Masters Weather 2013: Players Who Would Struggle Most with Rainy Week

The 2013 Masters Tournament is nearly upon us, which has the world preparing for one of the most important times of the golf season. Unfortunately, there is one factor that even the greatest golfers will have trouble predicting—the weather.

The question is, which players would struggle most with a rainy week?

B/R's Matt Fitzgerald has a running update on the weather for the upcoming week at Augusta National. According to AccuWeather.com, it's expected to thunderstorm both on Thursday and Friday.

The first two rounds of the tournament.

As always, weather is the ultimate X-factor.

Unfortunately, some golfers will suffer more from the weather conditions than others. This often comes by way of a style of play, as the weather conditions do not permit certain strategies to be maximized.

So who might struggle the most with a rainy week? Let's find out.

Bubba Watson

In 2012, Bubba Watson etched his name into the record books by winning a green jacket. In 2013, Watson's odds could be damaged by horrendous weather conditions during the first two rounds.

It's all about style of play.

Watson is one of the best drivers in golf, averaging 301.5 yards per drive. He achieves this by working angles, hitting fades and driving the ball at a height that could enable the weather to play a role.

In fact, Watson's style of play could lead to a disastrous first two rounds.

Watson is a talented enough golfer to compensate for the changes in wind and weather, but that doesn't mean it'll be easy. AccuWeather.com predicts that gusts could be at 17 miles per hour for the day.

This could be an ugly start to Watson's quest to repeat as champion.

Nicolas Colsaerts

Nicolas Colsaerts currently ranks first on the PGA Tour in average driving distance at 307.2 yards per stroke off the tee. That's a major part of his game, as Colsaerts knows how to clobber the ball and send it sailing down the green.

In this weather, however, he may not be able to achieve such.

With the winds expected to be hovering around 17 miles per hour, Colsaerts could be forced to drive with less height. In turn, he could experience less distance and ultimately face a fate in which his drives are less effective.

It then becomes a question of how much of a force he can be.

Colsaerts is not helpless, as he's capable of driving at lower elevations, thus valuing speed and power over height and carry. With that being said, Colsaerts thrives in being able to get the ball close to the pin.

If he's tasked with making long putts for two rounds, his bid at the green jacket could come up short.

Mike Weir

Mike Weir won the Masters Tournament in 2003 with a score of seven-under par. He defeated Len Mattiace with a bogey on the 10th hole playoff.

Since then, Weir has missed the cut three separate times and finished 43rd or worse in every year since 2009.

This year, we shouldn't expect it to get any easier for the slumping Weir. Not only will the weather conditions be poor, but Weir is 181st on the PGA Tour in terms of shot proximity to the hole.

That's a bad number to have if you're about to play in poor conditions.

Weir will need to find the perfect angles to make the cut in 2013. Seeing as he missed the cut in 2011 and 2012, it's fair to say the odds are stacked against him.

A second green jacket will be very tough to come by for Weir.

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So who will win the green jacket?

The weather will let us know.