What would a bogey golfer shoot at Augusta — on a Masters Sunday? 

AUGUSTA. Ga. — There’s been a seven-under 65 (from Justin Rose). And an 18-over 90 (from Nick Dunlap). And all kinds of scores in between.

So we know what the pros would shoot at Augusta National during the Masters. 

But would, say, the Jane or Joe Bogey Golfer fire? 

Hmm. Interesting. But let’s up the ante. 

What would Nancy or Nick Bogey Golfer shoot at Augusta National during the Masters — with Sunday final-round pins and Sunday final-round atmosphere?

Ooh. Fun one, right? Slightly frivolous. But mildly fascinating. On Tuesday afternoon, during a walk around Augusta, it was a question I’d asked Mark Immelman, a CBS analyst, an instructor and the brother of Trevor Immelman, the 2008 Masters winner.

To start his answer and to help set the scene, he explained what he’s shot at ANGC.

“Well, I’ll put it this way,” Immelman said, “I’ve played this place off the member’s tees, and I’m a good golfer — well, I used to be a good golfer. The best round I’ve ever shot here and wasn’t championship setup and the greens were a little slower was 74.”

A one-time coach at Columbus State University, he also said his teams would have a bet on their visits: If anyone shot under par, they’d automatically make the playing squad. 

“And in the how many years we got to bring kids here,” Immelman said, “there were probably two or three guys that did it. 

“And that’s not championship conditions.”

In short, it’s tough then.  

Meaning a bogey would shoot …

“Sunday setup,” Immelman said, “I think the bogey golfer going around here would do well to make seven on every hole.”

Doing the math then, seven multiplied by 18 is … 126. Or 54-over par.

What would be the easiest hole?

“Easiest hole? Actually, we would think it’d be the shortest, but that’s No. 12,” Immelman said. “So if you had to qualify that and say, well, they could hit the 6- or 7-iron squarely, I’d say it would be 12.”

And the hardest?

There were a few. 

“Eighteen’s hard. Eleven’s hard. Five is so hard. Six down the hill,” Immelman said. 

“Gosh, I think a bogey golfer around here, you’d be seeing lots of double pars.” 

Editor’s note: To read more about the subject, GOLF’s Alan Bastable polled staff members who’ve played Augusta National, and you can read that story by clicking here. 

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