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Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial

Thursday May 24 – Sunday May 27, 2012

Colonial CC · Ft. Worth, Texas

Purse: $6.4 million
Winning Share: $1,152,000
FedExCup Points: 500
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Course

Colonial Country Club

Course Par Value: 70

Course Yardage: 7204

The Par 4 18th hole

Player Quotes:

"Knowing the gentlemen who have donned this jacket, and will don this jacket, and putting myself in that company is just very humbling."

- Zach Johnson, 2010 champion

"It's very special, obviously. this tournament's been around for so many years. So many of the great players have played here, and have won here. To be a part of that is beyond what I can expound on. It's very humbling, and very cool."

- Steve Stricker, 2009 champion

"This golf course is one of the best tests that we have in the game of golf. To have won this tournament is an amazing feeling. I can't explain how good it feels to have won this championship."

- Phil Mickelson, 2000 & 2008 champion

Hole	Par	Yards
1	5	565	This is a tempting par 5 but it's difficult to reach in two because of the bunkering. A sand wedge approach shot gives the best chance for birdie. View video flyover
2	4	389	This is a short par 4 and an important birdie opportunity. The tee shot requires a choice -- play left to right or over the tall tree in the dogleg. View video flyover
3	4	483	This is the beginning of Colonial's "Horrible Horseshoe" -- the three most difficult holes on the golf course. The long dogleg left requires a perfectly placed tee shot around a large tree and bunkers. A long approach shot makes birdies rare. This ranks as the second-most difficult hole at Colonial. View video flyover
4	3	247	This is the longest of the par 3s. The elevated green is difficult to hold. This is the only par 3 that has not yielded a hole-in-one during the 62-year history of the tournament. Even birdies are rare. View video flyover
5	4	481	This is the hardest hole, and the most famous, at Colonial and the last of the "Horrible Horseshoe." The tee shot must be precise -- there's a ditch to the left and a river on the right. Even a good tee shot leaves a long, narrow approach. View video flyover
6	4	406	A left-to-right tee shot between bunkers sets up a good birdie opportunity. The green can be tricky. View video flyover
7	4	440	This is a straight hole that requires accuracy off the tee into a pinched landing area. You can be more aggressive with the second shot, though. View video flyover
8	3	194	This hole features a three-tiered green with tricky crosswinds. Short birdie putts are difficult to come by here. View video flyover
9	4	407	This is an attractive, devilish hole that can extract some big numbers. You must hit it straight off the tee and avoid a pond in front of the tricky green with your approach. View video flyover
10	4	408	This is the second-toughest hole on the back nine. The tee shot must stay left to fully utilize the narrow opening to the green. View video flyover
11	5	635	You can let it all out on this straight tee shot but watch out for bunkers to the left side of fairway. For most players, likely a 3-shot hole. The well-bunkered green requires a sand wedge approach for the best chance at birdie. View video flyover
12	4	445	This is the hardest hole on back nine. The fairway is a dogleg left that requires accuracy and length. The approach must negotiate a tightly-bunkered green and often a headwind. View video flyover
13	3	190	You face a tee shot with total carry over water to this small green. Winds can make this hole very difficult, with water front and right, bunkers left. View video flyover
14	4	464	This long dogleg left requires a draw off the tee and a long approach shot. The green can be tricky, and the approach is usually into a headwind. View video flyover
15	4	430	Your tee shot must navigate a gauntlet formed by out-of-bounds to the right and trees to the left. A short approach makes birdies possible on this two-tiered green. View video flyover
16	3	192	The steepest green on the course requires a good shot to stay below the pin. View video flyover
17	4	387	This is a short but dangerous hole. It's a dogleg right but you must keep your tee shot left. Accuracy is a premium all the way with a short but hazardous approach. View video flyover
18	4	441	You need to hit a draw off the tee on this dogleg left with trees capturing wayward shots. A lake protects the left side of the well-bunkered green. View video flyover