The majority of the field will have at least some golf to play and complete their second round on Friday morning in Georgia, before the cut is made at 30 players and every player heads to Augusta National for a practice round.
The unique format of the event typically sees the first two rounds played at Champions Retreat on Wednesday and Thursday before the practice round at the home of The Masters on a day off of sorts. The top-30 then battling it out for the trophy at Augusta on Saturday. Generally with some of the following week’s major field watching on.
The suspension of play meaning it will be an early start for the majority of the field, who then take the short drive to Magnolia Lane for the special chance to play Bobby Jones and Dr. Alister MacKenzie’s masterpiece without tournament pressure.
Only through 12 holes, West Australian Rudgeley will be one of the earliest starters, but she will surely not mind having a few extra holes to make up some shots after an early double bogey and another shot dropped to par have her sitting on four-over, in a share of 18th.
Emily Mahar needs some help from the rest of the field if she is to make the cut. PHOTO: Augusta National.
One player who won’t have to be up early to complete their second round is Rudgeley’s fellow Aussie Emily Mahar, who will unfortunately not get the chance to play Augusta competitively after teeing it up in tomorrow’s practice round.
Mahar signed for a second round 76 to sit on eight-over and needing some serious help from the rest of the field if she is to play any further part, currently finding herself in T49.
Exactly who will take the lead into the final day remains to be seen, with three players tied on even-par, four shots ahead of Rudgeley.
Sweden’s Beatrice Wallin is one-under for the day with two holes to play, as is 18-year-old American Amari Avery, while Hailey Borja is over par for the day but still even for the event to make it a three-way tie at the top, four players one shot back on the congested leaderboard.
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