Justin Rose believes that the conditions during his first round at Augusta were the toughest he has had to content with at the Masters.
The Englishman shot a three-under par 69 to finish three shots behind clubhouse leader Jordan Spieth.
And Rose feels that, if the greens firm up, nine-under may be enough to claim to Green Jacket on Sunday.
"In terms of the conditions, the weather conditions, I'd say it's the most breeze I think I've ever played in here at Augusta," he said.
"2007, I think we had maybe similar conditions. We had cold, windy conditions, and because of that the low humidity really dried out the golf course and that made it incredibly tough.
"So barring the rain that happened this morning, I think that that was probably equally as tough as '07. Just the rain that softened up the course made it playable today.
"But with the forecast the next couple days maybe being as windy, I think this place is going to dry out very quickly and become much more difficult."
Given those tricky conditions, Rose argued that the score required to win may not be as low as some might expect.
"I think it wouldn't take much if the greens firm up to think that nine-under par could still win this golf tournament," added last year's runner-up.
"You see six-under and you think, well, there's not much progress from there, but that's quite feasible at this point.
"Sunday looks nice, so that might be a day to play catch-up for a few guys. Who knows? But that's feasible for sure."
Meanwhile, Rose's fellow Englishman Paul Casey also finished on three-under but joked that playing partner Jordan Spieth had made his round look rather less impressive.
"It feels great, then you look at who I just played with and he made it look very average!" he told Sky Sports.
Casey revealed that the toughest thing, given the gusty conditions on the course, was choosing when to actually strike the ball.
"Pretty much everybody here knows how to play the holes, the yardage are pretty straightforward to get," he added.
"It's picking a time in space to pull the trigger because the difference one minute to the next, or every second with the way the wind is swirling through the trees is very difficult. The same shot executed at a different time is a drastically different result."
Ian Poulter joined his fellow countrymen on three-under after recovering back back-to-back bogeys on 10 and 11 to birdie three of the next five holes.
"That was tricky out there today, you want to take care of all the par fives," he said. "I played lovely on the front nine, [there were] just two or three putts for the day which were a little bit frustrating.
"Had I not have done that then I'd have been a bit higher up the board but it's a good start. It's probably one of my best starts at the Masters."
Lee Westwood also remarked on the wind after a first round 71.
"It's tough out there," the Englishman, who is still seeking his first major title, said of the swirling winds at Augusta. "Very tricky.
"The flags, considering that there was going to be wind, they weren't by any means easy, so I'm delighted to be under par for the most part."