Masters 2022: Friday afternoon groupings could battle strong winds

Round 1 of the Masters is in the books. What will Round 2 bring? Wind, for one.

Players were treated with soft conditions on Thursday morning at Augusta National, but the wind will pick up on Friday, especially in the afternoon.

Friday morning seems to be the more desirable draw, as there’s a low of 42 and high of 67 with practically zero chance of rain, but gusty winds are predicted to develop in the afternoon. Winds will be 20-30 mph with higher wind gusts possible.

The wind picked up a little bit on Thursday afternoon as well, to about 11-13 mph, but it will be a bigger issue on Friday.

“I think tomorrow’s going to be a really tough day, especially late in the afternoon,” said Scottie Scheffler, who shot 69 and is two off the lead. “If the forecast holds, it should be pretty gusty winds.”

The first tee time on Friday is 8 a.m, which will see winds of about 5 mph. But just two hours later, at 10 a.m., the wind picks up to 13 mph, and the forecast calls for 20 mph winds from 3-6 p.m.

Tiger Woods tees off at 1:41 p.m. in the third-to-last grouping. In his first competitive round since the 2020 Masters, Woods shot 71 and is four off the lead.

“We’ve got a long way to go,” Woods said. “This golf course is going to change dramatically — cooler, drier, windier. You can hear the SubAirs on out there. This golf course is going to change, and it’s going to get a lot more difficult.”