A strange silence in US Masters like no other

Bryson DeChambeau and Tiger Woods bump fists on the 18th green after a practice round together at Augusta yesterday. Picture: Jamie Squire

If a Masters Tournament came in November and nobody could hear it, is it still a Masters? The answer is yes, but this week will be a Masters unlike any other.

“Of all the tournaments that there’s been no crowds out, I think a lot of people feel like this one is going to feel the most different,” said Tommy Fleetwood after his Monday practice round. “I think you associate so many moments in the history of the tournament and so many moments that you know on the back nine with the patrons and how they react.”