2024 Masters: Slight change coming this par 5 ahead of tournament

For the third year in a row, there will be a slight change to the course for the Masters Tournament.

The Masters tees on No. 2 will be moved back 10 yards and to the golfer’s left, according to the announcement. Known as Pink Dogwood, this brings the par 5’s maximum distance to 585 yards and remains the longest on the course.

Hole No. 2 was ranked as the least difficult on the course during the 2023 Masters Tournament with a 4.637 scoring average. Its 4.775 cumulative scoring average since 1942 ranks 17 overall (just ahead of No. 13), with a high of 4.996 (1957) and a low of 4.467 (2020).

Changes at No. 13: Why it should create pivotal decisions at 2023 Masters

Before the 2023 tournament, the Masters tees on No. 13 were moved back 35 yards, changes that were a topic of conversation all week. A pair of changes took place in 2022, including moving the No. 15 tee back 20 yards and the No. 11 tee back 15 yards and to the left. The tee box on No. 5 were also moved back 40 yards prior to the 2019 tournament.

The 2024 Masters Tournament begins Thursday, April 11.

This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Change coming to hole No. 2 for 2024 Masters Tournament