Two pine trees fall at Masters, narrowly missing spectators; play suspended
Rain and swirling winds Friday afternoon caused three Georgia pines to fall near the 17th tee box at
. The second round is scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. EDT on Saturday, although rain began to pour after the course was closed Friday night.It proved to be a good day for Koepka, the four-time major champion who teed off in the morning and shot a bogey-free round of 67, following a 65 on Thursday. He is atop the leaderboard at 12 under, with Jon Rahm second at nine under through nine holes. Amateur Sam Bennett matched his opening-round 68 and is third at eight under.
“Yeah, apparently not strong enough,” said Koepka, built like a linebacker. “It was just right outside the — whatever you want to call it, the caddie hut or whatever. The ride home was pretty silent. I think just a lot of frustration. I guess Mercedes makes a pretty good back window.”In the Augusta National pro shop is a door that leads to a room filled by the storied green jackets unseen by non-members until the L.A. Times was given exclusive access.
“When my knee was messed up, I was afraid to get back on it to load it …” he said. “The awkward lies were not fun. But now it’s so much easier to load, get that full turn or rotation going back.”
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