The start of the 88th Masters Tournament was delayed due to bad weather, with the first group teeing off at 10:30 a.m. local time. Featured groups and star-studded pairings are scheduled to play in the afternoon.
The start of the 88th Masters Tournament was delayed on Thursday because bad weather , finally teeing off at 10:30 a.m. local time.Tournament officials later said that patron gates would open at 9:30 a.m., two hours later than usual, and Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Gary Player would hit their ceremonial first shots at 10:10 a.m. down Tea Olive, the first hole at Augusta National.Erik van Rooyen and Jake Knapp are the first group due off, while the featured groups will tee off in the afternoon.
Tiger Woods is scheduled to tee off with Jason Day, Max Homa at 3:45 p.m. Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg and Sahith Theegala are two groups later; Dustin Johnson, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood are last off at 4:30 p.m.The delay means those players starting late are unlikely to finish their opening rounds before sundown. If they don't finish, they will complete their opening rounds on Friday morning.
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