With the permission of Sam Bennett (-8), the best ranked amateur in the Masters after 36 holes since 1956, the fight for the green jacket seems like a matter of two when the tournament has just reached its halfway point. Brooks Koepka (-12) and Jon Rahm (-10) will play the main game of the third day once the weather permits.
Without subtracting an iota of merits from the two great tours of the American, a LIV player, who has enjoyed the best conditions, the Basque has an enormous merit. The rain cut short his progression on Friday when he was at his best and he had to complete his second round early this Saturday in hellish conditions of wind, rain and cold. Nothing to do with Koepka, who played in short sleeves.
Time, as those who know about this had already anticipated, is being a factor in this Masters, which has already left one of the most horrifying images in its 87-year history, with the fall of three trees near the east 17th tee. Friday, forcing definitively to suspend the day. Safety always comes first.
The rain began to fall on Augusta National on Friday and has not stopped so far this Saturday, jeopardizing the dispute of the third day and inviting us to think of a tournament final on Monday, which would be the first since 1983.
Hence, the 69 blows that Jon Rahm has signed in his second round are to frame. The man from Barrika has played his last 8 holes at under par, with three birdies (12, 15 and 17) and two bogeys (16 and 18). In fact, the 18th hole wreaked havoc this Saturday morning, forcing golfers to play long second shots onto the green. And that those who have been lucky enough to hunt the street.
Not as comfortable as Rahm was Tiger Woods, who signed 73 shots after finishing with two bogeys. Very physically limited, the harsh conditions in which he had to finish his second round made his mission even more complicated, which was none other than to make the cut. He has never failed him as a professional in Augusta and he will continue to do so for another year. Woods tied Gary Player and Fred Couples with 23 straight cuts made at the Masters, where two more rounds await him. There it is.
