2 minutes The first swings will now take place at 1pm, rather than 8am UK time.
Thunderstorms at Augusta National have led to a delay in the commencement of the Masters' opening round on Thursday.
The first swings, originally scheduled for 08:00 local time (13:00 UK Time), have been postponed due to intense rain and winds reaching 40-45mph.
The tournament is now expected to kick off at 10:30 (15:30 UK Time) following the honorary tee shots by legendary champions Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Tom Watson.
The weather outlook for Friday through Sunday appears more favourable. American golfer Luke List, who was set to tee off at 08:36 (13:36 UK Time) and was informed of the possible delay on Wednesday, remarked on the uncontrollable nature of the weather and its potential impact.
Sergio Garcia, the 2017 Masters champion, anticipated that the harsh weather conditions would greatly challenge the players' precision on the course.
"On a course like this, where you have to be so precise in every single shot that you hit, when you play with that amount of wind, it becomes very, very challenging," he commented.
For the The Masters 2024, we are backing Xander Schauffele, who can be backed at 14/1 with Betway.
| 2024 MASTERS WINNER | ODDS |
|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 4/1 |
| Rory McIlroy | 10/1 |
| Jon Rahm | 11/1 |
| Xander Schauffele | 14/1 |
| Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth | 18/1 |
| Joaquin Niemann | 22/1 |
| Ludvig Aberg | 25/1 |
| Wyndham Clark, Will Zalatoris | 28/1 |
| Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland | 30/1 |
| Patrick Cantlay, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Shane Lowry, Tony Finau | 33/1 |
| Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, Justin Thomas | 35/1 |
| Tommy Fleetwood, Sahith Theegala, Cameron Young | 40/1 |
| Collin Morikawa | 45/1 |
| Sam Burns, Brian Harman, Max Homa, Si Woo Kim, Russell Henley | 55/1 |
| Jason Day | 60/1 |
| Akshay Bhatia, Corey Conners, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee, Patrick Reid, Adam Scott | 66/1 |
| Denny McCarthy | 80/1 |
| Sergio Garcia, Sungjae Im | 90/1 |
| Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler, Tom Kim, Justin Rose, Tiger Woods | 100/1 |
| Harris English, Nicolai Hojgaard, Chris Kirk, Kurt Kitayama, Adrian Meronk, Phil Mickelson, Thorbjorn Olesen, Sepp Straka, Nick Taylor, Erik Van Rooyen, Bubba Watson | 150/1 |
| Keegan Bradley, Stephan Jaeger | 175/1 |
Last year's tournament also experienced disruptions due to weather, with play being halted on Friday when three pine trees fell near the 17th tee, leading to a condensed schedule for several players on the final day.
