Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on April 7, 2023.
Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. If you’re watching the 2023 Masters, you already know the weather is gross. And maybe you’re wondering how golf can carry on in the rain. No worries, because we’re here to help.
Going into the 2023 Masters weekend, players and fans surely knew what to expect because if the weather remotely resembled the projected forecast from earlier this week, it was going to be a wet one.
The wind and rain had an impact on the tournament during Friday’s second round before play was briefly suspended multiple times thanks to inclement weather.
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Due to inclement weather conditions, Augusta National Golf Club was forced to suspend play at 3:07 p.m. EDT and, subsequently, evacuated the grounds.
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— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 7, 2023
So what happens if the weather at Augusta National stays terrible all weekend? What if it’s just raining a lot, but the weather isn’t bad enough to stop playing? How can anyone play the course after rain?
We’re here to break it all down.