Augusta in November: A whole new ball game for Graeme McDowell and the world's best golfers

Graeme McDowell during the 2015 Masters. Picture: AP Photo/David J. Phillip

At last, Masters week is upon us, but not as we know it.

From first to last in the major championship schedule, the annual pilgrimage to Augusta National takes place not in April but November, having been pushed back seven months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.