Walking the course: Sammy Schmitz on Augusta National's most challenging holes

Here's how Sammy Schmitz sees some of the most intellectually challenging holes on the course after playing the course in March:

No 3: Flowering Peach, 350 yards, Par 4

The short par 4 offers plenty of options off the tee. ``If there's a helping breeze and a back-right pin, I'll hit driver. If the pin is left or in front I'll lay up short of the fairway bunkers. I've been hitting 3-iron most times, but the last time I had a breeze, so I hit driver and chipped it.''

No. 11: White Dogwood, 505 yards, Par 4

This downhill par-4 requires a long tee shot. A pond protects the front left of the green. ``It plays like a par-5 almost every time. Last weekend, I hit three iron, three wood, hybrids coming in and there's just not a lot of space up there. I want to hit a drive favoring the left side and then play my second shot to the right, to be safe. It might be the toughest hole on the course. Walk off after two days with one par and one bogey and you're doing well.''

No. 12: Golden Bell, 155 yards, Par 3

The picturesque par-3 is short but tricky. ``The flagsticks on 11 and 12 blow in different directions so you have to have an idea of where the wind is blowing overall. I've played this hole well, but when you get to the green you realize how little room there is to land the ball, and then that affects you the next time you play it.''

The uphill par-4 features a tricky green. ``it plays long and you have to hit a really good tee shot, otherwise you can't see the flagstick because of the hill. Hit it to the left side of the green and it bounces over, hit it to the right side and it funnels off. You have to hit it to the middle of the green, and even then it can funnel in three different directions.''

No. 18: Holly, 465 yards, Par 4