The Latest on the Masters, the final golf major of the year 

Play has been suspended in the second round of the Masters, with 48 players yet to finish.

Dustin Johnson shot a 2-under 70 for a share of the lead with Justin Thomas, Abraham Ancer and Cameron Smith at 9 under.

Patrick Cantlay and Sungjae Im were a stroke back. So was Jon Rahm, who only made it through 12 holes. Defending champion Tiger Woods was even on the day and 4 under for the tournament when darkness stopped play after 10 holes.

Bernhard Langer is positioned to become the oldest player in Masters history to make the cut.

Langer posted a 4-under 68 on Thursday, backed that up with a 1-over 73 on Friday, putting him at 3-under for the tournament and comfortably inside the cut line.

Why is that a big deal?

Because at 63, it makes him the oldest player in the history of the tournament to make it to the weekend — 1 month and 1 day older than Tommy Aaron.

The past champion exemption is part of the beauty of this tournament. Though they aren’t always contenders, their being there does connect the past to the present. It allows younger generations to see the legends they’ve only heard about — a sort of old timers game, only for real.

Sometimes the exemption allows for a little magic, as it did in 1986 when Jack Nicklaus won his sixth green jacket at age 46. 온라인카지노

And it will allow the likes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson to remain relevant, even if for only one week a year, well into the 2030s and beyond.

At 3-under, Langer is lapping the likes of Jordan Spieth and, at the time of publication, Bryson DeChambeau, one of the favorites to win this thing.

Langer will play the weekend. They may not.