That was the kind of stuff that was running through my head when I came across the boy, a few hundred yards into the woods, in the first of the heavy rain.

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Heavy rain hit coastal Massachusetts first at 01:00 and then remained calm for two more hours before another downpour hit the south around 03:00.

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Petterson had led for the first half of a tournament was hit by heavy rain and thunderstorms, but faltered with a third-round 72 and received a two-shot penalty in his opening hole of the decider.

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Heavy rain was the crucial factor in the first half, and though top scorer Eifion Williams forced a good early save from York keeper Alan Fettis, it was a rare opportunity in a dire opening half-hour.

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