AUGUSTA, Ga. — Wednesday brought back a sight not seen by players or patrons at Augusta National in three years.
A shortened Par 3 Contest was sandwiched between two weather systems, but what onlookers did get to see brought back images of past Masters Tournaments. It was the first since 2019, back when normal meant normal for many.
The event was originally slated to begin at noon, but the course had to be evacuated at 11:22 a.m. due to poor weather conditions. The gates reopened at 12:45 p.m., and the first group of South Africans Charl Schwartzel, Trevor Immelman and Louis Oosthuizen began play just before 1.
