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Augusta National is synonymous with azaleas. The flowers provide the perfect backdrop to the world famous course, which hosts the Masters every year, adding a dazzling brush of color to proceedings. But they could be absent when golf's first major begins on April 6. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images/file
Spring has arrived in Georgia and the unseasonably warm weather has prompted the azaleas to bloom early. With six weeks still to go until the Masters, there could be a splash less color when the world's best golfers tee it up. Jamie Squire/Getty Images/file
Many of those memorable Masters moments have been framed by the dazzling display the azaleas provide. Rory McIlroy's capitulation in the 2011 tournament, when his four-shot lead on the final day evaporated in the space of three holes, led him deep into azalea territory. Andrew Redington/Getty Images/file
Temperatures have been peaking into the mid-80s and the warm weather in Georgia is set to continue for another 10 days at least. Harry How/Getty Images/file
Even if the azaleas have gone beyond by the time the Masters starts, the course will still be in immaculate condition. English golfer Ian Poulter once said of Augusta: "It's like being in the most perfect picture that has ever been painted." TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images/file
