Holder and four-time US Masters champion Tiger Woods. (Photo: China Daily)

BEIJING, April 2 -- It is the shortest par-three at Augusta National, but with its unpredictable, swirling winds it requires one of the most demanding tee shots in golf.

    Holder and four-time US Masters champion Tiger Woods said he always feels "nervousness" and "adrenaline" when he stands on the tee at the 155-yard 12th hole.

    For fellow American and double winner Ben Crenshaw, the intimidating hole named Golden Bell can make any player "look like a fool."

    Gary Player, who won three green jackets, describes the 12th as the "hole of vultures."

    Tom Weiskopf, a runner-up at four Masters, will never forget running up a gut-wrenching 13 there in 1980.

    Deceptively simple though it might appear from the tee, Golden Bell demands pin-point club selection and the ability to anticipate accurately the effect of the wind above the tree line.

    The breezes or gusts you experience standing on the tee often bear no relation to the influence above the shallow green across the inviting water of Rae's Creek.

    Club selection on one of the most famous holes in golf can range from a six to a nine-iron.