High-hopes for Rory McIlroy to win the Masters Tournament and complete his Career Grand Slam of majors has so far ended in disappointment. Could the Down man sneak under the radar for the win this year, now that expectations are running so low?

IT JUST doesn't seem right. The Masters epitomises the arrival of spring. That it is being played as winter knocks on the door is just another twist in the mind-melt that is 2020.