The Masters are being held in November, and the iconic Augusta National course is going to look much different

• After being postponed for the coronavirus pandemic, The Masters will be held in November, without fans.
• Augusta National will look much different in the fall than it does in the spring.
• While Augusta National becomes dry and brown in the summer when the course is closed, in the fall, it still sports beautiful foliage.

The Masters is back on.

Augusta Nationa Golf Course announced on Wednesday that it will host The Masters in November after postponing the tournament in the spring for the spread of the novel coronavirus. The tournament will be held without fans.

When the tournament does take place, one of the key elements will be missing: the spring beauty of Augusta National.

The Masters has never been played outside of March or April. That timing allows the course to show off its immaculate grounds and the whites, pinks, and yellows of the dogwoods, magnolias, and azaleas.

The broadcast of The Masters is often one of the most highly regarded in sports because the course allows broadcasters to capture the beautiful scenery.

However, Augusta National doesn't look like this year-round. In fact, the course closes from May to October each year because the grass dries out in the hot Georgia summer.

Chris Hassel on CBS Sports noted that the course is much more yellow in the fall.

In July 2015, a YouTube user posted drone footage flying over Augusta National, and while there was still plenty of green, there was definitely brown, too, and few blooming flowers.

However, the course is still beautiful in the fall. Archived photos on Getty show the fall foliage on the course, though the exact dates of the photos are unknown.

Alan Shipnuck of Golf Magazine tweeted in March that the conditions are pristine in October.

Ben Crenshaw, a former Masters champion, told ESPN's Bob Harig in April that he thinks the conditions will be nearly as good in the fall.

"Whether it's October or November, the turf ought to be wonderful," Crenshaw said. "If anything, the Bermuda would still be pretty healthy coming out of the summer. The rye grass may be a little thinner. It could provide a surface that would be firmer, which would be great. And the greens will be fine."

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