Brooks Koepka extended his Masters lead over Jon Rahm to four shots before the third round was suspended after heavy downpours due to a waterlogged course at Augusta National.
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Both Koepka and Rahm had birdied the second as round three was delayed after Friday’s storms.
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However, halfway leader Koepka is 13 under, four clear of Spain’s Jon Rahm who bogeyed two of the six holes they played.
Tiger Woods had double bogeys on the 15th and 16th holes to drop to nine over in the cold and wet conditions
The five-time champion, woods now 47 years old, started on the 10th tee before the persistent rain made the course unplayable.
Woods earlier on Saturday equalled the record set by Gary Player and Fred Couples of 23 consecutive cuts made and he is now last of the 54 remaining players.
The rain abated between the second and third rounds, only to return soon after the players teed off again.
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Koepka who is a four-time major winner was playing in a three-ball with Rahm and American amateur Sam Bennett and was putting on the seventh green before being flooded and forced off the course.
“You can’t really say it was too late [to suspend play] because I don’t blame them for wanting us to play as much as possible,” said Rahm. “It was just too bad I couldn’t save at least one par on four or five, but I made a great swing on six and two great swings on seven. “So I’m feeling confident, playing good golf and there’s a lot to be played.”
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World number three Rahm who was one of 39 players who had to finish their second round on Saturday despite the weather reducing Koepka’s lead to two shots.
The final group must play 29 holes on Sunday if the tournament is to finish on time and avoid a first Monday finish since 1983.
But the weather forecast looks more positive, with drier and sunnier conditions expected.
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“I’m not too concerned about playing 29 holes. It’s part of the deal,” said Koepka, who plays on the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf circuit. “I’m pretty sure I’ll be up for it considering it is the Master. So I don’t think anybody should have a problem with that.”
The third round will resume at 5 pm, with the final round expected to begin at 17:30 with players again teeing off from the first and 10th holes.
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Latest leaderboard
-13 Koepka (6)
-9 Rahm (6)
-8 Bennett (6)
-5 Cantlay (13), Fitzpatrick (11), Morikawa (7), Hovland (7)
Others: -3 Scheffler (12), +9 Woods (7*)
