Masters Live Updates | Play to resume at 8:30 a.m. Sunday

Augusta Nationwide has set the schedule to finish the weather-delayed Masters on Sunday.

The third spherical is scheduled to renew at 8:30 a.m. If that goes in accordance with plan, the ultimate spherical would start at 12:30 p.m., with pairs going off from each the primary and tenth tees.

Stormy climate led to a suspension of play on each Friday and Saturday. Chief Brooks Koepka, who holds a four-stroke benefit over Jon Rahm, is now dealing with the prospect of taking part in 30 holes on Sunday — his remaining 12 holes of the third spherical, and the 18-hole remaining spherical.

A minimum of the forecast seems to be far more favorable. The rain is predicted to tail off in a single day, with the solar presumably breaking by means of the clouds Sunday afternoon.

There hasn’t been a Monday end on the Augusta Nationwide since 1983.

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3:25 p.m.

Play has been halted for the day on the Masters due to nasty climate.

A gradual rain solely received heavier after the third spherical started shortly earlier than lunchtime, with these making the lower going off in threesomes from each the primary and tenth tees.

However it grew to become unattainable to hold on as massive puddles started to type on the pristine greens.

The horn sounded about 3:15 p.m. EDT, and Augusta Nationwide officers rapidly introduced that play was suspended for the remainder of the day with the forecast exhibiting no indicators of enhancing.

So, everybody will return to the course early Sunday to complete off the third spherical, with Brooks Koepka holding a four-shot lead over Jon Rahm. Then, they will soar proper into the ultimate spherical with hopes of finishing play earlier than sunset,

A minimum of Sunday’s forecast is far more promising, with temperatures anticipated to climb into the mid-60s and sunshine breaking by means of within the afternoon.

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2:50 p.m.

The Masters says its prize cash this yr can be $18 million, a rise from $15 million a yr in the past. The winner will get $3,240,000. That is greater than the whole purse ($3.2 million) on the Masters 25 years in the past.

Not one of the majors has matched the PGA Tour’s $20 million purse for its elevated occasions — The Gamers Championship has a $25 million purse.

The following main is the PGA Championship, and PGA of America officers have been ready to see what the Masters would do with its purse. The PGA Championship additionally was at $15 million final yr.

The U.S. Open purse final yr was $17.5 million, whereas the British Open purse was $14 million.

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2:35 p.m.

Brooks Koepka has opened a four-stroke lead over Jon Rahm and is starting to place a ways between the remainder of the sector in a rain-drenched third spherical of the Masters.

However three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson is lurking on the fluctuating leaderboard.

Mickelson is 1 below by means of six holes Saturday and has moved right into a tie for fifth place eight photographs behind Koepka, who’s 13 below. Collin Morikawa is in third place, six photographs again at 7 below in third place.

Newbie Sam Bennett has fallen off the tempo and is 2 over for the day, seven photographs behind.

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11:15 a.m.

LIV star Brooks Koepka holds a two-shot lead on the Masters over Jon Rahm at 12 below following the conclusion of the weather-delayed second spherical.

Regardless of a gentle rain, the third spherical will get underway at 11:30 with gamers teeing off in threesomes from each the back and front 9 as event officers look to squeeze in as a lot golf as attainable with extra dangerous climate within the forecast.

Newbie Sam Bennett is 4 photographs behind at 8 below. First spherical co-leader Viktor Hovland is seven photographs again after a capturing 73, leaving him in a tie for fifth place with Collin Morikawa.

Rahm took to the course Saturday morning at 9 below by means of 9 holes and rallied to tug to inside one shot on the lead on two events, however a bogey on 18 amid a heavy downpour left him two photographs behind Koepka. Koepka completed his second spherical on Friday and can be recent for the third spherical.

Tiger Woods made the lower — barely — for the twenty third straight yr, tying a event report. For these followers harboring hopes of one other miracle run and sixth Masters title by Woods, the most important 36-hole comeback in Masters historical past got here from Jack Burke Jr., who overcame an eight-shot deficit to beat novice Ken Venturi in 1956. Woods trails by 15 strokes.

