MASTERS HAS A NEW LOOK
There is one significant alteration to the course for the Masters this year -
and two changes to the qualification system.
Extra length has been added to the par four fifth, the hole where Jack
Nicklaus twice holed his second shot in 1995, and the fairway bunkers down the
left have been moved right and extended roughly 80 yards towards the green. To
carry them now is about 315 yards.
The qualifications changes for 2003 are that the 10 leaders on the US Tour
money list the week before the Masters are given spots instead of the top three
a month before the event and the 50 leaders on the world ranking a week rather
than a month before make it into the field.
"I think the quality of our field will be enhanced by these changes," said
club chairman Hootie Johnson. "This will ensure that the best players at the
time are in the Masters."
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