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Augusta, GA (Sports Network) - A steady drizzle gave way to thunderstormsSaturday afternoon at the Masters, causing a 40-minute weather delay in thethird round and leaving behind the prospect of better scoring conditions.
Augusta National has a SubAir system beneath each of its greens to suckmoisture away from the surface. A demonstration on the Golf Channel earlierSaturday showed one of the systems clearing a puddle in about 30 seconds.
Still, some puddles remained not long after the weather delay ended.
“I expect some decent numbers,” said Zach Johnson, the defending champion andan early finisher Saturday. “If you’re swinging well and seeing the lines youcan fire at the pins a little more today because the greens are a little morereceptive.”
Johnson posted a four-under 68, the same number as Boo Weekley. They had thebest scores among the players already finished.
The conditions were favorable for lower scores, Johnson said, and there wereseveral other players on the course at four-under par.
Justin Rose, a co-leader after the first round, continued his precipitous fallwith a 73 on Saturday, though he was among those touting the easier scoringconditions.
“I actually thought it was relatively, dare I say it, easy,” said Rose.”Obviously the greens softened up a touch, [and] I thought the pins forSaturday were accessible. So I thought if you played well out there, I thinkthere is a score.”
Stuart Appleby, who shot a 72, didn’t see much of a difference in the course.
“The greens are obviously softer, but they haven’t been hard generally,” hesaid. “But I think you could get comfortably into the 60s today if you areputting properly.”

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