Tom Watson wants to fill in the creek in front. The Golden Bear says play safe if the pin is on the right. McIlroy defied the conventional wisdom and won<\/p>\n
There\u2019s hot, and then there\u2019s the back nine on Sunday at Augusta when there are five players within two shots of the lead. The TV weathermen reckoned it was 30C but then they weren\u2019t down at Amen Corner when Rory McIlroy was standing on the tee at Augusta National\u2019s 12th hole, that little rinky-dink 155-yard par three, tied for the lead and waiting for the wind to drop long enough that he could get his shot off. Four days ago, they asked Tom Watson what was the one change he\u2019d make to this golf course if he could. Watson didn\u2019t blink. \u201cI\u2019d fill in that creek in front of No 12.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTouch\u00e9\u201d said Gary Player.<\/p>\n
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