Spectators at the Masters were fortunate not to be injured after three trees fell on the course during the second day of play at Augusta. Stunning vision from the broadcast showed fans scattering as the pine trees came crashing down nearby.
Masters officials reported soon afterward that nobody had been hurt, however they were forced to suspend play for the day. The weather is tipped to worsen over the next 48 hours in Augusta, with officials also evacuating the grounds following the tree falling.
Australian golfer Harrison Crowe was near the scene, on the 16th green with playing partner Min Woo Lee when a loud noise could be heard disrupting the crowd. The broadcast, which was focused on Sergio Garcia at the nearby 15th green, captured the 43-year-old looking around in confusion as the commotion erupted.
Trees fall near Masters spectators on the left, leaving Sergio Garcia in disbelief on the right.
Masters fans were terrified after three trees fell near a spectator area, near where the likes of Sergio Garcia were putting. Pictures: Channel 9
Spectators at the Masters were fortunate not to be injured after three trees fell on the course during the second day of play at Augusta. Stunning vision from the broadcast showed fans scattering as the pine trees came crashing down nearby.
Masters officials reported soon afterward that nobody had been hurt, however they were forced to suspend play for the day. The weather is tipped to worsen over the next 48 hours in Augusta, with officials also evacuating the grounds following the tree falling.
Australian golfer Harrison Crowe was near the scene, on the 16th green with playing partner Min Woo Lee when a loud noise could be heard disrupting the crowd. The broadcast, which was focused on Sergio Garcia at the nearby 15th green, captured the 43-year-old looking around in confusion as the commotion erupted.
“You could hear it cracking and everyone ran like hell,” one eyewitness told Yahoo Sports. “It’s what you do.”
Two trees were completely uprooted by a strong gust of wind, snapping a third tree in half as they collapsed to the ground. Fans on social media couldn’t believe the fortune of nearby spectators that nobody was injured.
