Rain, rain, go away ...


AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The folks who run the Masters are pretty powerful.

They have made their event one of the toughest tickets in sports. They can seemingly will the azaleas and dogwoods to bloom even when there are cold snaps. They can tell Chris Berman to stay home.

But they have yet to figure out a way to control the elements. Short of installing a retractable roof over Augusta National's lovely golf course, this will remain problematic.

Play has just resumed after a 40-minute delay brought on by heavy rain.

What does that mean to you, the TV viewer?

Your favorites, guys like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, will be teeing off much later than expected. They may not even be able to finish the third round today, depending on the whims of Mother Nature. About half of the golfers left in the field had teed off when the inclement weather rolled in. We'll see how it goes.