience it myself.

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Joe

Apr 11, 2016 at 2:15 am

Nice article and pictures.

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MarkB A

Apr 10, 2016 at 10:46 am

Regarding the hills. I was watching, I think, Jordan’s caddy walking up hill towards one of the last holes at the end of the day. He looks like he was dragging. I am sure it is not an easy slog each day for the caddies.

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rymail00

Apr 10, 2016 at 12:37 am

Job well done. I imagine walking ANGC with your dad must of been a blast.

My old man went to the Masters a few years back and mentioned all the hills and stuff, as well reading about it on here, but on tv I it does look quite as “hilly” as what I’ve heard/read. Looking at your 9 slides, and you saying “the slideshow was unsuccessful showing it” kinda shocks me. Especially pics 2-4-5-6-9. It’s just views of the course i have never seen before

Thanks for posting them.

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If

Apr 10, 2016 at 12:33 am

I thought this was going to be an article relative to the tournament regarding the Pros and the golfers of the moment. It reveals nothing. We didn’t need the personal diary of an idiot here

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- Bif
  
  Apr 10, 2016 at 2:02 am
  
  That’s a bit harsh, but I see your point, there is nothing or special being reported here. He should have just put up all this personal stuff on his own FB page instead of here if there was nothing incisive or new to report about Augusta CC, Masters or the Pros.
  
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- Idiot
  
  Apr 11, 2016 at 1:36 pm
  
  If u r talking about me, say it to my face.
  
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- Mike
  
  Apr 11, 2016 at 2:04 pm
  
  Don’t be a doofus. These are great behind the scenes pictures and of interest to those of us who only see ANGC on TV.
  
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- DeadStick
  
  Apr 12, 2016 at 9:07 am
  
  Lemme guess… Aspergers? Bipolar?
  
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Andrew

Apr 9, 2016 at 2:22 pm

Interesting that Bryson found himself way left in the practice round on 18, and then he did the same thing twice on Friday! Looks like that tee shot doesn’t suit his eye at all.

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4pillars

Apr 9, 2016 at 2:16 pm

Great pics

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Greg Moore

Apr 9, 2016 at 1:47 pm

Nice job once again, AT!

I hope you’ll do one with some of the photos I took for you.

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3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
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7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
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Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

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Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
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Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
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PING i20
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Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
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Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
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