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SHOCKING scenes occurred at The Masters on Friday after three 100-FOOT trees fell into a crowd of fans before play was suspended for the day.

The cameras showed a calm Sergio Garcia missing a putt on the green at Augusta as fans watched on.

A huge tree fell into the crowd and appeared to pull two others down with it
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A huge tree fell into the crowd and appeared to pull two others down with itCredit: AP
Crowds cleared to allow security to clear up the debris
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Crowds cleared to allow security to clear up the debrisCredit: Getty
The remarkable incident left people stunned... and miraculously unhurt
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The remarkable incident left people stunned... and miraculously unhurtCredit: Reuters
Play was suspended while the clean-up crew came in to sort it out
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Play was suspended while the clean-up crew came in to sort it outCredit: Reuters
Spectators were unscathed and joined in the clear-up effort on the 17th tee
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Spectators were unscathed and joined in the clear-up effort on the 17th teeCredit: AP
The crash came after huge winds blew in on the afternoon of the second day
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The crash came after huge winds blew in on the afternoon of the second dayCredit: Getty

Chaos then erupted as spectators suddenly ran for cover.

It wasn't instantly clear what was happening, but a couple of seconds later a huge pine tree could be seen crashing down to the ground.

Other angles showed THREE trees falling together, but "absolutely miraculously" avoiding hitting anyway.

It caused mayhem among the fans as play was immediately suspended before officials later confirmed it would not resume until 8am (1pm UK time) on Saturday.

Spectators described the incident as "terrifying". Fortunately, no one was hurt and the crowd later helped clear one tree that had fallen across the 17th tee.

Masters officials had also stopped play because of the threat of thunderstorms 75 minutes earlier, but that delay lasted only 21 minutes.

The second round will be completed on Saturday morning, with 39 players out of the 86-strong field forced to return.

Tiger Woods is among them, and before the stoppage he was battling hard to avoid a first missed cut in 23 starts at the Masters as a professional.

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Woods is on two over par after 11 holes, in a share of 50th place - and only the top fifty and ties make it through to the final 36 holes.

Brooks Koepka holds the overnight lead on 12 under after shooting a round of 67 on Friday.

He leads Jon Rahm by three shots, with Sam Bennett another shot back.

But pre-tournament favourite Rory McIlroy looks set to miss the cut, which is predicted to be 2+, after finishing the day on five over par.

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