Posted October 25, 2020, 4:30 pm
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Staff
In the 1980s, a new tradition emerged at the 16th hole at Augusta National Golf Club that became a fan favorite.
It is customary during practice days for golfers to skip their balls off the pond fronting the green of the par-3 16th hole. And fans now expect them to do so.
A good skipping shot can propel the ball across the pond to the green 170 yards away.
Many believe the practice dates back to the mid-1980s when Lee Trevino did it.
“It’s a must see for newcomers,” patron Dan Bundy, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., said in 2015.