Masters Suffers Rain Delay(s)
Posted April 7th, 2005 by Erik J. Barzeski
The Masters won't kick off at 8am. In fact, it won't even kick off at 10:30am. Instead, officials are now hoping for a 1:00, two-tee start to the 69th Masters.
Go figure: another tournament affected by Mother Nature.
The Masters, first delayed to 10:30, will now move to a two-tee start at 12:30pm. Gates will open at 11:30am, and television coverage is still expected from 4-7pm on USA Network.
With rain and thunderstorms forecast for the rest of the day, it's likely the tournament may be further delayed. Fortunately, with only a 92-man field, it will be somewhat easier to make up rounds than it has been for standard PGA Tour events, which feature 130-man fields.
The last time a day of play at The Masters was completely rained out was in 2003. Mike Weir, the eventual winner, played 30 holes on Friday, 24 on Saturday, and 19 - including a single playoff hole - on Sunday.
Update: Tee times have once again been pushed back to 1:00pm.
Another Update: Make that 1:30pm.
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Posted 07 Apr 2005 at 11:41am #
Question: What is your favorite yearly non-holiday event? My Answer: The Masters. It starts today. Well, maybe. You are encouraged to answer the Question of the Day for yourself in the comments or on your blog....
Posted 08 Apr 2005 at 12:24am #
Chris DiMarco started where he left off last year and Tiger Woods never really got started at all in the rain-shortened Thursday at Augusta.