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Masters Saturday Afternoon: Zach Was On, And Then It Poured

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- No one who was on the Augusta National golf course wanted to see the deluge of rain or hear the rolling thunder that got play suspended at 1 p.m., local time. It is set to resume at 12:40 ... Iowa time.

But no one, and I mean no one, was probably less pleased about the intensified rain and delay of play than Zach Johnson.

Through five holes, he was back on his game. A recap:

No. 1, par-4. Fairway, green, 20-foot two-putt, par.

No. 2, par-5. He almost reached the green in two shots, softly placed his chip to within 3 feet, and birdied.

No. 3, par-4. Middle of the fairway, approach to a foot of the cup, birdie.

No. 4, par-3. Johnson's only poor shot was a tee shot that went left of the left greenside bunker. But his chip over the bunker was precise, and he made the 2-foot par putt.

No. 5, par-4. Tee shot was just off the fairway. He backed off the approach, then the rain got heavier, but he stepped up and landed his shot 15 feet from the hole. He just missed the birdie putt and tapped in for par.

No. 6, par-3. Tee shot 15 feet from the jar, then play was halted. It's about to start in 15 minutes, so your drenched correspondent has to get moving.

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