BAD weather saw the third round of the Masters halted early.
Torrential downpours at Augusta prompted chiefs to suspend play for the remainder of the day at 3.15pm local time (8.15pm UK time).
APTorrential rain saw play on day three of the Masters halted early[/caption]
GettyPlay was stopped with Brooks Koepka four shots clear of Jon Rahm at the top of the leaderboard[/caption]
ReutersThe forecast for Sunday looks better than Saturday[/caption]
APTournament organisers said “inclement weather” meant play had to be suspended[/caption]
Play was halted with leader Brooks Koepka having completed six holes of his third round.
At -13, the American is four shots clear of Spaniard Jon Rahm in second, with amateur Sam Bennett in third at six under par.
The leading group were putting on the seventh green when play was stopped.
A tweet from Masters organisers said: “Due to inclement weather conditions, the third round has been officially suspended for the rest of the day as of 3:15 p.m. EDT.
“Further information will be announced once available.”
Fans were left joking in the comments section at the sodden conditions, with others fuming that play had been abandoned for the day completely.
One wrote: “Inclement? Let’s have some fun with this one! ‘Due to patrons being completely soaked like a family at the splash mountain at Disneyland, and players running out of sponsored rain gear, we’ve decided to suspend play. Please feel free to visit the merchandise store aka Xanadu.’”
Another wrote: “Just when the golf gets started it hoons it down in Georgia!”
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A third added: “Knowing the rain was going to be an issue!! You should have started viewing early! You could have done this the last two days! Make better decisions!”
And a fourth quipped: “Ridiculous…. 4 and half hours of daylight still and call it off… Bet in a couple of hours it will be playable.”
When play resumes Koepka will face an eleven footer for par at the seventh, while Rahm has a birdie chance from three feet closer.
Tournament chiefs are determined to finish the tournament on Sunday with the forecast looking promising.
But it is set to be a marathon fourth day, with the leaders just over a third of the way through their third round.
Play was also suspended on Friday after three trees toppled over on the course.
GettyTorrential rain left the greens at Augusta soaking[/caption]
GettyThe leading group were putting on the seventh green when play was halted[/caption] Read More