Heavy rain prompted the third day of the Masters to be called off as American Brooks Koepka extended his lead at Augusta.
Halfway leader Koepka is 13 under par, four strokes ahead of Spain’s Jon Rahm, who bogeyed two of their six holes.
Both players had birdied the second as round three began late due to Friday’s weather.
Tiger Woods dropped to nine over par after double bogeys on the 15th and 16th holes in the cold and damp weather.
The five-time champion, 47, began on the 10th tee as Augusta planners raced to get as much play in as possible before the course became impassable due to continuous rain.
Woods battled his way beyond the halfway point earlier on Saturday, equaling Gary Player and Fred Couples’ record of 23 consecutive cuts made, but he is currently the last of the 54 remaining players.
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Between the second and third rounds, the rain stopped, only to return shortly after the golfers teed off again.
At 15:15 local time (20:15 BST), the hooter sounded, and play was promptly halted for the day.
Four-time major champion Koepka was playing in a three-ball with Rahm and American amateur Sam Bennett when they were driven off the course when putting on the seventh green, which seemed to be flooded.
“You can’t really argue it was too late to suspend play,” Rahm remarked, “because I don’t blame them for wanting us to play as much as possible.”
“It’s a shame I couldn’t save at least one par on four or five, but I hit a wonderful swing on six and two great swings on seven.”
“So I’m feeling good, I’m playing well, and there’s a lot of golf to be played.”
Despite the adverse weather, world number three Rahm was one of 39 players who had to finish their second round on Saturday, and he cut Koepka’s overnight lead to two strokes.
Rahm began his third round with a birdie on the second, but Koepka matched it to preserve his two-shot lead, before bogeying the fourth and fifth.
Bennett, 23, was convinced after starting with back-to-back 68s that he could become the first amateur to win a major in 90 years, but he was given a reality check when he bogeyed the first and second holes.
If the tournament is to conclude on schedule and avoid a Monday finish, the last group must play 29 holes on Sunday.
However, the weather outlook is more optimistic, with drier and sunnier conditions expected.
“I’m not worried about playing 29 holes.” It’s part of the package,” said Koepka, who competes on the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit.
“Given that it’s the Masters, I’m very sure I’ll be up for it.” So I don’t think anyone should object to it.”
England’s Matt Fitzpatrick will be hopeful that the forced pause does not derail his progress. The US Open champion birdied three of his first eight holes to climb into a tie for fourth place on five under.
The third round will resume at 13:30 GMT, with the final round beginning at 17:30, with competitors teeing off from the first and tenth holes once more.
