Storms at the Masters have messed up everything. Monday’s practice round was pushed back, and fans aren’t allowed on the famous Augusta course.
Thursday is the start of the first major of the year. The best golfers in the world will be fighting for the coveted green jacket.
Unfortunately, players who wanted to get to know the famous course today will have to wait because of the bad weather.
Augusta National has announced that fans will not be able to enter the grounds to watch Monday’s warm-up games.
The choice was made because of very real safety concerns as storms hit Georgia.
According to the forecast, the storms won’t end until around 1pm local time, which is 6pm in the UK.
The whole day is going to be rainy in Augusta.
According to a statement from Augusta National, “due to expected inclement weather and safety concerns, patron gates will not open as scheduled for Monday’s practice round.
It also said, “All visitor parking lots will remain closed until further notice.” People shouldn’t go to Augusta National until more information comes out.
Weather Alert | Monday Status Updates #themasters pic.twitter.com/dCIzpWD0vn
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 6, 2025
At 1pm UK time, there will be another report.
Augusta’s WJBF TV station sent out an alert until 5 p.m. local time, saying that “damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding” were possible.
While bad news for golf fans today, the rest of the week looks better, which is good news.
The weather prediction for Tuesday is much better; it should be clearer.
While the tournament is going on, Thursday is likely to be the hottest day, with temperatures hitting about 24C.
Augusta National might get some rain on Friday.
But it looks like the weekend will be clear and sunny for the important last rounds.
Even though heavy rain is the main worry, the WJBF said that “isolated large hail and brief, weak tornadoes cannot be ruled out” during today’s storms.
In the past few years, storms have done a lot of damage to Augusta. The 2023 game had to be stopped because three 100-foot trees suddenly fell to the ground.
Thankfully, no one was hurt in those horrible scenes.
When Hurricane Helene hit in September of last year with winds of up to 130 mph, it caused even more damage.
More trees were down all over the course by the strong storm. One fell right on the 16th green.
Because of this damage, the green had to be rebuilt from scratch.
Georgia and the states nearby are still getting back on their feet after Hurricane Helene.
The storm killed hundreds of people, destroyed homes, and hurt the area in ways worth billions of dollars.
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