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Consecutive Masters among majors? Two Masters in the same PGA TOUR season? Done and done! At a moment in history when the world turns to a sport to turn bogeys into birdies, there isn't a better way to do it for golfers and fans alike. In the past year, whenever you've heard the phrasing of a return to normal, this is what it means and this is how it feels. It's April and it's time for the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Beneath 20 projected to contend are thoughts about what the field of 88 can expect, the first peek at the weather and other considerations. RELATED: Nine things to know about Augusta National | How the field qualified | Roundtable: Predictions, favorite traditions & more POWER RANKINGS: MASTERS TOURNAMENT Lee Westwood, Daniel Berger, Jason Day, Justin Rose and Hideki Matsuyama will be among the notables reviewed in Tuesday's Fantasy Insider. If you're open to connecting what is accepted as normal with the most predictive professional golf tournament, then the Masters is for you. Even when it was contested in November, it fulfilled the two true outcomes in the sport. Champion Dustin Johnson was a recent winner upon arrival (three times, in fact) and he wasn't a debutant at Augusta National. Indeed, the easiest trivia question involving the tournament has retained the same answer for over four decades because 1979 Masters champion Fuzzy Zoeller remains the most recent of the three first-time participants in tournament history to prevail. In contrast to the 26 first-timers in the November edition, there are only six in this week's field, and only three of them are professionals - Robert MacIntyre, Carlos Ortiz and Will Zalatoris. Certainly, each has the talent to make noise, but none should be expecting to have Johnson slip the green jacket over his shoulders on Sunday. There's a valid argument that DJ's tournament-record of 20-under 268 five months ago deserves an asterisk. There's an equally strong argument that it doesn't. Augusta National wasn't as speedy in the fall and the construct of the tournament required modifications to complete it in four days. On the other hand, he won by five, in part by leading the field in greens in regulation (averaging 15 per round; no one else averaged more than 14 per) and par-4 scoring. He also co-led in par-3 scoring, ranked T6 in par-5 scoring and finished fourth in scrambling. He was in a zone at the time, and the course helped reveal him as a worthy champion. Cancel the asterisk. Still, the jury remains out on whether Augusta National will continue to yield a scoring average lower than par. In the last edition in April in 2019 and in November of 2020, the field beat 72 both times. It hadn't done that even once since 1992. Fairways and greens were easier to hit, but the conversion percentage of those chances also has increased. While weather impacts every tournament, Augusta National has a SubAir system that it, ahem, masterfully controls. It's not a well-kept secret, nor is it a secret at all, but it's still an underrated component to regulate scoring and green speeds that are not publicized. Rain is all but guaranteed to fall at some point during the tournament. The threat tends to be greater in the afternoon due to daytime heating, and all the way through Saturday. High temps will hover around 80 degrees. Wind could cause pause on Thursday, but ground level is so protected by the topography and mature trees that, once again, experience in it will be the most valuable club in the bag over some shots. For the third straight edition, Augusta National tips at 7,475 yards, but this is just the second consecutive time that the new cut rule is in play. Only the low 50 and ties at the conclusion of 36 holes will advance. The previous provision that also included all golfers within 10 strokes of the lead at the midpoint was eliminated in 2020. ROB BOLTON'S SCHEDULE PGATOUR.COM's Fantasy Insider Rob Bolton recaps and previews every tournament from numerous angles. Look for his following contributions as scheduled. MONDAY: Power Rankings TUESDAY*: Sleepers, Fantasy Insider SUNDAY: Qualifiers, Reshuffle, Medical Extensions, Rookie Watch * – Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COM's Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday.

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The final round of the inaugural 3M Open takes place on Sunday from TPC Twin Cities. Here’s how to follow all the action. Round 4 leaderboard Round 4 tee times HOW TO FOLLOW TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (GC), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Saturday, 10:15 a.m.-3 p.m. ET (featured groups), 3-6 p.m. ET (featured holes). Sunday, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. ET (featured groups), 3-6 p.m. ET (featured holes). International subscribers (via GOLF.tv): Thursday-Friday, 12:00 to 22:30 GMT. Saturday-Sunday, 13:30 to 22:00. RADIO: Thursday-Friday, noon-6 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. ET (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.com). FEATURED GROUPS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) Adam Hadwin, Hideki Matsuyama: 1:40 p.m. Bryson DeChambeau, Wyndham Clark: 1:50 p.m. Matthew Wolff, Collin Morikawa: 2:00 p.m. MUST READS Young stars surge up leaderboard TPC Twin Cities gets ‘tough’ makeover Former Vikings linebacker now TOUR rules official Family’s military background helps mold Cauley CALL OF THE DAY

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NICHOLASVILLE, Kentucky — Heavy rain that rendered parts of Keene Trace Golf Club unplayable early in the afternoon, coupled with severe weather later in the day, has forced the Barbasol Championship into a Monday finish. There were a total of three suspensions of play with the final one coming at 7:31 p.m. ET as a thunderstorm rolled through the area. The final four groups had yet to hit their opening tee shots. “Hard to explain,â€� PGA TOUR Tournament Director Steve Carman said with thunder rumbling in the distance on Sunday night. “Mother Nature is just not giving us very much to deal with. “Golf course is saturated, so any kind of rain makes it unplayable.â€� Play will resume at 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday. Robert Streb, Hunter Mahan, Tom Lovelady and Troy Merritt are tied for the lead at 18 under and will tee off in the final two groups at 7:50 a.m. and 8 a.m., respectively. Ben Silverman was making the biggest move up the leaderboard when play was halted for the day, taking advantage of the wet  conditions and playing his first 10 holes in 7-under. He birdied his last five holes before the delay and will return to the 11th tee on Monday. Carman said Nos. 1, 2, 12 and 17 are the problem holes. The biggest concerns are the fairways, although several bunkers had to be pumped because there was nowhere in them to give relief. The first delay came at 12:40 p.m. on Sunday when areas on the course became too wet to continue play. Once the course was ready, play resumed at 4:28, but was suspended again 12 minutes later. The weather eventually cleared and play resumed at 5:59 p.m. But thunder and lightning returned to the area and prompted officials to suspend play for the day 92 minutes later. Carman said about four-and-a-half hours of golf remain to be played. With any luck – and no delays – a champion could be crowned before noon. “If we get suspended, then we’ve got until dark to get it in,â€� Carman said. “The goal is 72 holes, and that includes on Monday.â€� Severe weather also delayed the second round on Friday. After an early morning delay, play got underway at 9:30 a.m. and continued until 3:25 p.m. It was eventually called for the day but the second round was completed and the third round finished on Saturday. The Monday finish is the second this year on the PGA TOUR. But the one at the Farmers Insurance Open only involved two players and a single hole as Jason Day beat Alex Noren with an 18-inch birdie putt on the sixth hole of sudden death. Storms are expected overnight but the weather forecast for Monday is more favorable with just a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

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