Wind can blow away hopes

Successfully navigating the tricky three-hole stretch of Augusta National's back nine known as "Amen Corner" could be the difference between victory and defeat in this week's 77th Masters.

The testy par-4 11th, deceptive par-3 12th and tempting but dangerous par-5 13th holes lurk at the far corner of the famed 7,435-yard layout, lined by pine trees and guarded by swirling winds that seem to have a life of their own.

"You get down there and (the late club founder) Bobby Jones has turned this fan on down there and it swirls," Tiger Woods said.