Daily News | Masters tragedy narrowly averted as 3 trees fall in spectator area; more bad weather to come
It does if it almost kills a few dozen Masters patrons.
Three towering pines came crashing down next to the 17th tee at about 4:15 p.m. Friday as the second round of the 87th Masters was drawing to a windy close. Video captured fans scrambling as the timber toppled. Pine cones rained down. The cracking sound warned potential victims under the boughs that they were breaking.Philadelphia amateur star Michael McDermott, pride of St. Joseph’s, plays in the Masters. Sort of.
Math, as much as fate, was on the fans’ side. Play had been suspended for 21 minutes earlier Friday, at 3:07 p.m. That resulted in a mass exodus of fans, which thinned the number of fans still on the grounds when the trees fell. The early-morning restart was optimistic. Forecasts for 8 a.m. Saturday called for steady rain and 50-degree temperatures until midnight.
Thirty-nine players did not finish their second round, including five-time winner Tiger Woods, who stood tied for 50th at 2-over with seven holes left to play. Woods has made the cut as a professional 22 times in a row; once more and he will tie the Masters record held by Fred Couples and Gary Player.
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