Earlier this year, 1987 Masters champ Larry Mize disclosed that the 2023 version of the competition will certainly be his last.
The Masters notoriously provides a life time exception to its champs, and also after playing Augusta National in his 40th successive Masters in April, the 64-year-old claimed he will certainly call it a job.
Mize’s win in 1987 was his single significant champion, though he won an overall of 4 PGA Tour occasions over the program of his profession, and also as soon as on the PGA Tour Champions.
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His win at Augusta was available in significant style, when he contributed from 140 feet on the par-4 11th throughout a playoff to loss Greg Norman and also Seve Ballesteros.
It do without claiming that Mize has actually gotten lots of understanding regarding Augusta National over the years, and also he just recently shared a few of his expert’s understanding with GOLF.com.
Masters preparation
“Don’t kill yourself in preparation,” Mize claimed. “It’s real easy — I’ve seen guys go play 36-hole practice rounds. I’ve seen them prepare so hard that they don’t have as much energy once the tournament starts. So I’d say, prepare smart. Don’t over-prepare, because it’s very easy to do that.”
Augusta’s appeal
“I always like to tell people, you need to go to Augusta. And I don’t like to tell them why, but the thing is, you can’t see the elevation change,” Mize claimed. “There’s so much elevation change on the golf course that TV can’t see it. Every time I talk to someone who hasn’t been there, they say wow, the elevation. No. 10 is so much downhill, 18 is so much uphill, so I think that’s the thing. If you get the chance, everybody needs a chance to go there. It’s just that special of a place.”
N oticeable program adjustments
“The biggest thing is the length,” Mize claimed. “They do a great job, the greens are very similar to what they have been. They’ll tweak them a little bit to make them better for more pin placements. But the biggest thing is the length, moving the tees back. These young pros hit it so far, they’ve needed to. They’ve done a good job keeping up with technology.”
For extra from Mize, have a look at his complete conversation with GOLF’s Claire Rogers in the video clip over.
