Augusta's 15th hole was uncharacteristically tough on Thursday

Augusta National's par-5 15th is one of the easiest holes on the golf course, a chance for players to add a birdie on the scorecard, but not Thursday at the Masters.

The short par 5 is reachable for the majority of the golfers in the field, should they find the correct portion of the fairway, which has led to favorable scores in previous years.

The world's best struggled all day on the hole nicknamed "Firethorn," just ask Jordan Spieth, who posted a quadruple-bogey nine.

The 1998 Masters Tournament holds the record for the highest scoring average for the 15th hole in the 80 years of the event at 5.097.