PAR 3 - 215 Yards

The play here is to the left-hand side of the green which should leave you with a reasonable putt for birdie. Avoid shooting at a pin tucked to the right.

"A stout par-3 through the trees to a well-bunkered, long and thin green that slopes right to left. This is one of the bigger greens on the course...but don't miss it, there is trouble all around it, like deep bunkers. Watch the wind and your club selection carefully. And this green offers more undulation that most of the others."
--Course Architect D.A. Weibring

History

John Deere's golf course maintenance roots run deep. An advertisement on the 1935 Yearbook for the Second Annual Invitational Tournament in Augusta, Ga., featured John Deere tractors with turf-friendly, 12-inch tires.

The 12th hole honors two interests that were new in 1935: the tractor and The Masters.

Ironically, Gene Sarazen won the 1935 Invitational with the help of his famous double eagle on the par-5 15th hole. Fifty-two years later, Sarazen's photo appeared in a John Deere golf and turf ad. Sarazen wrote the company, "I spent 35 years on two farms ...I used many John Deere tractors. They were great."