Three towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, though nobody was hurt, and the second round of the Masters ground to a halt amid heavy wind and rain. The course had already been cleared once for 21 minutes when the first band of storms passed through…
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Storms bring down trees at Masters, play halted in 2nd round
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Scary Moments as Trees Fall at the Masters, Nearly Hitting Patrons
Three towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, though nobody was hurt, and the second round of the Masters ground to a halt amid heavy wind and rain. The course had already been cleared once for 21 minutes when the first band of storms passed through…
Two towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, and another tree fell elsewhere on the property, though nobody was injured as the second round of the Masters ground to a halt.
AUGUSTA, Ga. >> The second round of the Masters resumed at Augusta National on Saturday, and there was little evidence that three towering pine trees had fallen near patrons a day earlier during storms that resulted in the suspension of play.
The second round of the Masters took a terrifying turn Friday when two large pine trees fell to the left of the 17th tee, with spectators sprinting away from the scene....
Friday’s second round of the Masters featured one particularly harrowing moment as the South’s unpredictable springtime weather wreaked havoc on the tournament....
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