Intriguing Questions The 2020 Masters (Might) Answer

To be answered by the fall 2020 Masters, in no particular order:

The Lords of Augusta are going to let CBS fly a drone over the property? While the Masters is going? I’ll believe it when I see it.

Will players survive without their teams due to COVID restrictions?

With no crowds (and revealing roars), slow scoreboards and no cell phones outdoors (unless you’re Sir Nick), will players even know where they stand on the final nine? Could that impact a strategic decision down the stretch?

What will a Monday finish look like? (Sorry, folks with non-refundable reservations but Thursday’s forecast is not peachy).

Will more Bermuda turf around the greens really change things as some players have alluded to in pre-tournament pressers? Or will it just make chipping and putting easier?

Will that two-inch rough stick around next April or just look like a barnacle on an otherwise majestic creature?

Will we set a new record for unfounded and silly SubAir references to the system that sucks way less moisture out of the soil than most media suspects?

 Will the expedited Sunday Masters—if that’s when the final round is played—outrate the early NFL games?

 Will a rookie or almost rookie win thanks to the lack of roars?

 Will Tiger Woods find something driving up Magnolia Lane?

Does Phil Mickelson try to convert the Champions Locker Room joe to Coffee For Wellness?

 After winning, does Bryson DeChambeau eat two steak dinners and four (canned) peach cobblers in tribute to Clifford Roberts’ favorite form of the dessert?

 Will a cameraman get hurt after trudging deep into the woods just to get a shot of an orange or yellow-leaved tree?

Does CBS Sports President Sean McManus still have to send a thank you gift to the SEC for moving back the LSU-Alabama start now that it’s been postponed due to COVID-19?

Will anyone really find launch angle golf and a greater advantage to carry distance interesting? At all?