The second round of The Masters on Friday was briefly interrupted by a very scary incident that saw a large tree nearly hit spectators.
Cameras caught the tree falling at the 17th hole at Augusta National, and it landed in the gallery. Numerous spectators were nearby as the tree came down.
well THIS was terrifying pic.twitter.com/qfIm2w4zKW
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) April 7, 2023
Photos showed the size of the tree and how it essentially came down right on top of spectators, as chairs were still strewn about the area.
A tree fell over at the Masters 😳
Hope everyone is okay 🙏 pic.twitter.com/VtnntWqD44
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 7, 2023
High winds and storms were the apparent cause of the accident, and play was suspended due to weather shortly afterward. ESPN reported that there were no injuries as a result of the incident.
Conditions at Augusta can certainly become hazardous for players, but this goes beyond hazardous. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but that does not make the incident any less frightening.
