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The Masters suspended play during the 2nd round due to inclement weather on Friday afternoon.
Amongst the weather concerns: high wind. Late in the afternoon on Friday, a tree fell near a crowd of patrons at the 17th tee.
It was a terrifying situation, but no one was injured in the accident according to ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt. The Masters suspended play at 4:22 p.m. ET.
Here’s video of the tree falling:
well THIS was terrifying pic.twitter.com/qfIm2w4zKW
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 7, 2023
With no injuries being reported, play is expected to resume as usual when the weather clears up.
Brooks Koepka is in the clubhouse as the leader so far at -12. However, Jon Rahm had been making a push before play was suspended and is tied for 2nd place at -9.
The story of the tournament so far may be Texas A&M’s Sam Bennett, who is currently tied with Rahm for 2nd place. Bennett was -4 on Friday — the lowest round by an amateur at Augusta National in over 2 decades.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