It poured all through the completion of the second spherical and the course is rising extra saturated following an in a single day rain, making play more and more tougher.

“I you handle to interrupt 70 this afternoon in these situations it will likely be a reasonably good rating,” mentioned Shane Lowry.

Twelve of the 18 LIV golfers made the lower. ___

10:35 a.m.

Tiger Woods has backed into extra historical past on the Masters.

On a chilly, wet morning, Woods made his twenty third consecutive lower on the Masters regardless of closing the weather-delayed second spherical with back-to-back bogeys.

He ties the report shared by Gary Participant and Fred {Couples}. Woods has by no means missed the Masters lower since turning skilled.

Woods completed the spherical with a 1-over 73 and walked off the course a shot above the projected lower line of 2-over 146. However the line climbed to three over when Justin Thomas made a bogey on the seventeenth.

Woods’ spot within the remaining two rounds was secured when Thomas did not make a birdie on the 18th.

Thomas wound up lacking the lower himself when he made one other bogey on the 18th.

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10 a.m.

Tiger Woods is in peril of lacking the Masters lower for the primary time in his skilled profession.

Woods closed out his weather-delayed second spherical with back-to-back bogeys for a 1-over 73. That left him with a 3-over 147 on the halfway level of the event.

In the meanwhile, he is under the projected lower line of two over. However there’s an opportunity Woods may play the ultimate two rounds if both Justin Thomas or Sungjae Im drops one other shot coming in.

If that’s the case, the top-50 lower line would transfer to three over.

Woods has made 22 consecutive cuts on the Masters since turning professional. He’s one away from tying the report shared by Gary Participant and Fred {Couples}.

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8:30 a.m.

It seems that Fred {Couples} can be taking part in the remainder of the weekend on the Masters.

The 1992 champion completed his second spherical with a bogey, leaving him at 1 over for the championship and contained in the projected lower line. That may make the 63-year-old {Couples} the oldest participant to make the lower at Augusta Nationwide, beating the mark that Bernhard Langer set throughout the 2020 event by about 3 1/2 months.

It additionally could be the thirty first profession lower for {Couples}, trailing solely Jack Nicklaus’ report of 37.

At one level, {Couples} made 23 straight cuts to tie Gary Participant for the longest such streak on the Masters. 5-time champion Tiger Woods can be part of them by making the lower Saturday. He had six holes left within the chilly, wet climate and was proper on the projected lower line of two over. Woods has by no means missed the lower as an expert.

Gamers try to complete the second spherical, which was suspended Friday as a result of climate, earlier than the third spherical begins later Saturday. The temperature is within the 40s with a chilly drizzle and rain is predicted to proceed all through the day with storms attainable.

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8 a.m.

The second spherical of the Masters resumed after storms introduced down three pine timber the day before today and floor play to a halt. Brooks Koepka has the clubhouse lead at 12 below with Jon Rahm amongst these giving chase.

There have been two stoppages throughout the second spherical Friday, the primary for 21 minutes and the second for the day. The second suspension got here moments after the three huge pines fell close to the seventeenth tee. No one of their neighborhood was harm.

The forecast for the remainder of the weekend requires extra rain and excessive temperatures within the 50s.

Rahm resumed his second spherical three photographs again of Koepka with the again 9 nonetheless to play. Additionally but to complete their second rounds had been Viktor Hovland, who shared the first-round lead and was 6 below, and Cameron Younger, who was 5 below.

Tiger Woods was bundled up in a stocking cap and puffy vest as he warmed up below floodlights earlier than the solar rose on the observe vary Saturday. He was 2 over and simply contained in the lower line with seven holes left to play. The five-time Masters champion is making an attempt to make his twenty third consecutive lower at Augusta Nationwide, tying the report shared by Gary Participant and Fred {Couples}. Woods has by no means missed one on the Masters as an expert.

Additionally in competition is U.S. Newbie champion Sam Bennett, who completed his second spherical and is 8 below. That is the second-best 36-hole rating by an novice on the Masters behind solely Ken Venturi, who was one higher in 1956.

Louis Oosthuizen didn’t return to complete his second spherical. He was 7 over earlier than withdrawing as a result of harm.

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