The azaleas are blooming, the pollen is swirling, and green sport coats are about to be in vogue for one whole week.
Yet something is missing at this dawning of spring.
Tiger Woods.
Whether he shows up at Augusta National to play in the first major of the year is beside the point. It’s not like he’d be a Masters contender, not with a broken-down body that has kept him off the course for more than seven months. Probably best that he just stay away, unless he wants to take a crack at the ceremonial opening tee shot. Now that Arnold Palmer has bowed out, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player need someone to complete their threesome.
All kidding aside, what’s missing is something that’s never coming back.