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AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters media guide is a 470-page compendium of everything you’d ever want to know about the fabled tournament … and even some things you might soon want to forget.
Case in point: Page 35 is titled “Weather” and chronicles every year that Mother Nature has impacted play at Augusta National. Frustratingly, 49 out of 89 years rain/adverse weather “impacted tournament round,” most recently two years ago.
We say all this because if the forecast for the next week remains the same, the 2026 Masters won’t be added to that list. Not only does it appear that all four tournament will be dry, but the temperatures look reasonable, with highs in the 70s Thursday and Friday, before ticking up into the 80s over the weekend.
Here’s what the Masters official weather report looked like as of 7 a.m. Tuesday:
What does this mean for the tournament? Well, players were already commenting on Monday that the course was already tilting toward peak championship condition.
“I think the course is in great shape, and it's already pretty firm,” said Cameron Smith. “It seems like the grass is really full. It's always in good condition here, but it seems like there's just a little bit more grass. It's a little bit fuller, and there's no rain in the forecast. They can really do whatever they want, I feel like. It will be firm and fast, I would assume.”
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Case in point: Page 35 is titled “Weather” and chronicles every year that Mother Nature has impacted play at Augusta National. Frustratingly, 49 out of 89 years rain/adverse weather “impacted tournament round,” most recently two years ago.
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We say all this because if the forecast for the next week remains the same, the 2026 Masters won’t be added to that list. Not only does it appear that all four tournament will be dry, but the temperatures look reasonable, with highs in the 70s Thursday and Friday, before ticking up into the 80s over the weekend.
Here’s what the Masters official weather report looked like as of 7 a.m. Tuesday:
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What does this mean for the tournament? Well, players were already commenting on Monday that the course was already tilting toward peak championship condition.
“I think the course is in great shape, and it's already pretty firm,” said Cameron Smith. “It seems like the grass is really full. It's always in good condition here, but it seems like there's just a little bit more grass. It's a little bit fuller, and there's no rain in the forecast. They can really do whatever they want, I feel like. It will be firm and fast, I would assume.”
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