Masters 2024: Will Unfavorable Weather Ruin Augusta National’s Final Day Magic

The 2024 Masters once again followed its tradition and started with bad weather. The first round got delayed by 2.5 hours, and well for the second round, the gush of winds made it difficult to score for the players. However, golfing through the hindrance, the third round went peacefully, without any interruption from the nature gods.

After all these months of preparation, the showdown of the first men’s major of the season is here! Will the sun be shining when the green jacket is given out to the champion at the Augusta National Golf Club? Let’s explore the forecast for Sunday!

The finale: All’s well that ends well

The finale of the 2024 Masters is scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 14, 2024. According to the weather forecast, the temperature is predicted to be at an average of 30 degrees. The sun is to rise at 6:58 a.m. and set at 7:59 pm,  leaving enough time for smooth processing of the game.

The prediction for the day says, “Mostly sunny; nice and warmer for crowning a champion”. However, the maximum UV Index is going to be very high, as usual, 9. The wind will be blowing from the west-southwest direction at a speed of 11 km/h. The chances of wind gusts are 30 km/h, which has a very low possibility of ruining the game.

And well, although cloud cover is 11%, the probability of rain is just 2% and that of Thunderstorms is 0%. Augusta National is all set to give a grand closing for the biggest championship in the history of golf.

But the question is, who will win this year? Hover around the probabilities of the win according to the leaderboard results of the third round!

Top 3 players on the leaderboard

The No. 1 OWGR player, Scottie Scheffler has very diligently stuck to the first position on the leaderboard, climbing up from the runner-up position after the first round. For the third round, he played exceptionally well, the significance of the match being his eagle at the end of the Amen Corner. Although he also scored a double bogey, the ace made up for it, leaving his score at 1-under 72 for the third round. In the runner-up position, we have a rather unexpected guest on the leaderboard.

Collin Morikawa managed to jump 33 positions and climb to the 2nd position after the third round of the Masters. With a total of 4 birdies, and just one bogey, his score was an impressive 3-under 69 in the third round. However, it is sad to say that after playing such a beautiful game through the second round, climbing to the first position, Max Homa dropped down to the 3rd position after the third round. With just a bogey and all pars, his score rests at 1-over 73 in the third round.

Well, it is pretty much difficult to figure out who will finally get hold of the green jacket this year. But with Scottie Scheffler at the top for the past two runs, and, well, Collin Morikawa, battling in with exceptional might, it looks like the fight indeed is going to be extremely fierce. Stay tuned to find out who will be the one shining the brightest in just a few hours!