
Bad weather delayed the start of the 88th Masters at Augusta National on Thursday with world number one Scottie Scheffler and second-ranked Rory McIlroy scheduled to tee off in a dream first-round pairing.
Rain and scattered thunderstorms had been forecast to move into the region at around 6:00am (1000 GMT) and were expected to last until about lunch time, potentially causing havoc to the first round schedule.