‘I feel like I got hit by a train’: Bruising winds blow a flurry of big names out of ‘borderline unplayable’ Masters

One compared it to getting hit by a train, another to going 12 rounds against Mike Tyson. Believe it or not, these are both sound bites from a golf tournament.

One compared it to getting hit by a train, another to going 12 rounds against Mike Tyson. Believe it or not, these are both sound bites from a golf tournament. Whipping winds pummeled Augusta National during the second round of the Masters on Friday, whisking some of the game’s biggest stars up and out of the 88th edition of the major as players toiled to make it to the weekend. Four of the last 10 green jacket winners fell short of the six-over par cut line – Dustin Johnson, Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth, and Bubba Watson – while two more only narrowly squeezed through. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, victor in 2021, edged in by a single stroke, with defending champion Jon Rahm only going one better. A storm-delayed first round meant some players had to finish their first 18 holes Friday morning, exacerbating a grueling day. Some groups took upwards of six hours to finish their second round, as grounds staff worked doggedly to remove tree debris and bunker sand swept onto fairways and greens by the wind. “A couple times questioning myself why we were out there, especially when I got to 18 and saw the whole front of the green just full of sand,” Rahm, who shot four-over 76, told reporters. “You just put the ball down, and it’s very close to moving …  It’s about as hard a golf course as I’ve seen in a very long time.”