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The play-off format. If the leaders are tied after 72 manic holes, it’ll be time for a final mano-a-mano showdown. The Masters is the only major that goes immediately to sudden death. Just as Sergio Garcia and Justin Rose did in 2017, they’d play the 18th again, then if no result it’d be on to the 10th. And if there’s still no splitting them, it’s back to the 18th, then the 10th, then the 18th, and so on, and so forth, until a winner emerges or the wrath of God crackles down in electrical form and we’re forced to wait until Monday. Like I say, fingers crossed. “Leaders off at 2.20?!” splutters Simon McMahon, iced tea everywhere. “It’s the Open Championship. In April. With added sunshine. And patrons. Plus pimento cheese!” You sell it well. I’m in.
The weather. It’s warm at Augusta right now, if overcast. It’s expected to get a little bit windy today, the breeze picking up as the day goes on. But nothing too dramatic yet. The proper storms, thunder, lightning and all, are expected to rock up at 3pm local time, give or take, which gives Tiger, Tony Finau and Francesco Molinari, the last group out at 9.20am, a good five hours to get round. And then they can cram in a quick sudden-death play-off if needs be. Plenty of time. Fingers crossed.
Written by Scott Murray
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/apr/14/the-masters-2019-final-round-live-golf-augusta-francesco-molinari-tiger-woods under the title “The Masters 2019: final round – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
