The Masters 2016: 5 things we learned

Wind Makes Augusta a Bear

As stated, one of the most impressive things that DeChambeau did this weekend at The Masters was to remain at even-par throughout the first two rounds of the tournament while many other players—both of the highest caliber and lowest caliber—faltered. A big reason why that was such an impressive feat is because of the conditions that the wind that hung around for the first three days at Augusta.

When Jordan Spieth was running away with the tournament last year, the conditions weren’t 100 percent ideal, but they were far better than they were this year. The conditions completely changed everything about the course at Augusta and thus changed The Masters Tournament as a whole. The big hitters didn’t have as much of an advantage, guys were getting bad breaks because of gusts of wind, and so on.

This really isn’t a revolutionary concept, but it’s just interesting to see just how big of a factor the wind at Augusta can play when it’s whipping like it was this weekend. After all, there were five players who were double-digits under-par last year and the winner in Danny Willett this year only posted a 5-under winning score. I think that makes it safe to say that the wind might’ve drastically altered the course of the 2016 Masters.

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